Prince Edward County says steady progress has been made in the construction on Wellington’s Main Street over the past two weeks.
An accelerated work schedule, involving nighttime work, was implemented earlier this month as construction continues on the Wellington trunkline project.
Installation of the new trunk sanitary sewer on Wellington Main Street, between the entrance to the water and wastewater treatment plants to Cleminson Street, is now complete.
The sanitary trunk will accommodate the needs of future development.
Crews have now begun installing the new trunk watermain along Wellington Main Street.
The trunk watermain is required to connect new development areas as well as to address fire flow and water pressure issues in the community.
The street’s reopening is anticipated for the first part of June, weather dependent.
After work on Wellington Main Street is complete, crews will continue installing the new trunk sanitary sewer and trunk watermain, north on Cleminson Street and east along the Millennium Trail. One lane of Cleminson Street will remain open at all times during the construction work.
Detour update:
Roads crews will be doing extra maintenance work on Greer Road and Hubbs Creek Road this week. Both roads are experiencing high traffic volumes as drivers navigate around the road closure on Wellington Main Street.
As temperatures continue to fluctuate, the freeze-thaw cycle is taking a toll on many of the municipality’s roadways, including Greer Road which is part of the main detour route.
To limit further wear and tear on the main detour roads, the municipality encourages drivers to use Danforth Road and Consecon Street or County Road 1 and County Road 2/Belleville Street.
A full closure on Wellington Main Street cannot be avoided because the existing sanitary sewer and watermains are located within the road. The design team looked at all options to keep one lane open during construction. A full road closure is necessary due to the required depth needed to install the new gravity sanitary trunk main and new trunk watermain. A bypass lane was not possible because of the location of existing surface and underground infrastructure including hydro and gas lines.
