Lorne Avenue Road Reconstruction and Traffic-Calming Demonstration (Eagle Street to Davis Drive)

As a resident of / business owner on Lorne Avenue, you have been receiving regular ‘Construction Corner’ notices from the Town of Newmarket to keep you updated on the reconstruction project in your area.

Over the past two weeks:

• A new section of 200mm diameter watermain was installed on the east side of Lorne Avenue from Eagle Street to just north of the Timothy Street intersection.

• The mainline sanitary and storm sewer for Phase 1 (Eagle Street to Avenue Road) work is now complete.

Over the next two weeks:

• Sanitary services, connecting each home to the sewer on the road, will be installed. There will be very minor disruption to residents while work is being done – the contractor will notify residents prior to the connections being made.

Note: The Town is responsible for the service up to the property line only. No work on private property will occur.

• Testing of the new watermain will take place on Monday October 4, 2021.

• Once testing is completed, the contractor will begin installation of new water services. There will be some disruption to water supply during this phase of the project - advance notification will be provided to any and all affected residents prior to any disruptions.

Thank you to all resident ambassadors for helping to keep the residents and neighbours informed and up to date on the current construction happening on your street. Your generosity in volunteering your time shows a strong community spirit in keeping with the Town’s motto - Newmarket: A Community Well Beyond the Ordinary.

We value your feedback on these updates. Please contact us at 905-895-5193 to provide your thoughts.

As a resident of / business owner on Lorne Avenue, you will be receiving regular ‘Construction Corner’ notices from the Town of Newmarket to keep you updated on the reconstruction project in your area.

Over the past two weeks:

• The Storm sewer south of the culvert at Avenue Road and north of Eagle Street was installed, including a new Oil Grit Separator unit (to clean the water of debris), and new catch basins and leads.

• A sanitary sewer main connection within the intersection of Eagle Street and Lorne Avenue was completed (overnight work on September 10th).

Over the next two weeks:

• Sanitary sewer installation will continue, with work expected to occur between Eagle Street and Avenue Road.

We value your feedback on these updates. Please contact us at 905-895-5193 to provide your thoughts.

As a resident of Lorne Ave. and vicinity, you will be receiving regular ‘Construction Corner’ notices from the Town of Newmarket to keep you updated on the reconstruction and speed mitigation project in your area. In 2021, construction will be focused between Eagle St. and Timothy St.

Over the past two weeks:

• Enbridge has completed gas main replacement crossing at Botsford Street;

• Two trees were removed– there are currently no plans to remove any additional trees within the Phase 1 area;

• Protection of other trees with fencing is ongoing; and,

• Construction layout and utility locates have been completed - residents are reminded that the stakes, flags, etc. that are in the ground are markers that are extremely important for the Contractor. Please avoid removing them for lawn maintenance or any other reason.

Over the next two weeks:

• Sediment control fencing will be installed just north of Avenue Road to prevent silt from the construction site from entering the watercourse;

• Fencing will be setup along the school property to provide a clear barrier between the school property and construction activity;

• Construction of underground watermain, storm and sanitary sewers between Timothy and Eagle Street will commence - lane restrictions can be expected to facilitate this work;

• Where possible, it is advisable that residents that live in the area take alternate routes and avoid the construction zone. The Contractor will be directing traffic through the area, but delays are to be expected;

• There will be construction vibration once work commences. The Town will have vibration monitoring devices set up on the site. If, at any time, the vibration exceeds threshold limits, an alarm is triggered and actions will be taken to reduce the activities causing the vibration; and,

• Some dust will be present during construction – every effort will be made to control dust with application of appropriate dust suppression when required.

We value your feedback on these updates. Please contact us at 905-895-5193 to provide your thoughts.