Kingston Road Closures & Delays: October 20 to 25

Published on: 2019/10/20 - in Releases

Following is a list of road construction projects and events provided by the City of Kingston that are expected to have an impact on traffic flow next week:

Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians: review the listing of streets and related messages below for travel information of interest to you.

Traffic and pedestrian impacts this week:

Closures:

* Chatham Street – Princess to Colborne – closed 7 a.m. on Oct. 23 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 25 to allow new services to be installed at 495 Princess St.
* Highway 401 – Westbound off-ramp at Sir John A. Macdonald – closed 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Oct. 22 to allow for excavation work.
* Frontenac Street – Jenkins to Princess – closed until Dec. 2 for construction of an apartment building at 501 Frontenac St.

* King Street – The Tragically Hip Way to Place d’Armes – closed 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21 for the World of Dance Show.
* Nelson Street – First to Third – closed 7 a.m. on Oct. 21 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 25 to allow new services to be installed at 495 Princess St.

* Point St. Mark Drive – at Gore – The entrance/exit onto Point St. Mark Drive is closed until the end of the Third Crossing construction. Pedestrian access to the library and dog park remains open as does the sidewalk on the southeast side of Gore Road.
* Victoria Street – Princess to South Bartlett – closed until mid-November. See Victoria Street listing under “Delays section” for more details.

Delays:

* Bath Road (Westbound lanes) – from 275 metres east of Gardiners to just past Days – expect minor delays and lane restrictions while accessing businesses on the north side of Bath Road while Fer-Pal Construction Ltd. completes work on behalf of Utilities Kingston to reline the local water main. Expect lane restrictions at the Bath Road and Days Road intersection.

* Bath Road Westbound at Days Road – Right lane closed while crews are working in the area.
* Days Road Northbound at Bath Road – Left lane onto Bath Road westbound reduced to one lane while crews are working in the area.

* Division Street – at Princess – expect delays while crews complete line-painting for the new Bike Box.
* Gibson and Oakridge avenues – expect delays while Utilities Kingston replaces a water main in the area.
* Highway 401 – at Highway 38/Gardiners Road – expect lane closures on the 401 until November 2020 and delays of up to 10 minutes nightly from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. on the westbound 401. A new carpool lot will open here Nov. 30, 2019. Ontario highway updates are offered by the Ministry of Transportation.

* Highway 15 – Highway 401 to 500m north of Burnt Hills – expect lane closures weekdays through November for culvert replacement and rehabilitation.
* Jackson Mills Road – Bur Brook Road to 400m south (near the K&P Trail) – reduced to one lane for roadside safety improvements. Both directions remain open.
* John Counter Boulevard – Princess to Indian – expect increased delays until the summer of 2021 while crews construct a new four-lane road and rail overpass. Using an alternate route is recommended. MOTORISTS: Don’t get stopped on the tracks! Ensure there is enough space on the opposite side before crossing.

* Johnson Street – Sydenham to Bagot – expect minor delays and lane restrictions while Utilities Kingston crews prepare to reline the local water main. Johnson Street will be reduced to a single lane when crews are working in the area.
* King Street – at Maitland – expect delays until Oct. 30 while crews complete the construction of sidewalks.
* Old Mill Road – at John Counter – expect delays until mid-October to allow crews to build the new south-side lanes on John Counter.

* Princess Street – at Division – expect delays while crews complete line-painting for the new Bike Box.
* Princess Street – Portsmouth to Hillendale – Expect delays eastbound due to restrictions along the curbside lane until mid-November as Utilities Kingston crews replace poles and underground wire.

* Victoria Street – Princess to Concession – expect minor delays, lane restrictions and road closures (see above) throughout the fall while Len Corcoran Excavating Ltd. completes work on behalf of Utilities Kingston work to replace sewers and water mains in the area. Drivers should also expect lane restrictions at the Princess/Victoria intersection.
* Westdale Avenue – expect delays until late October while crews pave the road.

Sidewalks and pedestrian pathways:

* Clarence Street – King to halfway to Wellington – the east-side sidewalk is closed to accommodate fencing for work to the roof of the British Whig Building.
* Johnson Street – Sydenham to Bagot – the south-side sidewalk will be closed will be closed Oct. 21 to 25 while water services are installed.
* King Street – at Maitland – expect delays until Oct. 30 while crews complete the construction of sidewalks.

* Lochinvar – Inverness East to Inverness West – expect delays until late October while crews remove and replace sidewalks.
* Scott Street – Caruthers to Napier – expect delays until Oct. 25 while crews continue sidewalk reconstruction.
* Stephen Street – Cowdy to Patrick – expect delays until late October while crews continue sidewalk reconstruction.
* York Street – Albert to Nelson – expect delays until Oct. 25 while crews continue sidewalk reconstruction.

Traffic-related links and messages:

Release source: City of Kingston
Photo: Lee Cannon (cc)