City council has approved a $100,000 budget amendment to pay for the improvement to the McIntyre Creek crossing on Range Road.

The project has been completed.

The administrative report prepared for council’s meeting on Tuesday noted that during a routine inspection this past spring, crews discovered localized failure of the caged rock retaining wall.

The crossing was installed in 2011 as part of the construction of the Whistle Bend watermain supply line project, the report notes.

During the inspection, crews noticed there was significant erosion and scouring that had resulted in the failure of the gabion rock wall.

The report says the cause of the infrastructure failure remains under investigation.

The city issued an emergency procurement request to have the work completed immediately.

The report says administration recommended the interim repair, which consisted of the placement of oversized rocks against the wall to add additional support to the existing wall.

“This is a low-cost repair that will allow administration to assess and plan for a more robust improvement in the future,” says the report.

“If this work is not completed at this time, there is a high risk that the earth embankment for Range Road could be compromised, resulting in impacts to the roadway structure.”