Proposed Alternate Truck Route for Walkerton Bridge Project

On Thursday, February 1, 2024, Bruce County Council received an update from Triton Engineering Services Limited (Triton), regarding the ongoing third-party review of the Durham Street Bridge in Walkerton. A letter provided by sub-consultants, Burgess Engineering, recommends that Heavy Truck Traffic, with exceptions to Municipal maintenance and Fire/EMS vehicles, should be restricted from crossing the bridge and that an alternate truck route (ATR) be established until rehabilitation/repairs are made to the bridge.  

The Transportation and Environmental Services department will be seeking to implement two Alternate Truck Routes once agreements are reached with affected municipalities.

• The ATR’s will facilitate the continued movement of truck traffic during the bridge weight restriction period on the Durham Street Bridge.
• Advanced Warning signage for the ATR’s will be placed strategically ahead of the bridge to divert heavy truck traffic from passing over the bridge.
• The weight restriction would be a 3-level load limit which differentiates various heavy truck types by the number of axels on the truck or trailers and permits a maximum vehicle weight.  The recommended weight restrictions would apply to vehicles greater than 15, 25, and 30 tonnes, with corresponding axels.  

A North Map and a South Map of the proposed ATR’s are attached to this notice.

Additional Project Information can be found on the Bruce County Website at www.brucecounty.on.ca/WalkertonBridge.