Ruptured at Parkhurst-Sutherland
Residents near Rumsey Rd. and Donlea Drive are complaining about the gravel aftermath of emergency watermain work in January and February. It is a common problem where the community’s 80-year-old pipes are simply no match for their age and our brutal winter. One woman, Andrea Cookson, has written to the Toronto Star’s Fixer, Jack Lakey, to complain about the time it is taking to replace the pavement on the southwest corner where emergency work was done. But if this location is like the crisis point at Parkhurst Blvd and Sutherland Drive, things are more complicated than that. On March 1, 2015, a crew restored water to homes in the vicinity of a totally ruptured main at this corner. But a long length of Sutherland needs a replacement and the likelihood is the sidewalk will wait until the watermain is finished. As Lakey says. Toronto Water is engaged in ongoing water primary upgrades that will continue for a long time. But it is a lot like painting the Golden Gate Bridge. The job is never finished.
