Reconstruction of McGivern Street (Wellington Road 10) began here this week.
The County of Wellington has partnered with Mapleton Township to complete the reconstruction of the street. The contractor, Moorefield Excavating, will be completing the installation of a new storm sewer from the outlet near the Moorefield bridge to Hilwood Drive, replacing curb and gutter, sidewalk improvements, street lighting and other various surface works.
Work began on June 19, with the contractor setting up traffic control and completing other tasks and on June 21 the installation of the storm sewer was scheduled to begin. Due to the depth of the storm sewer, road closure is required to allow for the installation from the outlet to south of the Moorefield Diner.
According to Wellington County construction manager Mark Eby, the closure will be completed in segments, to reduce the impact to the community. The road will be closed from the bridge to Booth Street to allow for that section of storm sewer to be installed.
“When the storm sewer is installed through Booth Street the intersection will have to be completely closed and the contractor will work expeditiously to get through the intersection so it can be reopened,” Eby stated in an email.
Once through the intersection, the road will be closed from Booth Street to Moore Street. North of Moore Street to the end of the project the road will be open to local traffic. The road closure is expected to last approximately five weeks.
Eby stated access to businesses will be provided at all times during the project, which is expected to be completed in early October.
