Dundas Street Improvements

Advance notice of any service disruption or construction impacts will be provided to residents in-person, through letter, email and website updates.

Below are some impacts you may experience:

• Night work: Night work is required as part of this project. We will provide advance notice of any change in work hours.
• Dust and mud: There may be increased levels of dust and mud near the work site. The contractor is required to manage these impacts.
• Noise: You may experience noise as a result of construction. We will schedule work in accordance with local noise by-laws.
• Tree pruning and removals: Due to the road widening, certain trees will either be pruned or removed. This work may happen shortly to allow for the utility relocations to occur. New trees will be planted along the project corridor once construction has completed.
• Truck traffic: You will notice increases in truck traffic around the ongoing work. Please be aware and use extra caution while driving.
• Sidewalk access: There may be some sidewalk closures during construction. Pedestrian detour routes will be implemented.
• Vibration: You may experience some vibration due to ongoing work. As a precaution, we recommend that you remove or secure objects on shelves and walls.

Advance notice of any closures or restrictions will be available through letter, email, social media, road signs and website updates.

The following mitigation strategies have been put in place to minimize the impact on traffic and travel:

• Widening one side of the road at a time: This allows two lanes of traffic to continue in each direction.
• Reducing speed limits: To ensure safety, the speed limit will be 60 km/h, and reduced to 50 km/h in some areas.
• Using electronic road signs: Road signs will show up-to-date travel times.
• Coordinating public transit: Halton will coordinate with Burlington Transit and Oakville Transit to ensure transit users have the latest information.

In addition to the improvements to Dundas Street, Halton Region and Conservation Halton will be working together to restore the banks and valley wall of Bronte Creek, north of Dundas Street. The combination of the bank slope and the river movement have resulted in significant erosion of the valley wall of Bronte Creek.

This restoration will allow for native plant species to take root and contribute to long-term bank stabilization, and reduce the potential for continued failure of the slope. The native species will provide improvements for the Silver Shiner fish habitat by supplying nutrient inputs, adding channel diversity, providing nearshore cover and protecting habitats for endangered and at-risk wildlife, including bird and bat species.