St. George Street Reconstruction

Project Description

In 2024, the County of Elgin in partnership with the Municipality of Central Elgin is planning to reconstruct St. George Street (County Road 26) to an urban road standard from Wellington Road (County Road 25) to the CN railway crossing. The reconstruction project will include the replacement of aging storm water infrastructure, road base reconstruction complete with sidewalk and curb installation, and asphalt placement.

Construction Detour

A tailored construction detour for each phase will be in place throughout the duration of the project. During construction, sections of the roads will need to be closed to vehicular through traffic to complete the work safely, and in a timely manner, however, pedestrian access will be provided to the extent possible.

Elgin County would like to inform residents that construction on St. George Street (County Road 26) will resume the week of June 2, 2025.

What to Expect:

Paving is planned for the week of June 16, depending on the weather.
Residents will receive a notice (via door hanger) the day before paving is confirmed.
On paving day, driveways will be temporarily inaccessible for about 4 hours. If you need to leave during that time, please park on a nearby side street.

Remaining Work Includes:

Remove temporary asphalt curbs at catchbasins and raise catchbasins to finished grade
Finish sidewalk installation including tactile plates
Raise maintenance holes to finished grade
Street sweep and prepare roadway for tack coat
Complete surface asphalt and permanent pavement markings

This final phase of work is expected to take approximately three weeks and should be finished by the end of June.

Please note: This work is part of the final completion phase. Warranty coverage for the project will remain in place until 2026, but the upcoming work does not include any warranty repairs.

Thank you for your continued patience and cooperation as we wrap up this important project.

Project Description

In 2024, the County of Elgin in partnership with the Municipality of Central Elgin is planning to reconstruct St. George Street (County Road 26) to an urban road standard from Wellington Road (County Road 25) to the CN railway crossing. The reconstruction project will include the replacement of aging storm water infrastructure, road base reconstruction complete with sidewalk and curb installation, and asphalt placement.

Construction Detour

A tailored construction detour for each phase will be in place throughout the duration of the project. During construction, sections of the roads will need to be closed to vehicular through traffic to complete the work safely, and in a timely manner, however, pedestrian access will be provided to the extent possible.

Elgin County would like to inform residents that construction on St. George Street (County Road 26) will resume the week of June 2, 2025.

What to Expect:

Paving is planned for the week of June 16, depending on the weather.
Residents will receive a notice (via door hanger) the day before paving is confirmed.
On paving day, driveways will be temporarily inaccessible for about 4 hours. If you need to leave during that time, please park on a nearby side street.

Remaining Work Includes:

Remove temporary asphalt curbs at catchbasins and raise catchbasins to finished grade
Finish sidewalk installation including tactile plates
Raise maintenance holes to finished grade
Street sweep and prepare roadway for tack coat
Complete surface asphalt and permanent pavement markings

This final phase of work is expected to take approximately three weeks and should be finished by the end of June.

Please note: This work is part of the final completion phase. Warranty coverage for the project will remain in place until 2026, but the upcoming work does not include any warranty repairs.

Thank you for your continued patience and cooperation as we wrap up this important project.

Contract Awarded for St. George Street Reconstruction Project

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Following careful consideration of tender submissions, Elgin County Council has awarded PV-EX Construction Ltd. the contract for the St. George Street (CR 26) Reconstruction project. With a total price of $3,279,205, the bid comes in under budget, allowing for the timely commencement of construction. This vital infrastructure initiative, part of the 2024 Capital Budget, aims to enhance transportation links in the Municipality of Central Elgin, covering a stretch of 1.1 kilometres from Wellington Road (CR 25) to the Canadian National Railway (CN) spur line. Construction is expected to begin in mid-June 2024, with substantial completion anticipated by the end of October 2024. Final asphalt paving and minor restoration will be completed in 2025.
Elgin County would also like to recognize the Government of Ontario for its funding assistance with the St. George Street Reconstruction project through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF). The Government of Ontario continues to strengthen communities through investments in the construction and repair of critical infrastructure, for which the County of Elgin is grateful to be a recipient. Elgin County received $2,650,000 as part of the OCIF program and has allocated 2024 funding to the St. George Street Reconstruction.

Page last updated: 27 May 2025, 01:26 PM