Sudbury's construction season ramps up
City to rehabilitate MR 35 while it waits for senior levels of government to pony up cash for four-laning
Construction season is about to get busier in Sudbury, Ont., as crews prepare to start major road projects.
Rehabilitation work on the existing two-lane section of Municipal Road 35 between Chelmsford and Azilda is expected to begin, even though the city is waiting for provincial and federal dollars to four-lane the roadway.
Tony Cecutti, manager of infrastructure services with the city, said the refurbished two-lane section is designed to make room for more lanes in case federal and provincial dollars come through.
"We've designed the cross section of this road so that if there's additional funding that becomes available we can widen that roadway without reconstructing the portion we're building this year and next year," Cecutti said.
"So there's no throw away money to speak of."
Repairs on Lorne Street between Martindale Road and Gutcher Avenue are also expected to begin in the coming weeks.
The work will include more lighting and raised bike lanes on what the Canadian Automobile Association has dubbed one of the province's worst roads.
"On the north side, I believe it's a raised curb. So in the boulevard between the sidewalks and the travel portion of the roadway," Cecutti said.
"On the south side, it's an extended asphalt boulevard on the same level as the travelling roadway portion."
Work is also expected to start soon on the Maley Drive extension between Falconbridge Highway and Notre Dame Avenue.
A map of Sudbury's construction projects for 2016 can be found here.
With files from Olivia Stefanovich. Edited/packaged by Casey Stranges