[CANUFNET] sidewalk bridging over roots

[SVescio at thunderbay.ca]

Hi Everyone,
Here is a "shallow dig" sidewalk detail that we have been trying out over 
the last couple years.  It provides a bridge over the dripline and seems 
to be working well so far.
Shelley Vescio RPF
City of Thunder Bay, Ontario





From:   "Jeremy Gye" <jgye at shaw.ca>
To:     "'Canadian Urban Forest Network'" <canufnet at list.web.net>
Date:   19/05/2012 08:11 PM
Subject:        Re: [CANUFNET] sidewalk bridging over roots
Sent by:        canufnet-bounces at list.web.net



Hi Ian,
Is there any latitude to play with the grading/profile of the sidewalk, in 
order to accommodate the roots using a more conventional sidewalk 
construction approach?
 
Jeremy
 
E-mail: jgye at shaw.ca
 
From: canufnet-bounces at list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces at list.web.net] 
On Behalf Of Ian Wilson
Sent: May-18-12 2:57 PM
To: 'Canadian Urban Forest Network'
Subject: [CANUFNET] sidewalk bridging over roots
 
ALL-
 
Kelowna is looking at a new sidewalk installation next to some mature 
street trees (red oaks).  In the past we have successfully used rubber 
sidewalks in these types of situations but in this case it’s going to be a 
multi-use corridor and there are concerns that the rubber surface is not 
as suitable for roller blades, etc. because of the seams.
 
I have a couple of questions:
 
1)       Anybody else have experience with rubber sidewalks in these 
situations and whether the bumps are an issue?
2)      Another possible solution is reinforced concrete bridging over the 
roots.  Does anybody have specifications for bridged sidewalk construction 
that they could send to me?
 
Thanks
 
Ian
 
 
 
Ian Wilson, Park Services Manager
Park Services 
 
TEL 250 469-8842
FAX 250 862-3335

City of Kelowna 1359 KLO road, Kelowna, BC  V1W 3N8  kelowna.ca
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