Road Closures and Construction

Contractor: Lavis Contracting 

Cost: $2.375 million

Project area: 

• Wellington St. N - Wellington St. Bridge to Queen St. E 
• Wellington St. S - Queen St. E to 152 Wellington St. S

View a project area map. 

Start date

March 2022

Project length 

Approximately 18 weeks

Watermain replacement

• Replace and upsize watermain between north of Queen St. to Wellington Bridge for creation of redundant large feed to the north
• Replacement of legacy copper water services from street watermain into commercial building basements or residential property lines

Storm sewer replacement

• Improve drainage with grading and new storm sewers/catch basins where necessary

Sanitary

• Targeted sanitary repairs

• Replacement of sidewalks, curbs and gutters
• Change sidewalk grade so commercial business entrances meet accessibility requirements

• Improve grading for steep driveways on east/south side of Wellington St.

Asphalt road replacement

• Replace deteriorated asphalt roadway

Other utility improvements

• Upgrade gas mains
• Correct streetlight grounding issue
• Add stamped concrete boulevard from Jones St. to bridge
• Improve hydrant placement
• Add parking to both sides of street (Elgin St. to bridge)

Scheduling Changes

(Updated May 2, 2022)

We recently discovered an emergency sanitary issue in the east end of town and have re-allocated construction resources to the area. This has resulted in some changes to the schedule for the Wellington Street reconstruction project.

The work is now being broken into phases and with restoration planned at later dates. The section currently under construction will have all underground piping and road base reinstalled in the next three weeks. We are waiting on an exact schedule form our concrete and turf restoration sub-contractors.

There will be a period of time in May and June when little work will take place on Wellington Street as sanitary repairs are completed in the east end of town.

Updated Work Plan and Schedule

Phase 1 (South end to Foodland entrance)

• Finish water and sanitary services (May 2 - 6)
• Hydrant relocation (May 9 - 10)
• Storm sewer installation (May 9 - 13)
• Road base construction (May 16 - 20)
• Concrete curb and sidewalk (TBD)
• Asphalt paving (TBD)
• Turf restoration (TBD)

Phase 2 (Foodland entrance to Queen St. E)

• Asphalt and concrete removals (early July)
• Storm sewer (early July)
• Watermain and services (mid/late July)
• Road base (late July/early August)
• Concrete curb and sidewalk (TBD)
• Asphalt (TBD)
• Turf restoration (TBD)

Phase 3 (Queen St. E to Trout Creek)

• Asphalt and concrete removals (mid August )
• Watermain and services (late August/early September)
• Road base (September)
• Concrete curb and sidewalk (TBD)
• Asphalt (TBD)

Contractor: COPE Construction & Contracting Inc.

Cost: $1.9 million

Map of construction area

The Town has assessed the Egan Ave. reconstruction project against the current provincial legislation and determined that the project will proceed at this time.

The contractor has a policy for employees and subcontractors working during the pandemic and have enhanced measures in place following healthcare guidelines to reduce the risk of potential transmission of COVID-19 at the project site. Measures include but are not limited to:

• Physical distancing
• Personal protective equipment
• Hand washing stations on site

The Town will be reviewing the project regularly with the contractor to ensure the safety measures are adhered to.

While interacting with workers, please maintain a 2m (6 ft.) distance.

• Watermain replacement
• Storm sewer replacement
• Sanitary sewer extension
• Sidewalk replacements and improvements
• Curb and gutter installation
• Asphalt road replacement
• Peel Street and Egan Ave. intersection improvement

Week of May 18, 2022

The contractor is working on correcting turf depressions from trench settlement as well as preparing the road for final topcoat paving.

• Topsoil and seed will be placed on turf that has settled over the winter and requires leveling.
• Sewer access structures will be raised to final asphalt elevation.
• The hydrant at the end of Waterloo Street will be raised.
• Curb stops and cleanouts will be lowered to grade.
• The road will be swept and prepared for paving.
  • Paving could occur as early as Friday May 20, but is more likely to occur the following week of May 24. During paving operations, driveways will be temporarily blocked as the paving equipment installs asphalt down the street.

• Elizabeth Street from Brock Street to Waterloo Street
• Waterloo Street from Elgin Street to Sparling Bush

• Reconstruction of the road base with asphalt
• Installation of concrete curb and gutter
• Sidewalks
• Storm sewers and catch basins
• Replacement of water services to property line

Draft design and information session video

You can download PDF copies of the design drawings below. You can also see the design, learn more about the project and find out what to expect during construction by viewing our pre-recorded information session.

Elizabeth and Waterloo Street Reconstruction - Draft Design Drawings

Elizabeth and Waterloo Street Reconstruction - Information Session Video

Please contact us with any questions, comments or concerns.

Project Postponement Notice

At the July 27 council meeting, Council voted to postpone the Huron Street Sidewalk Improvement Project. The decision was made in order to provide residents and Council with the opportunity to review the plan and address local residents concerns such as trees, stormwater outlets, driveways and hydrants. Residents in the project area will be notified with project updates as soon as they become available. 

The Town of St. Marys has made pedestrian safety a priority in recent years and invested in projects that improve the Town’s pedestrian transportation network. The Town’s 2021 capital plan includes a project to further this cause and improve the sidewalk network along the Huron Street collector road corridor from Elgin Street to Rogers Avenue. Todays Town standard includes sidewalk on both sides of collector roads to accommodate the higher pedestrian and motorized traffic on these roads. The project will bring the Huron Street road allowance up to today’s standard for Collector roads by installing sidewalk on the east side of Huron Street from Elgin Street to Rogers Avenue.

Construction Area

• Huron Street from Elgin Street E. to Rogers Avenue.

Project Scope

• Installation of sidewalks on the east side of Huron Street from Elgin Street East. to Rogers Avenue.
• Movement of a fire hydrant at corner of Huron and Elizabeth.
• Correction of hydro pole anchor wire

• Tree removals (three) in road allowance between Elizabeth St. and Rogers Avenue. As per the Towns Tree Planting Policy, nine trees will be planted in replacement of those being removed.

• The timing of when this project will commence is currently undetermined.