COVID-19 is an unprecedented situation and the City of Ottawa is committed to protecting people and the community.
The Province of Ontario has allowed certain businesses and workplaces to reopen, including all municipal construction projects, as long as they comply with strict measures for public health and safe operations. In addition to the City’s ongoing work on critical infrastructure projects, we are now able to resume work on other construction projects that were paused due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The City is working closely with the industry and complying with restrictions and recommendations provided by municipal, provincial and federal health officials, as well as the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development.
The City of Ottawa’s stormwater infrastructure benefits all areas of the city – urban, suburban and rural. During major rainfalls and snow melts, ditches and culverts play major roles in diverting the runoff from fields, properties and roadways to creeks, streams and rivers. In 2020, there will be approximately $19.5 million to support the renewal of drainage culverts crossing city roads across the city, with $9 million for renewing or replacing culverts in rural areas.
This notice is to advise that construction in your neighbourhood will be starting June 2020. This work is being conducted to replace a culvert along Moodie Drive in your community.
What: Work will involve the replacement of a culvert.
Why: The City of Ottawa will be proceeding with construction due to age and condition of the existing culvert.
When: Construction is expected to begin in June 2020 and be completed by July 2020.
Where: The work will occur on Moodie Drive 0.05 km South of Carling Avenue.
Who: The City of Ottawa has retained the Contractor, D-Squared Construction Ltd. to complete the work.
Accessibility
Accessibility is an important consideration for the City of Ottawa. The City makes every effort to provide access through and around construction sites. If you require special accommodation, please contact the project team listed below. Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request, at the following link: www.ottawa.ca/accessibleformat
Traffic Impacts
Lane reductions and alternating traffic can be expected during construction to accommodate the work.
To accommodate the proposed construction, various lane reductions and/or detours will be required. Access to local businesses and private properties will be maintained throughout the construction period.
Access for pedestrians and cyclists will maintained.
Parking
On a temporary basis, due to COVID-19, all overtime parking, signed or unsigned, will no longer be enforced on residential streets until further notice. All other parking restrictions remain in effect, such as No Stopping, No Parking, Fire Route, Accessible Parking, hydrants, sidewalks to maintain emergency access and traffic flow.
The Contractor is required to ensure that homeowners and businesses have access to their properties. In the event that access to your driveway is restricted due to construction activities, you will be contacted by the project team with further information.
As the various road reconstruction activities are in progress on the street, on-street parking will be restricted. In the event that access to your driveway is restricted due to construction activities, a Temporary On-Street Parking Permit (orange form) will be distributed to permit on-street parking within two blocks of your residence.
By-Law Services is working closely with the project team and both are committed to working with the community during this transition.
To stay up to date on the City’s Parking By-Law and guidelines, please visit: https://ottawa.ca/en/parking
Should you have any questions or require additional information regarding the parking by-law please contact 3-1-1.
Construction Disruptions
As part of this Contract, the Contractor is assuming full responsibility for the construction work until it is entirely complete, as well as any damages to private property resulting from these construction activities. In the event of such occurrences, all claims for damages should be immediately reported both verbally and in writing to the Contractor and to the City’s on-site Representative. This will ensure prompt notification of appropriate authorities to complete the claim investigations.
The Contractor will take every precaution to minimize interruptions to the everyday life of your family and/or operation of your business, but as you can appreciate, there may be some inconvenience during the course of the construction work, such as delays, traffic detours, and noise. We would like to thank you for your patience and co-operation.
For construction activity hours of work, the City of Ottawa follows provincial requirements and the City’s Noise By-law (2017-255).
Contact Information
For any emergency outside normal working hours, please call the City at 3-1-1.
For general project information, please contact the City’s Project Manager.
For construction related questions or concerns, please contact the Contractor Representative.
City’s Project Manager
Kyle Delaney
Project Manager, Infrastructure Projects
Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 27595
Email: kyle.delaney@ottawa.ca
Contractor’s Project Manager Contract Administrator
Danny Marin Eric Shaw
D-Squared Construction Limited Robinson Consultants Inc.
Tel: 613-255-2960 Tel: 613-858-4678
Email: danny@dsqconstruction.com Email: EShaw@rcii.com
