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<br /> <br />SECTION 5. BOARDWALK AND OTHER TRAIL MAINTENANCE <br /> <br />Trails other than bituminous <br />Most of the <br />with only short segments of crushed and compacted aggregatewith the <br />latter not needing formal, planned-for maintenance. <br /> <br /> <br />Boardwalks <br />Wood boardwalks however, require regular inspection for maintenance <br />activity, usually consisting of a single plank needing replacement due to <br />breaking or warping. Often these conditions are reported by trail users, with <br />staff dispatched to address the deck board replacement right awayor to <br />place a traffic cone at the broken board to alert trail users of the condition if <br />the repair cannot be made immediately. <br /> <br />It may be stated here, that some of the inherent appeal of boardwalks is their <br />which means they <br />are not assured to be pristine in all dimensionsas long as they are safe to <br />use. <br /> <br />The city has found that the life cycle of boardwalks to be about 20-30 years <br />before replacing individual boards becomes impracticable. At this time, the <br />- <br />decking fastened to the existing surface after re-leveling. <br /> <br /> <br />Trail Bridges <br /> <br />The city presently has three, Cor-10 steel arched bridges withing the <br /> <br />bituminous trail system that are load-rated and designed for maintenance <br /> <br />vehicles. These bridges have not required any maintenance except for the <br /> <br />occasional replacement of a steel band placed on the wooden deck to provide <br /> <br />for a surface for the snow plow cutting edge to slide upon. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />A fourth bridge spans Trott Brook as part of the <br /> <br />Boardwalk. The construction consists of deck boards bolted onto galvanized <br /> <br />steel trusses, and has not needed any maintenance since its construction by <br /> <br />city staff in 2014. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />7 | Page <br /> <br /> <br />