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; Stormwater & Creeks; Underground Infrastructure
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: Spring 2028
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: 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: Roads; Underground Infrastructure
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: Fall 2026
The annual program includes installing new watermains and lining existing watermains.
Type: Underground Infrastructure
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: Fall 2027
This project involves lining 1,400 metres of an existing 500 mm diameter concrete pressure pipe watermain on Huronia Road between Big Bay Point Road and Little Avenue due to deterioration.
Type: Roads; Underground Infrastructure
Status: Substantially Completed
Estimated Completion: July 2026
Replacement of the pressure reducing valve (PRV) chamber located in the intersection of Welham Road and Saunders Road.
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: Roads; Underground Infrastructure
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: Spring 2028
Transportation improvements on Huronia Road between Lockhart Road and the south city limit.
Type: Roads; Stormwater & Creeks
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: Fall 2028
MTO is constructing a new bridge at the crossing of Dunlop Street over Highway 400.
Type: Stormwater & Creeks
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: 2026
Sites include Kidds Creek at Donald Street and Mapleview Drive East near the Bayview Drive DOLRA.