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Port Arthur
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Fort William
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Major May Street Reconstruction Project Underway
May 17, 2007 – Spring has arrived and with it comes the beginning of construction projects. Work is now underway on one of this season’s major projects that will see extensive upgrades to the infrastructure along May Street from Ridgeway Street to Miles Street.
Preliminary designs for the project were first presented to area businesses at an Open House in the fall of 2006. Since that time property owners, South Core Liaison staff and City staff have been reviewing projects designs and plans.
This one of a kind, $2.5 million dollar project has begun with the closure of May Street from Victoria Avenue to Miles Street earlier this month. Work is underway in this location to replace underground infrastructure originally put in place in the early 1900s. Sanitary sewers, storm sewers, watermains and fire hydrants are all slated for replacement.
Additional project plans include street scaping initiatives to enhance the décor of the south core business area including concrete sidewalks with decorate paving borders and landscaping work that includes boulevard trees and tree pits. Decorative street lighting plans call for the installation of fixtures on both sides of the street to improve illumination in the downtown core. Underground duct and wiring and a rebuild of the traffic signal installation at four intersections will also be completed by the end of the project.
Work is being staged one block at a time. As work proceeds May Street will only be closed to through traffic for one block at a time. To limit any disruption to shoppers, restaurant goers and residents in the area, free parking (two hour restrictions) is provided at city meters within adjacent blocks of May Street, on Violet Street, George Street and Donald Street east of May Street. “We are open for business,” said James Hupka, Chairperson, Victoria Avenue BIA, “the welcome mat is out!”
Visit the Fort William Neighbourhoods’ new site
www.thunderbay.ca/fortwilliamneighbourhood to view photos of the project to date and learn more exciting activity in the south core. Watch for month updates on the project.