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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 rick.craven@burlington.ca

Bob Jurk 905-335-7600 Ext. 7682Senior Project Manager bob.jurk@burlington.ca

Derek McGaghey 905-335-7600 Ext. 7421Contract Administrator derek.mcgaghey@burlington.ca

Project Team Contacts

Halton Region

Rick Ranalli 905-825-6000 Ext. 7619Project Manager Rick.Ranalli@halton.ca

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/