Cooler nights and shorter days means two things, construction season is winding down and contractors are pushing to get as much work done as they can.

The City of Moose Jaw has witnessed a tremendous amount of work this year as crews tackled cast iron water main replacement, a new service line to the water treatment plant, bridge and road work not to forget about the paving of High Street after the debacle last summer.

City Engineer Josh Mickleborough estimates that between $30-40 million worth of capital work has been done this year. "It was an extremely busy summer and with the weather the way that is has been, we're definitely feeling the pressure about trying to wrap up some of the work."

"If I had to sum it up I would say that it's been a tale of two activities. One being repair and then, of course, infrastructure replacement."

In addition to those big projects, another 270 repairs were completed this summer to things like service connections.

One of the last major projects is the bridge by the entrance to Wakamow. Mickleborough says it should be done by the end of the month but the storm sewer work to the south won't be done and the area will have to remain as a temporary road surface for the winter with paving in the spring.

While it's been a solid summer for work, Mickleborough says they always want to do more and they'll use every day they can get before things freeze up for winter. In some cases, they'll be able to keep working into the winter months just to get things done.