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: Roads
Status: Recently Completed
Completed in August 2025. The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) constructed a new interchange at Essa Road and Highway 400, and widened Essa Road to six lanes.
Type: Other
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: TBD
On June 28, 2021, City Council adopted a motion that endorsed the conversion of the Barrie Transit fleet to battery electric buses (BEBs).
Type: Parks & Forestry
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: TBD
Replacement of City trees lost to the ice storm on March 30, 2025.
Type: Roads; Sewers & Watermains
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: Spring 2028
The City's Active Transportation Plan identified Huronia Road as a key transportation corridor and recommended several transportation improvements to accommodate the growth of Barrie to 2031. This project focuses on Huronia Road between Lockhart Road and the south city limit.
Type: Roads; Sewers & Watermains
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: Spring 2028
The City's Active Transportation Master Plan identified McKay Road East as a key transportation corridor and recommended several transportation improvements to accommodate the growth of Barrie to 2031.
Type: Roads; Sewers & Watermains; Stormwater & Creeks
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: TBD
Includes design for the reconstruction and widening of Yonge Street to 5 lanes, a cycle-track and a sidewalk, between Mapleview and Lockhart.
Type: Roads
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: 2025
The annual Pavement Management Program uses different treatments to extend a road's service life by resurfacing or replacing the road.
Type: Roads; Sewers & Watermains
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: November 2025
The annual program includes installing new watermains and lining existing watermains.
Type: Other
Status: In Progress
Renewing, upgrading, redesigning and reconstructing existing City parking lots.
Type: Roads; Sewers & Watermains
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: Summer 2027
Upgrading the storm sewer system along Owen St. and Sophia St. E to reduce flooding risk to the downtown & replacing all existing infrastructure.