Outdoor Adventure Program Students of Fleming College, Fleming Campus working on the KTCT in cooperation with the Heavy Equipment students.
The two programs have united their efforts in the construction of a traffic control barrier to provide a safe passage to visitors using the trail. The Heavy Equipment Backhoe operator student is digging a hole for cedar posts. The trails students construct a barrier and fence where the trail crosses the Heavy Equipment Road.
The construction of the trail from the hwy 7 overpass west to Simcoe St. is now complete and the trail bed is topped with limestone and graded making for a great trail surface. This section is still technically under construction and will not be open for public use until the gates are installed and the bridge over the Mariposa Brook is repaired and decked. The bridge decking over Mariposa Brook should be completed by the end of the week, September 18th.
The extension of the trail east of hwy 7 overpass to Angeline St. is complete, however this section is not open to the public until the gates are installed.
The new trail across the campus property of Fleming College was completed on August 28th. The trail will not be opened however, until the bridges over the ditch areas adjacent to the roads are built and road crossings are properly controlled and posted with signs. This work will be done by the college students this fall as part of the Recreation Trails Program.
The new gates will be installed starting the week of September 14th. Once the gates are installed the new signs will be posted to identify the trail as part of the Trans Canada Trail and to indentify unauthorized uses.
To further control unauthorized uses we will be fencing the trail entrances at a number of the road crossings, specifically Station Road and Eldon Road. This fencing will be contracted out and completed this fall.
The construction of the trail from the hwy 7 overpass west toSimcoe St. is now complete and the trail bed is topped with limestone and graded making for a great trail surface. This section is still under construction and will not be open for public use until the gates are installed and the bridge over the Mariposa Brook is repaired and decked. The new gates will be installed starting this week. The bridge repairs and decking over Mariposa Brook should be completed by the end of the week, September 11.
The extension of the trail east of hwy 7 overpass to Angeline St. is almost complete and should be topped and graded by the end of the week, September 4th. Again, this section is not open to the public until the gates are installed.
The new trail across the campus property of Fleming College was completed on August 28th. The trail will not be opened however, until the bridges over the ditch areas adjacent to the roads are built. This work will be done by the college students this fall as part of the Recreation Trails Program. Expected to be completed by mid October, 2009.
As of 4 pm Thursday Aug 20 most of the college new trail work is completed.
Section 1: Limestone Screenings will be installed- need to be leveled and compacted. The new berm is done, Dave will have the edges cleaned up later.
Section 2: from Student Residence to the Emergency Telephone – limestone screenings have to be leveled and compacted.
Section 3: this area will be tackled tomorrow
Section 4: Access to nature trail – the brushing is done – need to level/grade and add new screenings. this will not take too long.
Section 5: The new trail is excavated – subgrade material is being installed later today. Screenings will go on tomorrow
Section 6: area from Compost toilet to screen fence – this area will be excavated tomorrow
Section 7: limestone screenings is done – need to level and compact
Section 8: To be completed by Monday
Thank you to all who submitted a ballot and remember to check this web site regularly and keep using the Kawartha Trans Canada Trail.
Work has started on sections of the Kawartha Trans Canada Trail on Sir Sandford Fleming College property. It is expected that the trail will be completed on their property by end of August.
Barry Devolin MP for City of Kawartha Lakes gathers with trail volunteers on the KTCT near Mariposa Public School to officially annouce funding for the construction of the Kawartha Trans Canada Trail in the amount of $75,450.00
The construction of the westerly portion of the KTCT on the abandoned railway line from Durham Road 2 easterly to the Highway 7 overpass west of Lindsay has begun. The contractor, “Evansgolf Corporation” out of Brechin has completed the brushing and clearing of the trail to a width of 4 metres. The contractor is now in the process of bulldozing the trail bed to clear it of the remaining grass and vegetation and preparing the 3 metre wide trail bed. The bulldozing work started at the Durham Road 2 (Simcoe Street) and as of August 5th was completed easterly to White Rock Road. It is anticipated that the bulldozing will continue for the next week. Once the clearing is complete the contractor will be laying down the 3 metre wide trail bed made of crushed limestone.
During the construction period the trail is closed to the public and will not be opened until all the construction is complete.
In addition to the construction on the abandoned railway bed portion of the trail, the contractor will soon be starting the construction of that portion of the KTCT on the Fleming College property east of Angeline St. in Lindsay.
Stay tuned for more updates as construction continues.
Kathy Spaeth Principal of Jack Callaghan Public School and some students stand in front of the Environmental School Zone Sign located on the Kawartha Trans Canada Trail.
There are four school zones located along the trail.
All four schools – Mariposa, Jack Callaghan, Scott Young and Lady Eaton – have adopted a section of the trail and have started stewardship projects such as installation of bird nesting boxes and wildlife shrub plantings.
The Kawartha Trans Canada Trail Association is proud to have the schools involved as community partners in the management of the trail.
The City of Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay and Ops) Police Service and the City of Kawartha Lakes – OPP Detachment have been provided a letter of authorization from the Board of Directors of the Kawartha Trans Canada Trail Association to access the Trans Canada Trail in order to Act as its agent for the purpose of provincial enforcement in the event of inappropriate use such as ATV and Dirt Bike and enforcing the Trespass to Property Act and other related legislation.
