You're going to be noticing a lot of construction if you travel Main St. over the next couple of years.
The Ministry of Transportation is starting construction of phase one of a two-phase project to rebuild Highway 17B from Highway 17 West to the City of North Bay boundary at Duchesnay Creek.
Phase one involves:
- The relocation of the municipal sanitary forcemain (sewer service) that is currently attached to the Duchesnay Creek Bridge. The new section of the sanitary forcemain will be installed under Duchesnay Creek using horizontal directional drilling. Fowler Construction was recently awarded this $513,732.28 contract. Site mobilization is now underway with completion expected in late-October 2016. Traffic impacts will be limited to occasional intermittent single lane closures with flag control personnel.
Phase two of the project involves:
- The replacement of the Duchesnay Creek Bridge and rehabilitation of the highway. Detail design is nearing completion with construction planned to begin in summer 2017. There will be a full highway closure at the abandoned CN railway bridge in late-summer to fall 2017 for removal of the bridge and there will be a full highway closure at Duchesnay Creek from May to October 2018 for the removal and replacement of the bridge. Traffic destined for Main Street West would continue to have access via Gormanville Road. Notice will be provided to residents and affected road users in advance of the highway closures.
Members of the public who have questions, or wish to comment on the project, can contact Mr. Jim Bucci, Senior Project Engineer, at the Ministry of Transportation at (705) 497-5450 or [email protected].
