Chemainus Road Corridor Upgrade OPEN HOUSE PRESENTATION August 13, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Chemainus Road Corridor Upgrade OPEN HOUSE PRESENTATION August 13, 2019

2 Introduce Municipal Staff David Conway – Director of Engineering Don Stewart - Director of Parks and Recreation Barbara Thomas – Manager of Engineering John DeHoop – Senior Engineering Technician Morgan McLeod – Development Planner Kara Labelle – Student Environmental Engineer

3 Agenda 5:00 pm – Refreshments 5:30 pm – Presentation 6:00 pm – Question and Answers

4 Purpose To inform and consult with the residents, businesses and community representatives that are adjacent to Chemainus Road Corridor between Henry Road and Victoria Street regarding the installation of infrastructure and road upgrades to Chemainus Rd and the River Rd and Chemainus Rd roundabout.

5 Chemainus Town Centre Revitalization Plan 5 Key Project Areas One of these areas was 1 Streets and Lanes Under this area, Chemainus Rd 2 identified as key road to improve Implementation Plan (part 4) for 3 Chemainus Rd improvement called for: Sewer, water and drainage replacement • Lane width limited to prioritize pedestrians • and bicycles Street trees for traffic calming • River Road and Victoria St roundabout • Road improvement project for gateway • corridor into Chemainus

6 Location • Corridor Upgrade along Chemainus Road between Henry Rd. and Victoria St. • Chemainus Road is the transportation spine for pedestrian and cyclists Planned roundabout • The roundabout at River Rd. and Chemainus Rd. is under design. • The intersection of Victoria St. and Chemainus Rd. is under study. Existing Roundabout

7 Deliverables Revitalization Plan Sawmill ill Not to scale Corridor Upgrade Sawmill mill

8 Works Involved-North portion Victoria St to River Rd Segment

9 Works Involved – South portion River Rd to Henry Rd Segment

10 Street Furniture Decorative street lighting • Benches • Garbage receptacles • Wayfinding signage • Paver stones • Grass and trees boulevard • areas on the east side Trees planted in the bump • outs on west side. Irrigated Landscaping & • Gardens Tree lighting •

11 Art Ideas Consideration is being given to art projects: • Kiosk wrap – Photo contest • Footprints • Open to ideas until Dec 31 2019

12 Construction Timing We are here

13 Traffic and Pedestrian Management during Construction • Single lane alternating traffic • Expect delays • Flaggers on site to direct traffic and pedestrians

14 Traffic and Pedestrian Management during Construction • Possible pedestrian detour route via CVRD Trail next to the railway • Local traffic will have access to residential and business driveways at all times. • Contractor will provide Traffic Management Plan

15 Project Updates Next phase: Mid-September 2019 – Tender awarded for underground works • Project webpage: www.northcowichan.ca/chemainusroad • Contact: Morgan McLeod, Development Planner morgan.mcleod@northcowichan.ca (250) 746-3190 David Conway, Project Manager david.conway@northcowichan.ca (250) 746-3136

16 Thank you for attending

17 Questions and Answer Session