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: In Progress
The annual Pavement Management Program includes resurfacing roads, which mainly involves the repair of defects, such as cracks, and rutting found in the top layers of the road.
Type: Roads; Underground Infrastructure
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: Fall 2026
The annual program includes installing new watermains and lining existing watermains.
Type: Roads; Underground Infrastructure
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: TBD
A 600mm watermain along Ferndale Drive has been out of service since 2017 due to operational issues. This project will repair leaks and return the watermain to service.
Type: Other
Status: Recently Completed
Completed July 2026. Replacing four existing retaining walls along Sunnidale Road, extending from Wellington to the Highway 400 bridge.
Type: Roads
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: Summer 2026
Installing a raised median on Mapleview Drive East, from Dean to Goodwin.
Type: Roads; Stormwater & Creeks; Underground Infrastructure
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: Spring 2028
As a key transportation corridor, Mapleview Drive East will undergo several transportation improvements to accommodate the growth of Barrie to 2031.
Type: Stormwater & Creeks
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: 2029
Improves conveyance capacity of Whiskey Creek from The Boulevard to Brennan Avenue to reduce frequency of flooding.
Type: Roads
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: September 2026
A holding strategy is a reactive approach to pavement management, generally applicable to roads proposed for construction in future years of the Capital Plan.
Type: Other
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: TBD
To mitigate the risk of future flooding of the residents' backyards, this project will regrade the affected rear yards adjacent to the wetland.
Type: Other
Status: In Progress
Renewing, upgrading, redesigning and reconstructing existing City parking lots.