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Keats Way: Tributary Channel to Clair Creek restoration & storm sewer bypass

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Keats Way Storm Sewer Bypass Installation (Keats/Karen Walk to Clair Creek) and Restoration of Tributary Channel to Clair Creek

In 2020 the City of Waterloo completed the Stormwater Management (SWM) Master Plan. As part of this process a tributary channel to Clair Creek beginning near Keats Way and Keats Walk and ending at Clair Creek near McDougall Road was identified as a priority area for erosion control and bank stabilization, especially with respect to failing gabion walls (wire mesh baskets filled with rocks). The rehabilitation and stabilization of the channel’s bank will reduce the risk of further erosion and bank failure that would result in flooding and damage to private property in this area.

In addition to the need for bank stabilization, the SWM Master Plan also identified a need for a new storm sewer along Keats Way that will allow a portion of the stormwater flow to bypass the channel and discharge directly into Clair Creek at the concrete box culvert that conveys Clair Creek under Keats Way. This bypass sewer will lessen the peak flows of stormwater in the tributary channel that has resulted in frequent rear yard flooding of adjacent properties.

If you have any questions our project team is happy to take them.

Keats Way Storm Sewer Bypass Installation (Keats/Karen Walk to Clair Creek) and Restoration of Tributary Channel to Clair Creek

In 2020 the City of Waterloo completed the Stormwater Management (SWM) Master Plan. As part of this process a tributary channel to Clair Creek beginning near Keats Way and Keats Walk and ending at Clair Creek near McDougall Road was identified as a priority area for erosion control and bank stabilization, especially with respect to failing gabion walls (wire mesh baskets filled with rocks). The rehabilitation and stabilization of the channel’s bank will reduce the risk of further erosion and bank failure that would result in flooding and damage to private property in this area.

In addition to the need for bank stabilization, the SWM Master Plan also identified a need for a new storm sewer along Keats Way that will allow a portion of the stormwater flow to bypass the channel and discharge directly into Clair Creek at the concrete box culvert that conveys Clair Creek under Keats Way. This bypass sewer will lessen the peak flows of stormwater in the tributary channel that has resulted in frequent rear yard flooding of adjacent properties.

If you have any questions our project team is happy to take them.

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    Will there be roadwork done on Karen Walk in Waterloo? I see markings on the road.

    Dawn Ward asked 5 months ago

    Yes, there are two upcoming construction projects on Karen Walk. The Keats Way Storm bypass and channel rehab project will include installing a short length of storm sewer in the intersection of Keats Way and Karen Walk. This construction will not extend significantly into Karen Walk, but it will block the intersection for vehicle traffic. We expect this to happen in August. 

    There is separate and unrelated construction planned on Karen Walk from Helene Crescent, south to roughly 66 Karen Walk. This construction is urgently needed to replace the sanitary sewer which is in poor condition. This work is also scheduled for August.

    Following the storm sewer installation and sanitary sewer replacement, we also plan on resurfacing the asphalt on all of Karen Walk.

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