Construction Update - May 6, 2026
  • Phase Two of the St. David Street Reconstruction Project, spanning from Garafraxa Street to Edinburgh Avenue was not able to be completed fully before the winter season in 2025. As of May 5, 2026, the contractor has begun construction to complete all the contractual project elements while addressing all deficient items. It is anticipated that the project will still be completed by July 17, 2026, the original completion date.
  • For this portion of the project, St. David Street N. will remain open to through traffic with lane restrictions throughout construction. Pending MTO approval, the contractor may request a full road closure to complete portions of the work. Should this approach change, advance notice will be provided.
  • Identified as a high-priority project through the Township of Centre Wellington’s Asset Management Plan, the St. David Street North reconstruction addresses ageing infrastructure that had reached, or was nearing, the end of its service life.
    • Replacement of municipal underground infrastructure, including watermain and sanitary sewer
    • Modifications to the storm sewer system
    • Full road and sidewalk replacement
    • Traffic calming measures
    • Signalized intersection upgrades
    • A new pedestrian crossing at St. George Street
    • Utility relocations

    Over the coming months, the following work will be completed, including:
    • Installation of separated cycling facilities
    • Completion of the sidewalk
    • Boulevard grading and landscaping
    • Surface asphalt (Phases 1 and 2) complete with lane painting
    • Address all project deficiencies

“Creating a vibrant, safe, and accessible corridor in Centre Wellington”

Finalized drawings issued for a construction tender request and detour plans have been added to the document section on the right-hand side of this page.

The Township of Centre Wellington had been selected for funding through the Ministry of Transportation’s 2023-24 Connecting Links Program, with a contribution of $2,849,176 toward the reconstruction of St. David Street North from St. Andrew Street to Edinburgh Avenue in Fergus.

Through the Township of Centre Wellington's 2022 Asset Management Plan, the St. David Street North reconstruction project was identified as a priority project, which is needed to replace ageing infrastructure that is at or near the end of its service life.

The project is a full reconstruction of St. David Street North, from St. Andrew Street to Edinburgh Avenue, and involves the replacement of municipal underground infrastructure, including the watermain and sanitary sewer, as well as modifications to the storm sewer. In addition, the project includes full road and sidewalk replacement, incorporation of traffic calming measures, signalized intersection upgrades, new controlled pedestrian crossing at St. George Street, third-party utility relocation, and the incorporation of active transportation facilities.

The project is being completed in two (2) phases:

  • Phase 1: St. Andrew Street to just north of the Garafraxa Street intersection (Construction 2024)
    • Enbridge is scheduled to complete gas mainline upgrades in February to April 2024.
  • Phase 2: Just north of the Garafraxa Street intersection to Edinburgh Avenue (Construction 2025)
  • In 2026, the contractor will install surface asphalt, pavement markings, and address all deficient works.

Design Considerations

Important items that were considered as part of this project include:

  • Ensuring that the street is designed, constructed, operated, and maintained for all users and all modes of travel, in accordance with the Township’s Transportation Master Plan.
  • Ensuring that the roadway meets or exceeds all applicable safety and design standards.
  • Identifying opportunities to encourage walking and cycling, in accordance with the Township’s Council Strategic Plan 2019-2022.
  • Exploring traffic calming opportunities to encourage drivers to reduce their rate of speed.
  • Supporting downtown Fergus businesses by ensuring that patrons can access establishments by vehicle, foot, and bike.
  • Including benches, decorative streetlights, and new trees that add to the visual appeal of the streetscape.

PROJECT LOCATION

Opportunities/ Constraints:

  • Improves walking and cycling.
  • Separated cycling lanes are justified given average daily traffic volumes and mix of heavy vehicle traffic (per Provincial Standards).
  • Opportunity to add benches, decorative streetlights, and new trees.
  • Reduction in vehicle lane width could result in positive changes to driver behaviour (ex. reduced average travel speeds).
  • Reduction in frequently used on-street parking spaces (from 14 spaces to 4).

View the survey responses from the St. David Street Reconstruction Option survey that was available for comment from March 3-30, 2021.


We Want to Hear from You!

If you have any questions or comments regarding the project, please contact one of the Project Team members:

Trevor Brown (Manager of Engineering and Public Works, Township of Centre Wellington)
519-846-9691 ext. 302
tbrown@centrewellington.ca

David Donaldson, P.Eng. (Consultant Project Manager, Triton Engineering Services Limited)
519-843-3920 ext. 232
ddonaldson@tritoneng.on.ca