By TERRY PUGH
A section of Township Road 385 between 6th Avenue South and Industrial Road in Warman’s south end is closed to traffic for the next six to eight weeks to facilitate the extension of underground utilities.
The work is part of a larger project to complete servicing for a piece of land that will be the site of the new City of Warman public works shop.
The new building was approved last fall by Warman City Council, with an allocation of $3 million in this year’s capital budget. An additional $1 million has been earmarked for the project in 2026 as part of the city’s 10-year capital investment plan.
The city’s public works department has outgrown the existing facility on South Railway Street West. A new shop has been on the city’s wish list for several years, but the project was always bumped down the priority list. However, the growing demand on the city’s resources for such tasks as snow-clearing and street maintenance now translates into a pressing need for increased indoor space for vehicle storage and repairs.
A request for proposals (RFP) was issued in late February for the structural and architectural design of the new public works shop. According to a report tabled at the Warman City Council committee of the whole meeting on Monday, July 14, design work on the mechanical, electrical and energy components of the final design for the building are currently underway. The goal is to have a final design ready to be put out to tender by the end of August, and to award the contract to the general contractor with the winning bid in September.