The Regional Municipality of Durham yesterday announced upcoming lane restrictions on Bowmanville Avenue (Regional Road 57) from Highway 401 to King Street West (Regional Highway 2) in the Municipality of Clarington, as part of the reconstruction project.
The region’s contractor, KAPP Infrastructure, will begin mobilizing the week of November 3. The anticipated completion date for the entire project is by December 2027. Unfavourable weather conditions may impact the work schedule. the region said.
Anticipate Delays
Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction on Bowmanville Avenue from Highway 401 to King Street West, as part of the construction staging. Lane restrictions down to one lane will occur during daytime non-peak traffic hours and delays should be anticipated.
Restrictions are need to complete ongoing widening and reconstruction of Bowmanville Avenue, including grading, pavements, drainage, noise barriers, retaining walls, pedestrian tunnel, widening and rehabilitation of Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) overhead bridge, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, watermains, traffic signals, illumination, sidewalks, multi-use paths and landscaping. For more information and future project updates, please visit durham.ca/BowmanvilleAvenueWidening.
Major Modifications to Bowmanville Avenue Include:
- Widening of Bowmanville Avenue from two to four lanes with multi-use path and sidewalk
- Improvements to Bowmanville Avenue intersections at Baseline Road, Waverly Road, Hartwell Avenue and Aspen Springs Drive
- Construction of noise walls as identified in the Environmental Assessment
- Replacement of the existing pedestrian tunnel north of the Waverly Road intersection with a larger and illuminated concrete box tunnel
- Construction of storm sewers and a rain garden south of the Waverly Road intersection
- Construction of watermain and sanitary sewers
- Widening of the bridge over the CP Rail corridor to accommodate the road widening
- Illumination and landscaping along Bowmanville Avenue