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: Road Design
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: 2026
Replacement of the pressure reducing valve (PRV) chamber located in the intersection of Welham Road and Saunders Road.
Type: Parks & Forestry
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: 2026
New access points to the trail & the Kempenfelt shoreline, prioritize the naturalized state of the trail, and improve drainage.
Type: Road Construction
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: Road Design
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: Winter 2026
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: Road Design
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: Fall 2025
Installation of new concrete curb and sidewalk on both sides of the road on Edgehill Drive from Jagges Drive to Ferndale Drive and from Pringle Drive and to approximately 374 Edgehill Drive.
Type: Other
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: TBD
The City of Barrie is undertaking a comprehensive review and analysis of its entire wastewater network to investigate and identify likely sources of inflow and infiltration.
Type: Facilities
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: Fall 2025
Building transit hubs to host transit services and connections through a more integrated public transit system.
Type: Facilities
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: TBD
A new mixed-use facility consisting of administrative, operational, maintenance, and related spaces to support growth and demand to treat wastewater.
Type: Road Construction
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: September 2025
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: Road Construction
Status: In Progress
Estimated Completion: September 2025
Annual asset management activities focusing on the structural lining for sanitary sewer mains.