Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph

[timio]

I saw what looked to be utility relocation in front of Burger King a few weeks ago.

[Canard]

Yeah, they're doing a bunch of work on both the exit there from 7/85 onto Bruce, and at Bruce/the exit itself. It's been ongoing for a few weeks now. The terraforming on the South part of the curve is getting pretty hot and heavy.

[embe]

Agreed, multiple projects in the works when I drove through today.

[Markster]

Any timing updates on when the Bruce street extension will take place?  Recent excavation work at the north bound exit and the Wellington exit now closed.  Worthy of a new topic or is this covered elsewhere?

I think it's probably easiest to keep Bruce St as part of this thread. It's all one giant construction project together.  Makes posting pictures simpler.

[Coke6pk]

The curbs are all in on Wellington / Shirley Ave extension, but I noticed there were no "cut outs" for where I thought the roadway went down to Victoria St. Will they pay to rip out the new curbs in a few years, or do I read the drawing wrong?

Coke

[Markster]

Well, here's the drawing again, for reference.

So this was directly opposite the Eastern Wellington ramp?

[Coke6pk]

Well, here's the drawing again, for reference.

Where so this was directly opposite the Eastern Wellington ramp?

Yes, this section has straight curbs.

   

Coke

[Markster]

Weird.
When they build out new subdivisions, they have curbs that round out into the an empty field all the time.

[dunkalunk]

Weird.
When they build out new subdivisions, they have curbs that round out into the an empty field all the time.

As a high-capacity road, and for drainage reasons it could be safer for the curbs to be there until the underpass is ready.
Or perhaps there was a sale on concrete?

[C Plus]

So are they doing a bridge replacement for Frederick St. as well?

[gomesjustin]

I don't think Fredrick St Bridge is being replaced, they just did some work on that bridge, no?

[The85]

I don't think Fredrick St Bridge is being replaced, they just did some work on that bridge, no?

Very minor rehabilitative work - yes. It was basically a band-aid fix (new pavement, concrete patching, temporary jersey barriers along parapet walls) without doing a full rehabilitation knowing that the bridge would be removed in the coming years.

[KevinL]

Which goes first, Frederick or Victoria? Because I know there is no way both will be closed at the same time.

[GtwoK]

Victoria first, next year. A lengthened span at Victoria is necessary to accommodate the new ramps, underpasses, etc. The Frederick replacement is only to lengthen the Bruce exit ramp lane.

[Coke6pk]

Weird.
When they build out new subdivisions, they have curbs that round out into the an empty field all the time.

As a high-capacity road, and for drainage reasons it could be safer for the curbs to be there until the underpass is ready.
Or perhaps there was a sale on concrete?

My vote's with concrete sale!

(Stupid?) question : Is the roadwork on Wellington perhaps Regional/City in nature, and therefore not part of the Provincial project?

The intersection curbs in question:
   

The start of the new Shirley/Bingemans Centre extention: (Pavement was completed since I took this picture)
   

Coke