West Side multi-use trail

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Welcome to the project page for the West Side multi-use trail, in the Clair Hills neighbourhood of the City of Waterloo.

The proposed West Side multi-use trail will be approximately 450 metres, connecting St. Moritz Avenue to the eastern boundary of Generation Park (formerly known as the West Side Employment Lands, near Costco) to the west. The trail provides a connection to the future neighbourhood bikeway on St. Moritz Avenue and Montpellier Drive as part of the City of Waterloo’s Transportation Master Plan Update, and a future community multi-use trail as part of the City’s West Side Employment Lands Urban Design Guidelines.

The City has retained AECOM to provide engineering services for the design of this project.

The objective of the asphalt trail is to provide a mid-block connection between the existing residential, institutional, and green space areas east of the Hydro One corridor to the developing commercial, residential and industrial areas part of Generation Park. The trail will form an extension of the existing multi-use trail network east of St. Moritz Avenue that extends to the north and east to Keats Way and Brandenburg Boulevard. The new trail will serve pedestrians, cyclists and other active modes by making a key connection in the City’s off-road trail network. The trail will connect to proposed multi-use trails along Copper Street and will connect to the future green walkway part of Generation Park east-west connection through the site. This will provide key connections across the Hydro One corridor to the existing communities to the east & west.

The trail alignment shown below is designed based on existing topography and accessibility.

If interested, please take the time to provide feedback in our Comments section. Feedback in our comment section will be open until March 3, 2023.

Details regarding this project will be added and updated in the News Feed section of this site as the project progresses.

Welcome to the project page for the West Side multi-use trail, in the Clair Hills neighbourhood of the City of Waterloo.

The proposed West Side multi-use trail will be approximately 450 metres, connecting St. Moritz Avenue to the eastern boundary of Generation Park (formerly known as the West Side Employment Lands, near Costco) to the west. The trail provides a connection to the future neighbourhood bikeway on St. Moritz Avenue and Montpellier Drive as part of the City of Waterloo’s Transportation Master Plan Update, and a future community multi-use trail as part of the City’s West Side Employment Lands Urban Design Guidelines.

The City has retained AECOM to provide engineering services for the design of this project.

The objective of the asphalt trail is to provide a mid-block connection between the existing residential, institutional, and green space areas east of the Hydro One corridor to the developing commercial, residential and industrial areas part of Generation Park. The trail will form an extension of the existing multi-use trail network east of St. Moritz Avenue that extends to the north and east to Keats Way and Brandenburg Boulevard. The new trail will serve pedestrians, cyclists and other active modes by making a key connection in the City’s off-road trail network. The trail will connect to proposed multi-use trails along Copper Street and will connect to the future green walkway part of Generation Park east-west connection through the site. This will provide key connections across the Hydro One corridor to the existing communities to the east & west.

The trail alignment shown below is designed based on existing topography and accessibility.

If interested, please take the time to provide feedback in our Comments section. Feedback in our comment section will be open until March 3, 2023.

Details regarding this project will be added and updated in the News Feed section of this site as the project progresses.

  • Project update August 20, 2024

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    Construction of the West Side multi-use trail is taking a little longer to complete than initially planned. It is now targeted to be completed over the next 2 weeks, weather permitting.

  • Road closure

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    St. Moritz Avenue will be closed for about 10 days, weather permitting, starting July 24. The closure is required to construct a raised Pedestrian Crossover (PXO) and associated works on St. Moritz Avenue. A detour will be in place via Lucerne Avenue, Keats Way; Brandenburg Boulevard and Bernay Drive. The east side sidewalk on St. Moritz Avenue will be remain open for pedestrian traffic during the construction. Please refer to our roads and sidewalk closures webpage for ongoing updates.

  • Project update July 3, 2024

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    The City of Waterloo has awarded the construction contract to KW Cornerstone Ltd. Construction is tentatively scheduled to start early July and is expected to take approximately five weeks to complete.

    During construction, two-way traffic is expected to be maintained for the majority of the time on St. Moritz Avenue, although some delays can be expected. Should a road closure be required, advance notice signs will be placed advising of the work with local access being maintained via a detour.

    In addition to the new trail, an improved crossing over St. Moritz will be constructed, including the addition of a Pedestrian Crossover (PXO) linking to the trail through St. Moritz Park.

    Residents should continue to put their garbage, green bins and blue bins out as usual for pick-up on their regularly scheduled collection day.

    We appreciate your on-going understanding and cooperation while this important enhancement to the City’s active transportation network takes place.

  • Project update May 8, 2024

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    Funding for construction has been approved by City Council, construction is targeted this summer. Further details will be added to this page - stay tuned.

  • Construction update August 2023

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    Due to cost of construction and available funding, construction for this project has been delayed and is now scheduled to begin in the summer of 2024, to be completed in fall of 2024.

    Prior to construction you may see City teams on site to stake out approximate property boundaries and prepare for the Contractor to begin work.

  • Notice of Project and virtual Public Information Centre

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    Please be advised that the City of Waterloo intend to construct a multi-use trail (MUT) along the Hydro One Corridor. The MUT will extend approximately 450m between St. Moritz Avenue in the east, and the west boundary of Generation Park, formerly known as the West Side Employment Lands (WSEL) to the west. The map below illustrates the extents of the proposed works.

    The intent of the project is to provide a mid-block connection between the existing residential, institutional, and green space areas east of the Hydro One corridor to the developing commercial, residential and industrial areas in Generation Park.

    The City has retained AECOM to provide engineering services for the design of this project. The construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in the summer of 2023.

    The proposed design drawings along with additional information related to the project will be available online for review and comment beginning on January 30, 2022. The drawings and information can be accessed on this site. Information available on the site includes:

    • Background information on the project
    • A project schedule
    • A section for providing comments

    The public will be able to provide feedback on the proposed design until February 17, 2023. This feedback will be taken into consideration by the Project Team prior to finalizing the construction drawings.

    The City understands that not all interested residents may have access to the Engage Waterloo website; accommodations for reviewing the design alternatives and associated information can be arranged by contacting the undersigned.

    Sincerely,

    Fariha Mannan P.Eng.
    City of Waterloo
    Senior Project Engineer
    Active and Autonomous Transportation
    Waterloo Service Centre – 265 Lexington Court
    Waterloo, ON N2J 4A8
    Phone: 519-886-2310
    Email: fariha.mannan@waterloo.ca


    Steve Buckley, P.Eng,
    AECOM
    Consultant Project Engineer
    Civil Engineering
    50 Sportsworld Crossing Rd, Suite 290
    Kitchener, Ontario, N2P 0A4
    Phone: 519-650-5313
    Email: steve.buckley@aecom.com

Page last updated: 20 Aug 2024, 03:19 PM