Hydro Ottawa has been granted localized temporary closures of Byron Avenue next week as they replace Hydro Poles. Throughout the localized closures Hydro Ottawa will maintain pedestrian and cyclist access along Byron Avenue. In addition, KEV will be instructed to modify their haul route and have someone on site to ensure their trucks do not…
KEV is planning to install girders over the next 4 days (late afternoons/evenings) in the Lincoln Fields area. Once the girders are installed across the piers, residents will get a better sense of the size and scale of the structure in relation to the surrounding area.
The planting of trees will occur once landscaping begins. The Contractor (KEV) is not at the stage of beginning landscaping design work. This work will come once infrastructure design work is completed. Currently, they are updating and maintaining the inventory of trees that have been removed. It is to be noted, that 2 to 1…
The City’s only two mobile speed boards have been deployed to Connaught Ave. The mobile board pictured above is located on the east side of Connaught at Elmhurst catching Northbound traffic. The second had to be taken back to the shop for technical issues but has been deployed across the street. Speed data will be…
About the cut and cover work: All access to the construction site should be via Richmond Road and there should be no heavy construction vehicles related to the activities in Byron Linear Park in the Woodpark neighbourhood. The sidewalk on the south side of Byron Avenue will maintain the east/west connectivity for the residents south…
Starting in October 2020, Hydro Ottawa will begin relocating electrical infrastructure to accommodate the LRT Confederation Line West Extension construction along Connaught Avenue. Overall, this project includes: The relocation and installation of a new pole line and adjoining electrical infrastructures; and The reinstatement work of the excavated areas to bring the project to completion. Our…
Please be advised, KEV has informed the City that the utility work on Edgeworth that was previously communicated as beginning in Fall 2020 has been rescheduled to Spring 2021. They note that the Lawn Avenue parkette utility works may still occur this fall but that work should not affect local traffic and will maintain pedestrian…
Shown below is a map to help demonstrate the new alignment and connections with the new pedestrian bridge.
The Parkway tunnel will be built using a cut and cover construction method. To prepare for tunnel construction, traffic on the parkway has been shifted, and underground utilities are being relocated. Excavation will start at the surface and support walls will be installed as the tunnel gets deeper. East-West Connectors (EWC), the contractor building…
Cut and cover tunneling is one of the oldest methods of constructing a tunnel. The basic concept involves digging a trench, constructing the tunnel walls and roof, and then backfilling it at the surface. Each cut and cover tunnel section will be constructed using the following steps: Step 1 – Prepare: Relocate utilities, walkways, and…