There will be intermittent single-lane closures on Kirkfield Road, at Lock 36 near the village of Kirkfield in the City of Kawartha Lakes, from Tuesday (February 21) until Friday.
Parks Canada advises the single-lane closures are needed to facilitate the placement of a crane as work continues on repairs to the Kirkfield Lift Lock. Flaggers will be in place, and the public can expect short delays.
The Kirkfield Lift Lock suffered a severe mechanical failure last September, resulting in the site’s closure for the remainder of the 2022 navigation season.
In January, Parks Canada awarded a contract for repairs to be completed to return the site to full service by the beginning of the 2023 navigation season.
The work on the lock includes repairs to the structural, mechanical, and electrical components of the lock, system improvements to increase safety controls and access improvements to critical system components, and backup system improvements to minimize impacts on future maintenance activities.
Located a few kilometres north of Kirkfield, the Kirkfield Lift Lock is the second highest hydraulic lift lock in the world with a lift of 15 metres (49 feet). The lock is situated at the highest point along the Trent-Severn Waterway at 256.20 metres (840.5 feet) above sea level.
