Cobourg Noise Bylaw Exemption Allowed for Highway 401 Work

In City Hall, Local

Cecilia Nasmith/Today’s Northumberland
Work on Highway 401 can proceed day and night, thanks to the noise-bylaw exemption Cobourg council voted at its July meeting.
The stretch of work will take place between the County Road 28 exit in Port Hope and the Burnham Street exit in Cobourg, Councillor Debra McCarthy and the exemption will allow night work.
This includes resurfacing and maintenance of shoulders and ramps, as well as rehabilitation of 14 culverts.
The work will take place between September and fall of 2019.

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