(Y95 News photo)
If you’ve been by the site along Lake Vaughn you may have noticed a lot has been done since contractors resumed work on May 21.
The $18 million dollar project includes the replacement of the dam and the Hurlburt Falls Bridge.
Nova Scotia Power spokesperson Patti Lewis says there’s a reason why the pace has picked up.
“The project, which takes two years in total, actually has to come to a halt at the end of the year because of environmental regulations and work has to stop near the water for about six months.”
She says work includes building the first three new concrete sections of the new dam.
“We’re also resolving some of those water mitigation issues that we discovered in 2017 by constructing a very large concrete wall in the new Tusket main dam structure, so I’m sure that’s highly visible as well.”
The upstream coffer dam is complete and a canal that’s adjacent to the main dam has been drained.
Detours are in place at the Hurlburt Falls Bridge.
Lewis says they expect the bridge replacement to be complete by this November.
Nova Scotia Power is replacing the existing dam with a new structure in order to meet current flood guidelines.
“The Tusket facility has been generating electricity since 1929 and currently generates enough energy on the grid to fully power 1000 homes.
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