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: Stormwater & Creeks
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: June 2025
Includes installing the trunk storm sewer from Memorial Square to the Bayfield Basin through Heritage Park.
Type: Stormwater & Creeks
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: 2026
The replacement of two culverts to increase capacity for Sanford Street and Bradford Street culvert crossings and watercourse improvements from Sanford Street to downstream of Bradford Street.
Type: Stormwater & Creeks
Status: In Progress
By addressing erosion issues promptly, and not allowing the conditions to worsen, the City is able to avoid harmful impacts to the surrounding urban environment, including roadways, and other critical infrastructure, as well as private lands.
Type: Stormwater & Creeks
Status: Upcoming
Annual pond sediment removal is required to ensure stormwater management ponds function properly.
Type: Stormwater & Creeks
Status: Recently Completed
Completed in November 2024. Repair of inlets and outlets in stormwater ponds on Hanmer Street East, Lougheed Road, and 475 Welham Road, and construction of access roads to facilitate future pond maintenance.
Type: Stormwater & Creeks
Status: Substantially Completed
Staff undertake routine inspections of stormwater assets to ensure safety and reliability. This project demonstrates stewardship for both the City’s assets and the local environment.
Type: Stormwater & Creeks
Status: Recently Completed
Completed in Fall 2023.
Type: Stormwater & Creeks
Status: Recently Completed
Completed in Summer 2024.
Type: Stormwater & Creeks
Status: In Progress
Improves conveyance capacity of Whiskey Creek from The Boulevard to Brennan Avenue to reduce frequency of flooding.
Type: Stormwater & Creeks
Status: In Progress
The City is looking at alternatives to provide an engineered flood control feature in MacMorrison Park. This would help reduce flooding in the downstream areas from MacMorrison Park to Lake Simcoe.