The passing of the 2011 Business Plan by City Council lays the foundation for ‘The Road Ahead’ for the City of Barrie which includes an aggressive infrastructure program that focuses on long term sustainability for our roads as well as improvements on other important capital projects.
Listed below are some of the 2011 road projects including details of the work being done, as well as the expected completion date.
| Project |
Budget |
Start |
Completion |
 |
Toronto Street, Dunlop Street, Mary Street Reconstruction
Reconstruction including storm sewer, box culvert, sanitary sewer, watermain, and roads. |
$11.02M |
Jun 2010 |
Jul 2011 |
 |
Pine Drive Area, Phase 3
Reconstruction including storm sewer, sanitary sewer, watermain, and roads. |
$4.9M |
Jul 2010 |
Jul 2011 |
 |
Ferndale Drive North Reconstruction, Dunlop Street to Edgehill Drive
Road widening and improvements. |
$4.3M |
Jun 2011 |
Nov 2011 |
 |
Gowan Street Reconstruction (Essa Road to Milburn Street)
Full road reconstruction, including sanitary sewers, storm trunk and local sewers, watermain, sidewalks, on-street parking, traffic signals, and roadway. |
$4.4M |
Jan 2011 |
Sep 2011 |
 |
Mapleview Drive East Improvements, Welham Road to Huronia Road
Road widening and improvements, including railway underpass. |
$12.0M |
Jun 2011 |
Aug 2012 |
 |
Park Place External Road Improvements
Transmission watermains on Mapleview Drive and Bayview Drive, road widenings and improvements. |
$8.8M |
Apr 2011 |
Nov 2011 |
 |
Harvie Watermain (Essa Road to County Road 27) - Phase 2
New transmission watermain to boost water system pressure and volume. |
$1.2M |
Aug 2011 |
Dec 2011 |
 |
Eccles Street Right Turn Lane / Dunlop Street Left Turn Lane
Reconstruction including storm sewer, sanitary sewer, watermain, and roads with additional turning lanes. |
$1.6M |
Nov 2010 |
Jul 2011 |
 |
Cundles Road and Duckworth Street Reconstruction
Reconstruction and road improvements, including new bridge at Highway 400.
|
$28.2M |
Sep 2011 |
2013 |
 |
Anne Street Transmission Watermain Crossing of Highway 400
Transmission watermain to improve water distribution. |
$550K |
Aug 2011 |
Nov 2011 |