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RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph - timio - 11-01-2016
I saw what looked to be utility relocation in front of Burger King a few weeks ago.
RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph - Canard - 11-01-2016
Yeah, they're doing a bunch of work on both the exit there from 7/85 onto Bruce, and at Bruce/the exit itself. It's been ongoing for a few weeks now. The terraforming on the South part of the curve is getting pretty hot and heavy.
RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph - embe - 11-01-2016
Agreed, multiple projects in the works when I drove through today.
RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph - Markster - 11-02-2016
(11-01-2016, 09:13 PM)embe Wrote: Any timing updates on when the Bruce street extension will take place? Recent excavation work at the north bound exit and the Wellington exit now closed. Worthy of a new topic or is this covered elsewhere?
I think it's probably easiest to keep Bruce St as part of this thread. It's all one giant construction project together. Makes posting pictures simpler.
RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph - Coke6pk - 11-08-2016
The curbs are all in on Wellington / Shirley Ave extension, but I noticed there were no "cut outs" for where I thought the roadway went down to Victoria St. Will they pay to rip out the new curbs in a few years, or do I read the drawing wrong?
Coke
RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph - Markster - 11-08-2016
Well, here's the drawing again, for reference.
So this was directly opposite the Eastern Wellington ramp?
RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph - Coke6pk - 11-08-2016
(11-08-2016, 01:13 PM)Markster Wrote: Well, here's the drawing again, for reference.
Where so this was directly opposite the Eastern Wellington ramp?
Yes, this section has straight curbs.
Coke
RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph - Markster - 11-08-2016
Weird.
When they build out new subdivisions, they have curbs that round out into the an empty field all the time.
RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph - dunkalunk - 11-10-2016
(11-08-2016, 02:09 PM)Markster Wrote: Weird.
When they build out new subdivisions, they have curbs that round out into the an empty field all the time.
As a high-capacity road, and for drainage reasons it could be safer for the curbs to be there until the underpass is ready.
Or perhaps there was a sale on concrete?
RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph - C Plus - 11-13-2016
So are they doing a bridge replacement for Frederick St. as well?
RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph - gomesjustin - 11-13-2016
I don't think Fredrick St Bridge is being replaced, they just did some work on that bridge, no?
RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph - The85 - 11-13-2016
(11-13-2016, 09:39 AM)gomesjustin Wrote: I don't think Fredrick St Bridge is being replaced, they just did some work on that bridge, no?
Very minor rehabilitative work - yes. It was basically a band-aid fix (new pavement, concrete patching, temporary jersey barriers along parapet walls) without doing a full rehabilitation knowing that the bridge would be removed in the coming years.
RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph - KevinL - 11-13-2016
Which goes first, Frederick or Victoria? Because I know there is no way both will be closed at the same time.
RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph - GtwoK - 11-13-2016
Victoria first, next year. A lengthened span at Victoria is necessary to accommodate the new ramps, underpasses, etc. The Frederick replacement is only to lengthen the Bruce exit ramp lane.
RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph - Coke6pk - 11-14-2016
(11-10-2016, 09:50 PM)dunkalunk Wrote:(11-08-2016, 02:09 PM)Markster Wrote: Weird.
When they build out new subdivisions, they have curbs that round out into the an empty field all the time.
As a high-capacity road, and for drainage reasons it could be safer for the curbs to be there until the underpass is ready.
Or perhaps there was a sale on concrete?
My vote's with concrete sale!
(Stupid?) question : Is the roadwork on Wellington perhaps Regional/City in nature, and therefore not part of the Provincial project?
The intersection curbs in question:
The start of the new Shirley/Bingemans Centre extention: (Pavement was completed since I took this picture)
Coke