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.

Questions

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Lynne Pensa asked 7 months ago

With the reconstruction of St. George Street, the County of Elgin reduced the lane width from an average of 3.7m to 3.3m. Research shows that narrower lanes and the addition of curbs can encourage lower driving speeds. St. George Street is posted at 50 km/h, with 20 km/h advisory signs at Hydro Road and on the curve north of the CN crossing. To further enhance safety, the County has added intersection warning beacons and 'children playing' signs due to Cowan Park and the area’s residential designation.
The County has implemented all options based on engineering best practices and design; however, we do not have the authority to enforce or ticket for speeding. Speeding concerns should be directed to the OPP non-emergency line for enforcement.
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There is suppose to be a video of the St George project. All links point to a page engageelgin.ca/st-george-street. There is a brief description there, but no video or detail about the project. Where might that be located?

kevinlev asked 12 months ago

Thank you for reaching out! We apologize for any confusion. The presentation you're looking for, detailing the St. George project, including design changes and final configuration, is indeed available on our website. You can access this information by visiting the Documents section on the right side of this webpage or by clicking the following link: https://engageelgin.ca/42246/widgets/176283/documents/125506

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