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Access to main thoroughfare blocked this week

An important access point to a major thoroughfare in the heart of Guelph will be blocked to traffic all week.
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An important access point to a major thoroughfare in the heart of Guelph will be blocked to traffic all week.

The intersection of Wyndham Street and York Road on the edge of the downtown is undergoing an infrastructure overhaul, a city official said on Monday.

Both streets are open on either side of a large hole being dug at the site, but getting from one to the other will be impossible for several days, city communications officer Laura Mousseau indicated in an email.

The work is part of the extensive Arthur Street sanitary trunk sewer project, she said. Both water and sewer pipes are being replaced.

The intersection, which is a main connector between Wellington Street and York Road, will be closed at least until the end of the week, depending on weather conditions, Mousseau said.  

Large, bright road signs alert motorists to the closure at the intersection of Wellington and Wyndham, and another large orange sign and pylons block the street just past Howitt Street. Nevertheless, drivers were turning down the street in large numbers Monday morning, only to turn themselves around on realizing it is impassable for now.

The work, which is Phase 1 of the Arthur Street sanitary trunk sewer project, will extent from the intersection of York and Wyndham about 200 meters north to the Wyndham Street bridge over the Speed River. The work will include the installation of sanitary and storm sewers, and water mains, as well as curbs, gutters, sidewalks and bike lanes.

Network Sewer and Watermains Ltd. is carrying out the work under city contract. The entire Arthur Street sewer project began in November, 2015 and is expected to wrap up by June, a city press release states.

The city is asking for the public’s patience during the construction. Through traffic and truck traffic is directed to take Elizabeth Street as an alternative route.  

Local access in the construction zone will be maintained, and efforts will be made to ensure that driveways in the area are accessible, although access may be restricted at times.

The city’s Ike Umar is the project manager, and David Martinell is the construction inspector, both in engineering and capital infrastructure services.


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