HIGHWAY 2 TRANSIT PRIORITY MEASURES
CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
WORKS DEPARTMENT Aug. 29, 2013 NEWSLETTER 5
NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE
The Regional Municipality of Durham has completed a Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) study for roadway modifications to support the DRT Pulse Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service on
Highway 2 (Kingston Road). The preferred design is to construct bus only lanes and on-road buffered bicycle lanes in three “bus only lane areas” in Ajax and Pickering (see map below).
Ajax
Town
Hall
Construction of these lanes is now beginning on the Harwood Avenue to Salem Road segment in the
Town of Ajax (see detail map below). The Contractor plans to start during the week of September 3 rd.
Harwood – Salem construction limits for curbside bus only lanes with on-road buffered bicycle lanes
A Public Information Centre (PIC) will be held on Sept.12th from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Town of Ajax
Municipal Building, to provide interested parties an opportunity to see the design drawings and ask any questions. The PIC will be an open house format with no formal presentation.
Thursday Sept. 12th
Ajax Town Hall - River Plate Room
65 Harwood Avenue South, Ajax
Drop by anytime between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
The Regional Municipality of Durham
605 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby, ON L1N 6A3
Telephone 905-668-7711 or 1-800-372-1102
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The total value of work to be completed with the Harwood Avenue to Salem Road contract is just under $5 million. Construction will take approximately eight months; September-December 2013 and May-August 2014.
The work is staged to reduce impact to businesses, pedestrians and vehicles. Through traffic lanes will be maintained in the peak direction during peak traffic periods. Area businesses and residents will have access to their driveways. Road users should expect additional delay for the duration of the construction. Motorists are asked to exercise caution for the safety of the workers.
The Region realizes that the construction will be disruptive to you, and we sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding.
Most construction will occur in the daytime, Monday to Friday. Some road crossing construction and road resurfacing will be completed overnight. Along with the road works, the Region is replacing a 400 mm diameter watermain from the Harwood Avenue intersection westerly to the west limit of construction at the Real
Canadian Superstore. The project staging and planned schedule is:
Stage 1
(2013 – Sept. to Dec)
Roadwork and watermain construction on the north side of Highway 2
Stage 2
(2014 – May to July)
Roadwork construction on the south side of
Highway 2
Stage 3
(2014 – May to July)
Modifications to median traffic islands along
Highway 2
Stage 4
(2014 – July to Aug.)
Resurface existing traffic lanes along Highway 2
The contract for this construction work has been awarded to Miwel Construction Limited. Construction inspection and monitoring will be provided by the Region of Durham Works Department, Construction
Management Division. The following individuals are the key contact persons for the construction (Jim
Mumford and Greg Gummer) and design (David Dunn) of the Highway 2 Transit Priority Measures
DRT Pulse :
Jim Mumford
Construction Inspector
905-261-8070
Greg Gummer
Project Supervisor
Construction Management Services
The Regional Municipality of Durham
Works Department
605 Rossland Rd. E.
Whitby, ON L1N 6A3
905-668-7711 ext. 3427 or 905-261-0107 greg.gummer@durham.ca
David Dunn, CET, E.I.T.
Project Co-ordinator,
Rapid Transit Office
The Regional Municipality of
Durham Works Department
605 Rossland Road E.
Whitby, ON L1N 6A3
905-668-7711 ext. 3422 david.dunn@durham.ca
The Region will be posting regular construction update newsletters at durhambrt.ca.
If this information is required in an accessible format, please contact David Dunn at 1-800-372-1102 extension 3422.
The Durham Highway 2 Bus Rapid Transit project is funded by the Province of Ontario
The Regional Municipality of Durham
605 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby, ON L1N 6A3
Telephone 905-668-7711 or 1-800-372-1102 www.durhambrt.ca www.durham.ca www.durhamregiontransit.com