Grand River Street reconstruction project begins June 19 – expect delays

Construction season is underway - and Brant is no exception

As work on Market Street is nearing completion, be ready for more delays this time coming from one of Paris’main corridors.

Grand River Street North will be closed down starting June 19 until about mid-December, if all goes according to plan. Expect delays as a section of Grand River Street North between Silver Street to Scott Ave will be closed to replace the trunk sewer and watermain.

The road will be reduced to one lane, one way, in the southbound direction. All northbound traffic will be detoured along Silver Street, Oak Avenue and Scott Avenue. Intersection closure will occur when required. All businesses will remain open during construction County of Brant Staff are working with two different consultants to complete the design for the reconstruction of Grand River Street North that will be completed in stages over the next few years.

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The Scott Avenue roundabout project will be tendered in 2024 for construction to commence in the summer and finish in the fall. This work is necessary to have the Scott roundabout in operation prior to the new north fire station going into operation in late 2024 or early 2025.

Roundabouts are planned at Watts Pond Road, Scott Avenue and Trillium Way.

While the construction work is ongoing, staff and a consultant will be working on securing property along the corridor from Watts Pond Road to Silver Street to widen the right of way to allow for utility relocation and the ultimate surface design/construction as per the approved GRSN Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA). Timelines for this are unknown, but the goal is to have as much completed by the end of 2023 The focus will be to secure what is needed around the Scott Avenue intersection as quickly as possible.

Paris has the best places to stay & eat!

This comes as no surprise to locals, but Paris has some of the most unique and beautiful heritage buildings and is bursting at the seams with some of the best culinary experiences in Ontario. Fact in point, just this past week, The Arlington Hotel was honoured with a Trip Advisor Travelers’ Choice award for 2023.

Carmen’s Group acquired the Arlington Hotel and the Dominion Telegraph Event Centre in November 2022. The renown hospitality expert group, based in Hamilton, has some exciting plans for the historic establishment, which apparently are well-received by guests! The Arlington Hotel dates back to the early 1850s, while the Dominion Telegraph Event Centre is famously known as the location from which Alexander Graham Bell made the first long distance phone call in 1876.

What’s that on the road?

Traffic monitoring devices and new speed hump installations all part of the Brant Safe Street initiative

Have you noticed raised, black square patches on various roads around town lately?

The Paris Independent touched base with the roads department recently to inquire Turns out these little patches are important sensors used to record traffic counts. This new technology replaces the old-style tubes that used to lie across the road. The sensors are used to monitor traffic volumes and changes in volume

In a more obvious what’s on the road news, motorists should take notice of new speed humps on local roads in Paris Last week, three portable speed humps were installed on Oak

Avenue, between Woodslee Ave and Silver Street and permanent speed humps were constructed on Hartley Avenue, between Pinehurst Road and Oak Avenue.

Just days ago, additional speed humps were installed on Banfield Street between Jury Street and Warwick Street; Cobblestone Drive between Rest Acres Road and Savannah Ridge Drive; Irongate Drive between King Edward Street and Cobblestone Drive and on Washington Street between Hillside Ave and Main Street.

Modifications like these are all part of traffic calming measures offered through the Brant Safe Streets program Since it was introduced in 2019, the program has led to over 150 modifications on county roads, designed to improve public safety. Residents can submit traffic-related concerns through the Brant Safe Streets program and the county responds by installing educationbased and enforcement practices: speed radar signage, portable and permanent speed humps, changes to the design of roads, additional stop signs, etc.

To learn more, or make a report, visit the program online