Construction projects

We maintain and construct city roads, trails and sidewalks through paving, utility work, rehabilitation and new building projects.

Visit our closures page for road, trail and sidewalk disruptions related to construction projects. Report a pothole using our online form.

Projects	Description of Work	Anticipated start date	Anticipated finish date	Contact
Dale Crescent/Carlaw Place	Road reconstruction from Dale Crescent to Carlaw Place.	Spring	Summer	Mike Lupsa
Marsland Drive	Surface asphalt to complete previous reconstruction from Lexington Road to University Avenue.	Summer	Summer	Mike Lupsa
Vermont Street	Surface asphalt to complete previous reconstruction from Margaret Avenue to East end.	Fall	Fall	Gavin Vermeer
Spruce/Hickory Streets	Surface asphalt to complete previous reconstruction on Spruce Street from Columbia Street to Hickory Street, on Hickory Street from King Street to Spruce Street.	Summer	Summer	Mike Lupsa
Woolwich Street reconstruction	Surface asphalt to complete previous reconstruction on Bridle Trail to University Avenue.	Spring	Summer	Francis Reyes
Atlantic Park to New Hampshire Park Trail reconstruction	Trail reconstruction and drainage improvements along rear of Atlantic Boulevard lots	Spring	Summer	Gavin Vermeer
Maple Hill Creek stabilization	Stormwater management pond retrofit and sediment, full length of Maple Hill Creek.	Spring	Fall	Jessica Kellerman
Stormwater management Pond 53	Stormwater management pond retrofits and sediment reuse pilot project, Creekside stormwater managment area.	Spring	Spring	Jessica Kellerman
Beaver Creek Sanitary Pump	Construction of emergency overflow tank at pump station site.	Spring	Fall	Caroline Amyot
Silver Lake/Waterloo Park/Laurel Creek	Dredging of Silver lake, waterfront improvements and creek rehabilitation in Silver Lake and Laurel Creek in Waterloo Park.	Fall	2020	Jessica Kellerman
Laurel Creek - Regina to Weber Streets	Creek rehabilitation in Laurel Creek from Regina Street to Weber Street	Fall	Summer 2020	Jessica Kellerman
Watermain crossing - Highway 85 at Lexington Road	Trenchless installation of watermain at new crossing of Highway 85, south of Lexington Road.	Fall	Spring 2020	Caroline Amyot
Neilson Avenue	Road reconstruction at Margaret Avenue to Bluevale Street.	Spring	Fall	Caroline Amyot
Moccasin Drive/Longwood Drive/Albert Street	Road construction on all of Moccasin Drive, Longwood Drive from Moccasin Drive to Albert Street and replacement of culvert on Albert.	Spring	Fall	Gavin Vermeer
Moses Spring Park Trail	Trail reconstruction and drainage improvements along the full trail.	Spring	Fall	Gavin Vermeer
West Side Employments Lands	Land development area grading on Platinum Drive to Columbia Street.	Spring	Summer	Mike Lupsa

Trans Canada Trail extension

A joint project between the City of Waterloo, Region of Waterloo and the Township of Woolwich resulted in a study to realign a portion of the Trans Canada Trail (now the 'Great Trail’) to form a more direct route between Waterloo and Woolwich.

A review of route options resulted in the preferred route following along Parkside Drive in Waterloo to the Farmers Market area via the existing rail corridor.

Consultation

Information on this work was presented to the public on November 30, 2017 with presentation boards. Some themes heard from the public included:

safety, such as lighting and crossing major roads
connections to adjacent businesses
what would happen to the current Trans Canada Trail alignment

Next steps

The study work is nearing completion which will position the municipal partners to access funding opportunities as they arise. Further details will be added to this site as they arise.

If you have questions about this project, contact the project manager at 519-747-8791, TTY (for deaf) 1-866-786-3941 or chris.hodgson@waterloo.ca

Moses Springer Park trails

The trails (Waterloop and Laurel) and playground in Moses Springer Park are in need of rehabilitation and drainage improvements. Work will be ongoing until fall 2019 and will require various closures of the trail and playground area.

Existing playground equipment will be removed at the start of construction and replaced afterward. There may be a delay between the end of construction and the installation of new playground equipment.

If you have questions about this project, contact the project manager at 519-747-8066, TTY (for deaf) 1-866-786-3941 or gavin.vermeer@waterloo.ca

Uptown streetscape improvement

Segregated bike lanes have been added to King Street in uptown Waterloo. The bike lanes are marked with painting symbols, cycle crossings have been painted green and no parking signs have been installed.

This project was initiated to improve the streetscape of the uptown core along King Street from Central Street to Erb Street in order to:

make King Street more accessible for all mode of transportation, including pedestrians
create a a safe, lively and attractive place to work, live, shop, learn and play
co-ordinate design elements and improve the quality of economic life in uptown Waterloo

In addition to the bike lanes, replacement of stormwater, sanitary sewers, watermain and underground utilities were included in this project. Wider sidewalks, pedestrian friendly street lights, trees, landscaping and street furniture was also included.

Updates

Visit our road closures page for ongoing updates related to this project. It is anticipated that King Street between Brideport Road and Elgin Street will be closed to vehicles between April and August 2019. The area will remain open to pedestrians.

In February 2019, Region of Waterloo council approved recommendations to include additional signage, markings and the installation of flexible bollards to distinguish bike lanes from the roadway.

Supporting documents (PDFs)

Environmental study (part a) - ION tracks to Central Street
Environmental study (part b) - Central Street to University Avenue
Recommendations for added signage and markings

If you have questions about this project, contact project manager Eric Saunderson at 519-575-4746 or esaunderson@regionofwaterloo.ca

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