With the 2025 budget being approved by Council, staff are diligently moving forward to plan and facilitate major works including the following:
Road Resurfacing
Works will include removing existing asphalt and hard surfaces from the street, minor base work, and resurfacing the roadway with new asphalt. Driveways will be reconnected with asphalt, and minor repairs to shoulders and drainage will be made where possible within the scope of the project.
Road Sections for 2025 Includes:
- Belcher Street Beachwood Rd to North End
- Bell Boulevard Alice St to Sproule Ave
- Currie Avenue Edgar St to Glan Rd
- Dell Parr Avenue Beachwood Rd to Glenlake Rd
- Downer Street Beachwood Rd to North End
- Eva Crescent Highway 26 to North End
- Elm Street First St to Second St*
- Glen Road Currie Ave to East End
- Hickory Street First St to Third St
- Huron St Highway 26 to Saint Lawrence St
- Lakeview Avenue Summer View Ave to Georgian Manor Drive
- Macallister Street N Beachwood Rd to North End
- Macallister Street S Glenlake Rd to Beachwood Rd
- Niagara Street Erie St to South End (Hospital)
- Russel Street Simcoe St to Saint Lawrence St
- Second Street High St to Walnut
- Selkirk Road Beachwood Rd to North End
- Simcoe Street Raglan St to West End (50m West of Russell St)
- Spruce Street First St to Second St.*
- Summerview Avenue Poplar Sideroad to West End of Road
- Sylvian Road Beachwood Rd to Glenlake Blvd.
- York Street Beachwood Rd to Glen Rd
- Woodcrest Ave Macallister Street South to Sylvian Road
*Roads may be deferred or increased based on market pricing.
Lane Resurfacing
Works will include the removal of existing asphalt from the lane, minor base work, and resurfacing with new asphalt. Driveways will be reconnected with asphalt and minor repairs to shoulders and drainage where possible within the scope of the project, including:
- Ontario Street South Access Lane to Giant Tiger, IDA and Service Ontario
Roadway Reconstruction
- Mountain Road Widening: Cambridge to Tenth Line
- St. Paul (Ontario to Fourth) & Fourth (St. Marie to St. Paul) Sanitary Renewal Project
- Third Street Reconstruction and Bridge Rehabilitation (Birch to Oak Sts)
- Minnesota Storm Sewer, phase 2 (St. Paul to Minnesota Sts): on road work is limited to a crossing of Ontario St at the OPP station. Full road reconstruction is not included in this project.
- Hwy 26 Resurfacing: Cranberry Trail West to Osler Bluff Road
Major Infrastructure Projects with Work Happening in 2025
- Maple Street and Ninth Street Sanitary Renewal: This project is complete and in the maintenance phase.
- Hurontario Street Reconstruction (Hume to Cameron/ Collins): This project is in the Detail Design phase. Construction is tentatively scheduled for 2028/ 2029, subject to Council approval.
- Peel Street Reconstruction (Hume to Bush): This project is in the Detail Design phase. Construction tentatively scheduled for 2026, subject to Council approval.
- Minnesota Storm Sewer Replacement Phase 2: The tender and construction phase of this project is tentatively scheduled for early summer 2025, subject to property negotiations.
- Sixth Street Reconstruction (Watermain project): Construction will be completed in two (2) phases; Phase 1 includes Sixth Street from Hurontario Street to Oak Street, and Phase 2 includes Oak Street to High Street. Tendering and construction will be done in 2025/ 2026, subject to Council approval.
- Mountain Road Improvements (Cambridge Street to Tenth Line): This project is in the Detail Design phase. Detail design and utility relocations are scheduled to be completed in 2025 through to 2026 with the project to be tendered over the winter of 2025. Construction would begin in the spring of 2026.
- Findlay Drive Traffic Calming and Pedestrian Crossing Enhancements: Design work is close to completion for permanent traffic calming and active transportation upgrades on Findlay Drive. Implementation of the final design is anticipated in the summer of 2025, taking into consideration the results of public engagement held in September 2023.
- High Street (Tenth Street to Poplar Side Road): A tentative schedule for this project includes completion of the Environmental Assessment Addendum by the spring of 2025. The detail design phase and utility relocates would follow, tentatively in 2025 and 2026, with construction tentatively scheduled for 2030, subject to Council approval.
- High Street (First to Sixth Street): The Detail Design phase of this project is scheduled for 2025/ 2026, with utility relocates scheduled for 2027, and construction scheduled for 2028.
- Second Street and Oak Street Canal Bridge Improvements: Construction was completed in October 2024. This project is currently within the warranty period.
- Stanley Street Drainage Improvements: Further details regarding the next steps are pending a Staff Report and Council direction, anticipated for spring 2025.
- St. Paul Street (Fourth Street to Ontario) and Fourth Street (Ste. Marie to Ste. Paul) Sanitary Reconstruction: Construction for this project is anticipated to start in spring 2025.
