Victoria Street upgrades

Road, sidewalk, watermain and sewer separation upgrades are planned to begin in the summer of 2024 and wrap up in the summer of 2025 in the Victoria, Union, Collingwood, Couper and Earl Street areas.

As part of the City’s plan to increase storm sewer capacity, the sanitary and stormwater sewers are being separated into separate systems. The existing watermain is also being replaced and upgraded to support the future needs of the neighbourhood. As part of the work the road and sidewalks will be reconstructed with features to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety. The project will also include implementation of green street concepts including additional tree planting throughout the project limits.

As a University District neighbourhood, there are high volumes of pedestrian traffic. Curb extensions, or bump-outs are planned at several locations throughout the project area as traffic calming measures. These extensions create space for pedestrians at important locations, and help reduce vehicle speed and vehicle volumes.

Victoria and Earl Streets were also identified in the Williamsville Transportation Study as components of the Williamsville bikeway network, which is made up of neighbourhood bike routes on traffic-calmed streets. The portions of Victoria and Earl Streets included in this project will be integrated into the bikeway network.

The red lines show where work will take place.

The project area includes Victoria Street from Union to Johnson Street, Collingwood Street from Union to Couper Street, Union Street from Victoria to Albert Street, Couper Street from Collingwood to Albert Street, and Earl Street from Victoria to Collingwood Street.

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