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Safety concerns prompt closure of Front Street

Stretch of street under construction will be closed, starting Monday, for approximately seven business days
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NEWS RELEASE
CITY OF ORILLIA
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Sections of Front Street South will be closed for a period of time starting on Monday, July 29, 2019 to ensure the safety of motorists, pedestrians and workers as this important infrastructure project is completed.

Front Street from King Street to Elgin Street will be closed for approximately seven business days (weather dependent). Once work is complete in that area, the Front Street/Elgin Street intersection will be closed for approximately four business days.

Simultaneously, Front Street from Elgin Street to Colborne Street South will be closed for approximately seven business days (weather dependent).  Road closure and detour signage will be in place.

“Worker and public safety has become a concern due to dry, sandy soil conditions, which require trench protection and wider road cuts to protect workers. This has resulted in narrower travel lanes for motorists, which have become a public safety concern,” said Wesley Cyr, Manager of Engineering and Transportation.

Although the Front Street reconstruction project intended to maintain a minimum of one lane open throughout construction, public and worker safety is paramount.

The City of Orillia does everything it can to limit the inconvenience of road improvements and we would like to thank residents and businesses for their patience and co-operation throughout the duration of the project.

All businesses in the area remain open and accessible during construction.

Work on the first phase of the two-year project to reconstruct Front Street started in May 2019.

The work takes place between Colborne Street East to Queen Street East and is being completed by John Bravakis Enterprises Ltd. The project includes full reconstruction of the road, new stormwater and sanitary sewers, sidewalks and landscaping.

The existing trunk sanitary sewer is being relocated from the waterfront area to Front Street in order to eliminate design and future development constraints for Centennial Drive and the overall waterfront area.

The first phase of the project is scheduled for completion in fall 2019.

For more information on this project and to sign up for e-mail updates, visit orillia.ca/frontstreet.

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