Richard Froese
South Peace News
Big Lakes County will be spending a little over $60,000 to crush more gravel for roads in the coming year.
At its regular meeting Sept. 25, council approved a recommendation to amend the 2024 operating budget to add $65,000 for gravel crushing for roads to be funded from the gravel crushing reserve.
Administration has determined a tender for crushing will be required in 2025, Ben Letemplier, director of public works, told council.
“The two-year supply of gravel crushed in 2023 has been depleted and to tender a crushing contract in 2025, work would need to begin this year,” Letemplier said.
“As there is no budget in the gravel crushing section of the operating budget, an amendment would be required to allocate funds to this work.”
Administration is considering a project to crush a minimum two-year supply in 2025 at the Driftpile gravel pit, but will also investigate options for more than two years to determine what is most economical and most feasible, Letemplier added.