Dusty, noisy, inconvenient – and we’ve wanted it for years
The biggest facelift Hintonburg has seen in decades began today with the narrowing of Wellington Street to a one-way eastbound lane of traffic, from Parkdale to Garland.
Despite the inconvenience local residents and merchants are looking forward to the improvements the road reconstruction will bring, especially given the new appearance of the stretch from Parkdale to Western completed last summer.
Should any reader not remember the activity on the street last summer, a glance at the photostream from local photograher J.M Greizis will be a great reminder of what is to come along the eastern stretch in this upcoming constuction season.
The Wellington West Business Improvement Area is naturally eager to reassure residents that it remains “business as usual” along the street, and has the following details to share about what the work will mean for traffic and access during the construction:
Traffic is flowing smoothly through the construction zone as delivery trucks are using the closed lane for unloading. Angled parking will be available soon. Construction crews and equipment have started to mobilize, especially at the Garland intersection.
To travel westbound, the detour route is along Armstrong Ave. Armstrong is one street north of Wellington St W. Armstrong will remain 2-way with OCTranspo buses running along it; there will be no available parking spots along Armstrong. But you can still access commercial parking lots behind shops from Armstrong.
The contractor for the project is Greenbelt, who is very familiar with our area as the contractor of Phase 1, last summer’s road reconstruction. We’re happy to see them back as they did a great job last year in the Parkdale west to Western Ave stretch.
Sub-contractor Meyknecht-Lischer is also back at work finishing the paving stone work, bollards, and other finishing details left over from Phase 1. This work should be completed in 8-10 weeks and will be contained to specific blocks only. The traffic continues to be 2-way with free parking available along Wellington St W.
For the detour map and more info, please link to the City of Ottawa’s website:
www.ottawa.ca/residents/major_projects/const_detours/index_en
