Lorne Avenue - Construction Corner Update #9 - Week of May 9, 2022

As a resident of Lorne Avenue, you have been receiving regular notices from the Town of Newmarket regarding the reconstruction project in your area. Once again, we would like to thank you for your patience and support throughout this time.

Currently, the Contractor is working on the underground servicing between Timothy and Millard, which involves the replacement of the watermain, sanitary sewers and stormwater sewers. In order to do this, the Contractor will replace one line at a time, moving from Timothy to Millard. To complete all three lines of pipes, this operation needs to go up and back three times. Once all three pipelines on the street are completed, the Contractor will then build service connections to connect the pipes on the street up to the lot lines of individual properties.

Over the past few weeks:

• Tree protection and removal work was completed to prepare for Phase 2 Construction

• The sanitary sewer mainline between Timothy Street and Millard Avenue was reconstructed

Over the next two weeks:

• The storm sewer between Timothy Street and Millard Avenue will be reconstructed

• The Contractor will commence connecting the sanitary sewer with individual properties

• As this is a “Traffic Calming Demonstration Project”, our Town Council will be considering a speed limit reduction from the existing 40 km/h to 30 km/h on Lorne Avenue from Davis Drive to Eagle Street (at its Committee of the Whole meeting of May 30, 2022 at 1:00 pm), as a pilot speed limit reduction for the Town.

Please note: Rolling temporary road closures will be necessary in the area to allow for the completion of Phase 2 of this project. Detour routes for bicycles and vehicular traffic will remain in place until Phase 2 of the project is completed. Local access for residents, pedestrians and emergency vehicles will be maintained. Signage is in place to ensure safe traffic flow.

Waste and recycling curbside pick-up by Green for Life (GFL) will not be disrupted during construction. Any changes to the pick-up schedule will be communicated to residents. Information on this project is being communicated through this Construction Corner, and by your Construction Liaison Committee representatives.

The Town values your feedback on these updates and we appreciate your patience while we proceed with this reconstruction project. Please contact us at 905-895-5193 to provide your thoughts.