The City of Sudbury has kicked off the new construction season highlighting projects planned.
Engineering services director David Shelsted presented the 2023 capital projects update to the city’s operations committee on May 15, highlighting “innovative construction techniques” used by contractors on projects completed in 2022.
“One example is on Elm Street this year where we lined the watermain, rather than replacing it,” Shelsted said. “We were able to do the vast majority of the work in the evening . . . and minimize traffic disruptions while renewing our infrastructure. We continue to do that with sanitary sewers.”
Upcoming projects include:
- Kingsway from Falconbridge Road to Silver Hills Drive infrastructure improvements including bike lanes – $10 million
- Paris Street Bridge Improvement (Bridge of Nations), including bike lanes – $9.2 million
- Paris/Notre Dame Bikeway –$5.5 million
- Frood Road at Lasalle Boulevard roundabout –$4.3 million
- Struthers Street from Regent Street to Junction Creek reconstruction – $4.5 million
- Walford Road from Paris Street to Notre Dame Avenue reconstruction, including bike lanes – $5 million
- Elderwood Drive from Camelot Road to Greenbriar Drive reconstruction – $4.9 million
- David Street from Paris Street westerly and Marion Street from McNaughton Road to the north end reconstruction – $6.7 million
- Panache Lake Road from MR 55 to St. Pothier Road pavement rehabilitation – $2 million
- Anderson Drive from Third Ave to MR 24 Infrastructure Upgrades – $10.5 million
For a map of current, ongoing construction projects visit greatersudbury.ca/constructionprojects.
In 2022, the city spent more than $73-million on infrastructure projects including roads, water, sewer an active transportation work including:
- Rehabilitated 24 lane km of roadway in 23 locations.
- Installed 8,625 metres of active transportation including sidewalk and trails at 11 locations
- Installed 10,635 metres of concrete curb and gutter at 15 locations
- Preformed 4,550 metres of sanitary lining in 27 locations
- Preformed 1,200 metres of water main lining at four locations
- Replaced 2,980 metres of water main at seven locations
- Replaced 1,135 metres of sanitary and storm sewer in 11 locations
- Rehabilitated seven bridges
- Replaced three bridges
- Installed 3,500 metres of guiderail at 12 locations
- Replaced 50 outdated guiderail end treatments
- 7,320 metres of rumble strips installed in two locations
- 4,600 metres of paved shoulders added at two locations
- 93,000 square metres of large asphalt patches completed at 26 locations
- 34 new streetlights
- 520 metres of large diameter culverts in 20 locations
