Rotary Trail From Nassau Mills Road to Armour Road Closed For a Week For Repairs Starting Monday

The Rotary Trail from Nassau Mills Road to Armour Road will be closed for repairs beginning this Monday.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The work includes pavement crack sealing, saw cutting and removal of existing deteriorated asphalt at select locations, fine grading, placement of new asphalt where removed, application of emulsified asphalt tack coat and installation of hot mix asphalt overlay along the Rotary Trail from Nassau Mills Road to Armour Road.

The Rotary Trail from Nassau Mills to Armour Road will be closed for approximately seven days to facilitate this work. Alternate routes will be available, and users may follow the posted signs.

The work is scheduled to be completed by Sept. 3.

The City has awarded the project to Green Infrastructure Partners Inc.

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Lakefield's Trent Canal Bridge Closed to One Lane For Repairs On Tuesday

The Trent Canal Bridge in Lakefield/Township of Selwyn will be closed to one lane on Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for repairs.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough County.

The closure is to finalize repairs to the expansion joint located on the west side of the Trent Canal Bridge to complete surface asphalt repairs prior to the end of August.

Traffic flagging operations will be in effect for the duration of the repairs.

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Havelock's Plato Creek Bridge to Be Closed For Construction Starting Next Week Monday

Havelock’s Plato Creek Bridge is being closed to all traffic for construction starting next Monday and continuing until Sept. 30, announced by Peterborough County on Monday.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough County.

The bridge is located on the 6th Line in Township of Havelock Belmont Methuen,

The bridge will be closed to allow for the installation of new steel beam guide rails, concrete approach slabs, and a new asphalt-wearing surface.

During this period, the bridge will be closed entirely to all traffic.

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City Council Approves Apartment Building Construction On Armour Road

City Council has approved a site-specific amendment to the Official Plan to allow the construction of an apartment building at 1180 Armour Rd. with parking oriented toward the street during their meeting on Monday night.

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The property is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Armour Road and Cunningham Boulevard.

The R.5-330 zoning district will facilitate the development of the seven-storey, 76-unit apartment building that the Ontario Land Tribunal has considered according to a press release.

Council adopted a resolution directing staff to process a site-specific Official Plan Amendment to remedy any conflict between the new Official Plan's policies and the concept plan that the Ontario Land Tribunal considered in 2022 on June 10.

The proposed development was the subject of Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, which were deemed complete on June 21, 2019. The General Committee held a public meeting under the Planning Act on July 6, 2020.

At the July 27, 2020 Council meeting, Council deferred deciding until an independent traffic study was completed. The applicant appealed the lack of decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal and the Tribunal issued its decision to approve the amendments on April 20, 2022, before the Ministry's approval of the City’s new Official Plan.

The subject property under the new Official Plan is designated Minor Mixed-Use Corridor. The Minor Mixed-Use Corridor designation includes urban design policy that does not support the current concept, however this policy was not in effect during the review of the OPA and ZBA applications, nor during the Tribunal process.

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Auburn Street to Undergo Repairs Beginning Aug. 19

Auburn Street will be closed for sewer replacements and spot repairs beginning on Aug. 19, announced by the City of Peterborough on Friday afternoon.

Photo courtesy of the City of Peterborough.

Access will be limited at the Armour Road and Dunlop Street intersection.

The scope of work includes replacing one section of sanitary sewer along Auburn Street and a section of storm sewer at the intersection of Parkhill Road East and Auburn Street.

The affected surface areas will be restored following the sewer replacements.

During the construction period, Auburn Street will be accessible exclusively through the intersection of Armour Road and Dunlop Street. The latter will be maintained in both directions at all times from Armour Road to Auburn Street.

Local traffic is expected to experience delays within the construction limits during project works.

The City has awarded the project to Accurex Inc. The work is scheduled to be completed by October.

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Lakefield Trent Canal Bridge Reduced to One Lane For Repairs This Tuesday

The Trent Canal Bridge in Lakefield will be closed to one lane from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday for repairs.

Photo courtesy of Peterborough County.

The repairs are for welding to the expansion joint located on the west side of the Trent Canal Bridge in preparation for upcoming surface asphalt repairs to be completed prior to the end of August.

Traffic flagging operations will be in effect during the repairs.

Peterborough County apologizes for any inconvenience and thank you the public for their patience.

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City to Make Improvements at Roughly 34 Transit Stops

Peterborough is planning to begin work on improving approximately 34 transit stops throughout the City beginning at the end of this month.

Photo courtesy of the City of Peterborough.

The contractor (Avion Construction Group Inc.) is expected to begin work at these locations between the end of July 2024 and June 2025 and plans to finish in the late summer to early fall next year.

The scope of work includes earth excavation, asphalt and concrete removals, restoration of concrete curbs and sidewalks, asphalt repairs, new concrete transit stop pads, landscaping with topsoil and sod, new transit stop signs and installation of transit stop shelters at select locations.

During construction, flagging operations and/or localized single-lane closures may be required while the work is being performed. As a result, local traffic is expected to experience some delays within the construction limits.

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Auburn Street and Parkhill Road East Intersection to Undergo Repairs; Traffic May Close to One Lane Each Side

Traffic lanes will be reduced as construction begins on the intersection of Auburn Street and Parkhill Road East.

Photo courtesy of the City of Peterborough.

The Contractor mobilized to the location earlier this week. The work is scheduled to be completed by September.

The scope of work includes replacing one section of sanitary sewer along Auburn Street, a section of storm sewer at the intersection of Parkhill Road East and Auburn Street and a section of sanitary sewer will be repaired at the intersection of Armour Road and Parkhill Road East.

Once the sewer work is complete, the impacted areas will be restored. To facilitate this work, traffic may be reduced to one in each direction during the project. Local traffic is expected to experience delays within the construction limits.

The City has awarded the above-noted project to Accurex Inc.

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Armour Road and Hunter Street Intersection Undergoing Reconstruction to Be Completed In Two to Four Weeks

The Armour Road and Hunter Street intersection is undergoing construction to facilitate infrastructure improvements.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The intersection has been closed to through traffic since Tuesday, and the City anticipates closing it for two to four weeks with completion by late summer.

Armour Road will be closed to through traffic to facilitate this work until the works are completed. Access for local traffic (destination within the road closure) will be maintained during the closure. However, it is expected that local traffic may experience delays within the construction limits.

The scope of work generally includes the removal of existing infrastructure, earth excavation and grading, the installation of new storm sewers, sanitary sewers, water mains, concrete curbs and gutters, road base and asphalt road structure, streetlights, sidewalks, tree plantings, pavement markings, and regulatory signage as part of a full-scope road reconstruction.

The reconstruction limits are from Clifton Street to Hunter Street along Armour Road including the Hunter Street and Armour Road intersection.

The City previously awarded the project to Green Infrastructure Partners Inc. The Contractor re-mobilized to this location in March.

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Sherbrooke Street to Undergo Sewer Replacements and Spot Repairs; Com

Sherbrooke Street is undergoing sewer replacements and spot repairs beginning on June 24.

Photo courtesy of the City of Peterborough.

The scope of work includes replacing one section of storm sewer and repairing a section of sanitary sewer on Sherbrooke Street between Medical Drive and Alexander Avenue according to the City of Peterborough.

Once the sewer replacement and repair work is finished, the impacted areas will be restored.

During this time, Sherbrooke Street traffic will experience lane shifts and will be reduced to one dedicated lane in each direction at times. Local traffic is expected to experience delays within the construction limits. There are no road closures scheduled at this time to accommodate the work and is expected to be completed in the fall.

The City has awarded the project to Accurex Inc.

Aylmer Street North will be closed overnight from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. to facilitate the work. Signage and detour routes will be posted. Local access to those residing within the closure will be maintained.

Milling and paving operations will be performed during evening and overnight hours to minimize disruption to traffic and businesses. Work will be completed in segments; depending on operational sequencing, weather or other unforeseen issues, properties will only experience disruption for a single night for each milling and paving operation.

The work is scheduled to be completed by the end of May.

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