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Thank you for your comments Carol,
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Hey Remasters,
So far so good from my side! I am impressed with the speed and detail. I’ll print out some of this info. to take into my store for staff and customers to see.
Keep up the good work. I’ll continue to give you updates from any positive/negative feedback I receive.
Thanks,
Clover
hello from 269 water street… I recently got a note in my mail box indicating Water str. reconstruction is being pushed into 2011…The residents have been tolerating some BAD BAD road about the mid point between Edinburgh and the small cresent on Water street…Every time I ride over this stretch of road my poor car shutters and my teeth chatter…Would it be possible for one of your wonderful city road people come and take a look at this bumpy stretch of road and make a temporary fix until next year’s repairs…With winter coming I dread my trips up Water street….If you nice people would do something you would surely make a lot of people happy especially my car..Thank you kindly E Mitro of 269Water street….
To remove bumps on the road this year would require significant investment and repaving, only to have that work undone the following year. The City makes an effort to invest in permanent improvements to provide the most value to Guelph taxpayers.
Given its condition, Water Street is one of the first on the list for road reconstruction next year.
I wonder about the publicity side of this massive construction project in Guelph. Why spend the money on cute little syaings at the side of the road informing motorists of the blatantly obvious situation? What team of creative geniuses lined their pockets with this windfall. My personal favourite is on Eramosa at Speedvale where it is explained that ” If Michaelangelo was on this project, it would take four years to build” Maybe so, if he was working by himself. With that thinking, then it stands to reason that our platoon of workers should be able to finish in days. An unfortunate choice of words I guess, but I got some amusement out of it at least. I’m getting quite tired of trying to navigate through this city right now.
When 1 road opens – 2 or 3 more close……………WHEN will the madness end??????????
You’re right. It’s frustrating, and we appreciate your patience and understanding as the City completes about five years worth of work this year.
All of this road construction does have a deadline – March, 2011 – in order to take advantage of $48 million in Federal and Provincial funding. Learn more here
I work in community health care. Everyday I am stuck in the traffic jams wasting time that I am not being paid for. I know this is ALL work that needs to be done. The aging infrastructure is so out dated I am surprised there has not been a major failure yet… BUT do we need to mess up EVERY north/south route in the city?
Victoria in 2 places @ Woodlawn and @ Eramosa
Norfolk
Edinburgh
and
the Hanlon
Could we not have done these in stages? Finish Victoria before starting Edinburgh
or Finish Norfolk/Woolwich before you ripped up the hanlon?
You need better planning next time.
Another question… what happens when all this work is done?.. there were a LOT of workers hired by the companies who won these contracts because of the sense of urgency. I can see MASS lay offs when this work is done!
Darlene,
It stinks to be stuck in traffic.
This year, we’re doing about five times more construction compared to a typical year, and everybody’s getting tired of traffic detours and delays. It’s frustrating, but it’s temporary.
Why all at once?
To qualify for Federal and Provincial funding, we have to finish by next March. During winter we can’t work on the roads so we have to do everything this summer.
Deadline – March 2011 We’re using $48 million in Federal and Provincial funding to upgrade roads, water and sewer infrastructure. Much of this work was long overdue and, like many Canadian cities, Guelph had a back-log of infrastructure projects that, NOW, we can afford to complete. This letter from the Mayor explores a few more details.
On top of all that…
The Ministry of transportation Ontario is upgrading intersections along Highway 6 (the Hanlon) and that adds to the amount of work happening this year. Unfortunately, the City doesn’t have control over work on Provincial highways. Here’s more information about that project.
Jobs
Federal and Provincial stimulus funding is designed to create jobs and stimulate economic activity in the wake of the global economic downturn. The jobs created replaced some of the jobs lost during the economic downturn. The hope is that, as economy recovers, people will find permanent employment in this and other industries. Learn more about Canada’s Economic Action Plan here
The light at the end of the tunnel
As fall approaches you’ll start to see fewer orange signs and more new roads, sidewalks and bike lanes. We’ll keep posting detour information here so you can find the best way to get where you’re going.