The work of the City's Corporate Asset Management, Development Services, and Infrastructure departments each impact various design and construction projects across Barrie. Corporate Facilities' planning and development staff oversee facility projects that support select City services.
Construction projects may require road closures.
Generally speaking, infrastructure projects are informed by a master plan or planning process, and project cycles may include environmental assessment studies, detailed design, then construction. Projects are ordered below as per the latest update.
Type: Infrastructure Planning
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: TBD
To identify multi-modal transportation and streetscape improvements on the Bradford Street corridor.
Type: Road Construction
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: Spring 2025
This three-phase project reconstructs Duckworth Street (Bell Farm to St. Vincent) & also includes a new watermain on Grove Street (Duckworth to Nelson).
Type: Road Construction
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: 2027
To reconstruct all infrastructure and roadways in the Brock Park neighbourhood.
Type: Road Construction
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: June 2024
Installation of a sidewalk along the west side of Essa Road from just north of Mabern Street to the Dunn Street/Dyer Boulevard intersection. Resurfacing of Essa Road from Athabaska Road to Dunn/Dyer.
Type: Road Construction
Status: Upcoming
An annual pavement preservation program to seal cracks that have formed in prioritized residential and arterial road segments.
Type: Road Construction
Status: Upcoming
Pavement on applicable road segments is partially resurfaced or fully repaved as part of the annual Pavement Management Program.
Type: Parks
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: November 2024
Excavating and installing pit setters, water services and associated grading and restoration works at various park locations, as well as decommissioning non-active water services at various parks and open spaces, including Blair Park, Leacock Park, Lions Park, Scott Park, Government Dock, Veterans Woods Park & John Edwin Coupe Park.
Type: Road Construction
Status: Upcoming
Minor investments are made to applicable roads until the full reconstruction project takes place.
Type: Other
Status: In Progress
The Traffic Calming Program consists of speed cushions, flexible bollards, planters and radar speed boards.
Type: Facilities
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: 2025
Building transit hubs to host transit services and connections through a more integrated public transit system.