West Side multi-use trail

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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,