Eugenia Street Reconstruction & Wellington D1 Neighbourhood Reconstruction Program

Project Type
Roads
Underground Infrastructure
Project #
EN1319 & EN1238
Status
In Progress
Estimated Completion
2026

This project will renew the life of the deteriorating roadways and underground infrastructure in the neighbourhood, as well as increase the water network capacity for the area for future growth of the city. The work will expand and upgrade the storm and sanitary sewer networks to meet City standards. 

Design is currently underway on the Wellington D2 Neighbourhood Reconstruction Program

The project includes roads in the Historic Neighbourhoods Strategy (HNS) Wellington D1 Neighbourhood Reconstruction Program* and other nearby roads that require reconstruction.

  • Albert Street (Codrington to Eugenia)
  • Albert Street* (Eugenia to Amelia)
  • Amelia Street* (Berczy to end & Albert to Dundonald)
  • Berczy Street* (Collier to Poyntz)
  • Dundonald Street (Codrington to Eugenia)
  • Eugenia Street (Berczy to St. Vincent)
  • Theresa Street* (Berczy to Dundonald)
  • Worsley Street* (Poyntz to Berczy)
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Project Updates

December 16, 2025

Construction for the 2025 season is wrapping up.

In 2025 the contractor reconstructed:

  • Eugenia Street (Dundonald to St. Vincent)  
  • Worsley Street (Poyntz to Berczy)
  • Berczy Street (Collier to Poyntz )
  • Amelia Street (Berczy to end)
  • Theresa Street (Berczy to Dundonald)  

Work included, roadway reconstruction, watermain replacements, sanitary sewer replacements, storm sewer replacements, new curb installation, and new sidewalks on Eugenia Street, Berczy Street, and Theresa Street.

As winter weather arrived early in December, the contractor has used temporary asphalt on Theresa Street (Albert to Dundonald) including temporary asphalt on the driveways in this area. Over the next week the crews will tidy materials around the construction site.

The City is anticipating construction for 2026 to begin in mid-February (weather pending). An information bulletin will be issued to notify residents when the contractor plans to return.

Thank you to all residents for your support and cooperation throughout the duration of this project. We recognize the impact this work may have on your daily routines and appreciate your understanding and patience throughout the project.

We are distributing a December 2025 information bulletin to provide residents with and update on the progress of the project.

Project Features

  • Road reconstruction
  • Watermain replacement
  • Sanitary sewer and lateral replacement
  • Sidewalk installation / replacement
  • Street lighting replacement

Notable Design Considerations

The design includes a redesign of the Eugenia Street /Duckworth intersection to straighten Eugenia Street through to St. Vincent Street and have Duckworth Street stop at Eugenia Street, which increases pedestrian safety.

Schedule

StageTiming
Design2018–2023
Utility Relocations2023–2024
Site PreparationSummer–Fall 2024
ConstructionSummer 2024–Fall 2025
Final RestorationSummer 2026

Project Information Meeting

A Project Information Meeting was held on Thursday, September 14, 2023, 5–7pm. A meeting notice was distributed to nearby residents and the event was listed in the community events calendar. The meeting included information boards and provided an opportunity to learn about the project and discuss any questions or concerns. A comment sheet was open until October 1, 2023. 

It was brought to staff's attention that some residents did not receive the invitation letter or received it after the meeting date. The project’s Engineering Project Manager and their team compiled a list of FAQs within a meeting follow-up letter that was mailed to nearby residents.

Impacted Services

Generally, services will not be affected. Services such as Bell, Rogers, Enbridge and Alectra should not be affected. Occasional impacts to drinking water will occur as the existing watermain and services to property line are being replaced. Specific information on affected services will be distributed closer to construction.

Barrie Transit & school buses will continue to operate in the area through construction. Bus stop locations near the construction limits may be slightly impacted if necessary.

Access to Properties

All reasonable efforts will be made to maintain vehicle access to driveways. However, there may be some temporary interruptions to access during construction. Access will be restored as quickly as possible. Advanced notification will be provided to property owners prior to any driveway access restriction.

Pedestrian access will be maintained during construction.

Traffic Impacts

The construction area will be closed with access for local traffic only. There will be no through traffic. During the construction, some short delays (e.g. a few minutes) while driving through the construction area can be expected while equipment is maneuvering, trucks are dumping, etc. We ask for your patience in such instances.

About Neighbourhood Reconstruction Programs

Neighbourhood Reconstruction Programs (NRPs) encompass multiple local roads that are in the same localized neighbourhood. All of the Right of Ways identified within each of the NRPs require similar type and amount of reconstruction work as many of the linear infrastructure (watermains, sanitary sewers and roads) were constructed in the early to mid 1950’s and have reached or nearing the end of their useful lives.

Roadways in these neighbourhoods were identified as candidates for full right of way reconstruction based on aggregated risk associated with surface and subsurface infrastructure. The Pavement Condition Index values rate the physical condition of these roadways in the range of fair to very poor, the majority of which are poor.

Given the age and deteriorated condition of infrastructure, other lifecycle strategies are not expected to significantly extend the existing remaining life of current assets.

Full reconstruction of the right of way will improve service levels to the community, allow the City to monitor the performance of the assets over time, and bundle the application of future lifecycle activities together. This will reduce capital and operating costs in the long term, minimize disruption to the community, and limit environmental damages from construction. Learn about pavement management.

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