WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?: Stoplogs restored at Pefferlaw Dam in Georgina

Pedestrian bridge over Pefferlaw Dam remains closed for remainder of 2020

Yorkregion.com
August 17, 2020
Amanda Perscio

The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) has completed remedial repairs to the Pefferlaw Dam truss bridge to install the stoplogs for the 2020 season.

JUST THE FACTS

• Stoplogs are installed and removed each spring and fall;

• Due to the deteriorating condition of the dam and bridge, it was deemed unsafe to install the stoplogs. Upon further inspection, conducting remedial welding work to the truss bridge would allow for the stoplogs to be installed;

• Welding and repairs started at the beginning of August was expected to take a couple weeks, depending on water flow;

• The pedestrian bridge remains closed;

• Estimates to bring the bridge up to current 75-year standards is between $500,000 and $600,000 depending on either remediation or full replacement of the bridge;

• The LSRCA, together with the town, plan to host community consultation meetings to decide the future status of the Pefferlaw Dam. Those consultations are to start in the fall;

• The budget for the repairs range between $5,000 and $6,000, shared between the LSRCA and the Town of Georgina.