WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?: Road reconstruction, Newmarket

Construction continues until summer 2020

Yorkregion.com
August 26, 2019
Amanda Persico

Charles Street is a full road reconstruction project that includes new watermain and water services, storm sewers, sidewalks and curbs.

Just the facts:

• Location: Charles Street, between Davis Drive and Queen Street.

• Construction started in May 2019 and is expected to be complete by late fall with final surface asphalt completed in the summer of 2020.

• Construction crews are currently working on installing new water services to residences, watermain disinfection and testing and installing storm sewer and manholes.

• Work that remains includes removal and installation of new curbs, sidewalks and traffic signs and painting pavement markings.

• Access to the Youth Centre and Southlake Regional Health Care parking lots is being maintained during the construction period.

• The budget for the project is about $1.99 million.

• Once complete, Charles Street will have new watermain and water services, new storm sewers, accessible sidewalks on both sides of Charles Street and new bioswales, a low impact linear channel designed to filter water runoff.

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