Kingston Road Closures & Delays: Feb 25 to March 2

Published on: 2018/02/25 - in Releases

Below is a list of road construction projects and events expected to have an impact on traffic flow next week in Kingston:

See the entire 2015-18 infrastructure program at CityofKingston.ca/construction.

Kingston Transit riders: find the up-to-date list of all detours/service alerts at CityofKingston.ca/busdetours.

Follow @CityofKingston for weather response updates. And visit CityofKingston.ca/Snow for safety tips and snow plowing priorities.

Ministry of Transportation

For updates on Highway 401 construction visit the Ministry of Transportation’s website or call 5-1-1.

CONSTRUCTION ROAD CLOSURES

– Princess Street remains closed between Clergy and Barrie streets as the street is reconstructed from building-front-to-building-front. Construction will then move up Princess Street toward Division. Princess Street will reopen to through traffic on July 1. Businesses remain open.

– Nelson Street from Princess south to the end of the project site on Feb. 26 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to allow for a mobile crane.

– Front Road at Front Road Bridge from Saturday, March 3 until 6 a.m. Monday, March 5 to allow crews to remove temporary culverts.

EVENT ROAD CLOSURES

– King Street will be closed from The Tragically Hip Way to Place d’Armes on Feb. 27 from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. for the Hedley concert.

CONSTRUCTION ROAD DELAYS

Expect delays on:

– Front Road between Days Road and Sand Bay Lane will be reduced to one lane eastbound and motorists should expect delays until the end of February to accommodate Utilities Kingston site-servicing work. Delays will continue on Front Road between INVISTA’s east entrance and Trailhead Place until May to allow crews to finalize bridge work.

– Taylor Kidd Boulevard from Bayridge to Old Colony – expect eastbound lane closures until the end of May to allow for watermain construction by Utilities Kingston.

SIDEWALK DISRUPTION

– Princess Street from Clergy to Division. Pedestrians may be required to detour through construction zones.
– Barrie Street from Queen to Brock. Pedestrians may be required to detour through construction zones.

Motorists and cyclists can keep up with where/when repair work is taking place by:

–       Following @CityofKingston on Twitter for daily updates.
–       Signing up for Breaking News at CityofKingston.ca/news to receive Friday Traffic Reports mentioning more major repairs.


Release source: City of Kingston
PhotoChris Waits (cc)