Lorne Avenue - Construction Corner Update #4 - Week of October 18, 2021

As a resident of Lorne Avenue, you have been receiving regular notices from the Town of Newmarket concerning the reconstruction project in your area.

Over the past two weeks:

• Completed the replacement of the sanitary sewer from Eagle Street to the Avenue Road intersection, including a section on Avenue Road west of Lorne Avenue.

• Completed the work on the storm sewer on Lorne Avenue from north of Eagle Street to the existing culvert north of Avenue Road, including the installation of the Oil Grit Separator unit.

• Tested the new watermain that was installed between Eagle Street and Timothy.

• Initiated the process of switching homes over to the new watermain. Connections to the new sanitary sewer will be completed at the same time.

During the changeover process, there will be short periods where water service to individual properties will not be available. The town’s site inspector/contractor’s representative will be providing notice to any impacted residents ahead of time.

Over the next two weeks:

• The storm sewer will be completed from the culvert north of Avenue Road to the Timothy Street intersection.

• Sanitary service connections and water services will be completed to the property line to the homes on Lorne Avenue from Eagle Street to the Avenue Road intersection.

• The process of re-building the road will be initiated at the Lorne & Avenue Road intersection. This requires excavation of the road, which will be completed in phases.

• Road excavation will be done in phases starting at the Avenue Road, D’Arcy Street and Lorne Avenue intersection to start and proceed south to the Eagle Street intersection and north to the Timothy Street intersection.

During the next phase of construction, there will be road detours from October 18 until November 5 for through traffic to allow for the various stages of the road reconstruction to proceed. Limited access for local traffic, and buses will be maintained whenever possible, and pedestrian and emergency vehicle access will be maintained at all times during this period.

Information on the detours are being communicated through these updates and by your Construction Liaison Committee representatives. Signage will be present to ensure safe traffic flow in the area.

We value 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.