Kitchener road closure will affect drivers for months
Drivers are being warned to prepare for a significant road closure in Kitchener.
Ottawa Street South will be off limits to all traffic, between Westmount Road and Pinedale Drive, starting on Monday.
A detour has been set up along Fischer-Hallman Road and Westmount Road, however Westmount Road has also been reduced to one lane in either direction.
Ottawa Street project
The first phase of the Ottawa Street construction project began in 2024. It included the addition of multi-use paths and upgraded underground infrastructure between Fischer-Hallman Road and Pinedale Drive. The Region of Waterloo, the municipality responsible for the project, also wanted to reconfigure the right-turn lane from Fischer-Hallman to Ottawa so all drivers must now yield to oncoming traffic before merging.
The closure of Ottawa Street South marks the second phase of the project. The work will include the construction a new roundabout at the Ottawa Street and Westmount Road intersection, continuing the new multi-use path, replacing the Shoemaker Creek culvert and watermain, and upgrading storm sewers.
This phase should be completed by November 2025, meaning asphalt paving could happen sometime in 2026.
The Region of Waterloo has committed $10.2 million dollars to the project.
Bus detours
Transit users will also be impacted by the latest closure. For the next few months, Grand River Transit will take detours around the area.
The following bus stops will also be closed:
Route 3 to Sunrise Centre Station:
Ottawa / Path to Chandler
Ottawa / Westmount
Ottawa / Howe
Ottawa / Williamsburg
Ottawa / Fischer-Hallman
Ottawa / International
Route 3 to Frederick Station:
Ottawa / Williamsburg
Ottawa / Pinedale
Ottawa / Westmount
Route 205 to Sunrise Centre Station:
Strasburg / Ottawa
Ottawa / Westmount
Westmount past Ottawa
Block Line / Westmount
Ottawa / Fischer-Hallman
Route 205 to Ottawa and Lackner:
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