City of London

Veterans Memorial Parkway ExtensionHuron Street to Clarke Road

City of London

AGENDA

1) Project History

2) Roadway and Streetscape

3) Construction Staging

4) Schedule

5) Questions

• 1996 EA completed to extend Airport Road from Oxford Street to Clarke Road

• 2008 EA completed to widen and grade separate Veterans Memorial Parkway (VMP) from Highway 401 to Clarke Road

• Property negotiations between land owners and City of London for extension of VMPto Clarke Road

• Stantec retained by City (Jan 2016) to undertake preliminary and detail design, and tendering to extend VMPbetween Huron Street and Clarke Road

Project History

• The previous 2008 EA alignment was refined during the project’s preliminary design phase to better match to the existing Clarke Road alignment

• Clarke Road Widening Environmental Assessment completed in 2019 to confirm future VMP alignment

Previous Alignment

Refined Alignment

VMP aligned to match into future Clarke Road widening to four lanes.

Project History

Roadway – VMP Extension

Roadway – VMP / Clarke / FCA

Roadway – VMP / Huron

• Two lane rural cross section for VMPsimilar to VMP south of Huron Street

• Right-of-way incorporates ultimate 100 m width (where property permits) to protect corridor

• Future additional lanes are being considered now to minimize future throwaway costs

• Permits ditches instead of a storm sewer system to contribute to storm runoff quantity and quality control

Roadway - Cross Section

Goal: To create an extension of Veterans Memorial

Parkway that carries on the original intent of the parkway, to honour Canadian Veterans, as well as to provide native habitat where possible.

Objectives: Create a wave of red fall coloured trees to

signify remembrance. Use native trees where possible to integrate

with Fanshawe Conservation Area and support native species.

Implement native grasses and wildflowers where possible to create pollinator habitat.

Accentuate intersections with flowering trees.

Legend:

Deciduous Trees

Deciduous Trees with Red Fall Colour

Flowering Deciduous Trees

Coniferous Trees

Existing Trees To Remain

Seed Restoration

Streetscape Concept

Anticipated Spring/Summer 2020

Construction Construct new VMP Corridor

Between Huron Street and Clarke Road

Construct new drainage channel and new stormwater management pond

Traffic Existing conditions, all lanes are

open on Clarke Road and Huron Street

Access maintained at all entrances along Huron Street and Clarke Road including Fanshawe Conservation Area Entrance

Construction Stage 1

Anticipated Summer 2020

Traffic VMP will be closed from Oxford

Street to Huron Street with traffic detours for 6 weeks

Huron Street at VMP to be reduced to one lane, alternating traffic on granular surface

Construction Reconstruct Huron Street and

existing VMP Temporary widening on Clarke

Road in preparation for Stage 3

Construction Stage 2

Veterans Memorial Parkway will be closed from Oxford Street to Huron Street for 6 weeks.

A temporary road closure to through traffic is required during construction due to the grade raise required on Huron Street.

The temporary road closure will also shorten the overall duration of construction.

Access for residents and emergency services will be maintained during construction.

Advance signage and variable message signs will be used to alert the public.

Detour Route – Stage 2Anticipated Summer 2020

Traffic Huron Street will be open

VMP will be open from Fanshawe Conservation Area Entrance south

Clarke Road will be open north and south with traffic shifted at Fanshawe conservation Area Entrance

Access to Fanshawe Conservation Area via Clarke Road to Huron Street to New VMP Extension

Single lane flagging on Fanshawe Conservation Area Entrance as required to tie in new entrance

Construction Construct north tie-in of VMP to

Clarke Road

Anticipated Summer/Fall 2020

Construction Stage 3

Anticipated Summer/Fall 2020

Construction Stage 3 – FCA Entrance

Anticipated Fall 2020

Construction Construct tie-in of Clarke Road/VMP

intersection with existing Clarke Road

Removal of Old Clarke Road/Fanshawe Conservation Area Entrance

Construction Stage 4

Traffic Clarke Road traffic detoured along

new VMP extension to Huron Street

Huron Street and VMP will be open

Clarke Road north of Ted Early Park will be closed

Ted Earley Park and Bulk Water Station access will be maintained

Access for residents and emergency services will be maintained during construction.

Advance signage and variable message signs will be used to alert the public.

Detour Route – Stage 4Anticipated Fall 2020

MILESTONE TIMEFRAME

PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE OCTOBER 16, 2019

PUBLIC INPUT OCTOBER 30, 2019

FINALIZE DESIGN NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2019

TENDER ADVERTISING JANUARY 2020

TENDER AWARD / CONSTRUCTION START APRIL 2020

Schedule

Questions?