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Waterdown Road Reconstruction Public Information Centre (PIC) November 27, 2014
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Waterdown Road Reconstruction
Public Information Centre (PIC)
November 27, 2014
Agenda
1. Project Team2. Project Overview3. City Works4. Regional Works5. Schedule6. Communications7. Question Period
1. PROJECT TEAMWaterdown Road Reconstruction
Project Team
City of Burlington
Councillor Rick Craven, Ward 1Scott Hamilton, Manager of Design & ConstructionBob Jurk, Senior Project ManagerDerek McGaghey, Contract AdministratorAnton Ivanaj, Senior Design TechnicianVito Tolone, Senior Transportation PlannerJody Wellings, Special Business Area Coordinator
Halton Region
Rick Ranalli, Project Manager
2. PROJECT OVERVIEWWaterdown Road Reconstruction
Project Overview
• Environmental study• Building demolitions • Roadway widening:
– Replacement of:• Watermains• Storm sewers• Curbs and sidewalks• Asphalt
Project Overview
• Roadway widening (continued):– On-road bike lanes
• 3rd party utility relocations• Street lighting improvements• Gateway feature
3. CITY WORKSWaterdown Road Reconstruction
Environmental Study
The Purpose of the EA Study was to conduct a Schedule C Class Environmental Assessment to:
– address existing/future capacity deficiencies – consider the effects of all aspects of
environment and systematic evaluation of alternatives
– develop preliminary preferred design(s) of recommended alternative
Environmental Study
• Environmental Study Report (ESR) published December 2012– Report available on project webpage
• Preferred design selected• Construction to follow
recommendations
Building Demolitions
• Completed demolition of 4 house structures in August 2014
• RFQ made use of green procurement to recycle materials
Building DemolitionMurray’s Variety building to be purchased by City and demolished.
Road Widening
• Existing 3-lane configuration:– No on-road bike lanes– 1.5m wide sidewalks
• Proposed 5-lane configuration:– On-road bike lanes, both sides– 2.0m wide multi-use sidewalks
• Land required to build approved design
Existing - North of Fire Station
Existing – North at CN Bridge
Proposed – Plains to CN Bridge
Approved Design – Typical Cross Section
EAST WEST
3rd Party Utility Relocations
Bell Canada Two (2) existing maintenance hole structures to be rebuilt to accommodate lowering of cable duct structures.
Burlington HydroEast pole line on Waterdown Road to be relocated further east.
Burlington HydroBurial of overhead wires on southeast corner - secondary poles only.
Overhead to underground
Remains
Traffic Signals
• Replacement of existing signals at:– Waterdown Road & Plains Road– Waterdown Road & Masonry Court
• New signal at:– Plains Road & Cooke Boulevard
Street Lighting
• New street lights on Waterdown Road
• Decorative and traditional
Gateway Feature
• Streetscaping to include for gateway feature at Plains Road and Waterdown Road intersection
• Combination of hard and soft landscaping
Gateway Feature
4. REGIONAL WORKSWaterdown Road Reconstruction
Regional Works
• Replacement on Waterdown Road:– 155m of 600mm dia. concrete
pressure pipe– 590m of 300mm dia. watermain
• Replacement on Railway Road:– 315m of 150mm dia. watermain
5. SCHEDULEWaterdown Road Reconstruction
Schedule
Public Information Centre November 2014Tender January 2015Construction Starts March 2015Road Closure May-October 2015
(Waterdown Road – Masonry to Plains)
Interim Completion November 2015Total Completion May 2016
Road Closure
• Closure of Waterdown Road from Plains to Masonry (May-October)
• Detour route via Masonry Court and Cooke Boulevard
LOCAL ACCESS
ONLY
DETOUR ROUTE
6. COMMUNICATIONSWaterdown Road Reconstruction
Communications
• Keep up to date on the project by:– Visiting project webpage– Project updates by ad mail– Sign up for email notifications– Contact project team (attached)
7. QUESTION PERIODWaterdown Road Reconstruction
Questions
POST MEETINGWaterdown Road Reconstruction
Comments
• Take a project information package:– Fill out comments form here or
submit later
• Project team contacts provided in handout
Project Team Contacts
City of Burlington
Councillor Rick Craven 905-335-7600 Ext. 7587Ward 1 [email protected]
Bob Jurk 905-335-7600 Ext. 7682Senior Project Manager [email protected]
Derek McGaghey 905-335-7600 Ext. 7421Contract Administrator [email protected]
Project Team Contacts
Halton Region
Rick Ranalli 905-825-6000 Ext. 7619Project Manager [email protected]
Links
City of Burlingtonhttp://cms.burlington.ca/
Halton Regionhttp://www.halton.ca/
Project Websitehttp://cms.burlington.ca/Page14026.aspx
Councillor Rick Craven, Ward 1http://cms.burlington.ca/Page111.aspx
Plains Road Village Visionhttp://www.aldershotvillage.ca/
