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A plan to revamp Woodstock’s downtown strip is set to get underway 2 1/2 years after city council approved the project.
City officials announced on Wednesday Phase 1 of Woodstock’s downtown streetscape – a project intended to revitalize the city’s downtown – is launching on March 24.
The announcement comes after council adopted the plan in October 2022 following months of consultation and a public survey that yielded more than 1,000 responses.
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“This project has been a long time coming and we’re excited to finally be getting underway,” downtown development officer Kerry Baird said in a news release.
The aims of the project include strengthening existing historical characteristics, updating accessible street finishes and providing safer crossings, the city says on its website.
The project also will address maintenance and accessibility concerns by replacing asphalt, concrete, paving stones and lighting with textured asphalt sidewalks, rolled curbs, new lighting and street furniture, the release states.
Although the streetscape project plans to overhaul the city’s downtown stretch from Vansittart to Beale and Bay streets, Phase 1 construction will take place on Dundas Street between Wellington and Riddell streets, the city’s website says.
“We know construction is never easy, but we are confident the improvements will create a more flexible, comfortable downtown for everyone,” Baird said.
Construction in phases will “showcase” the completed project and allow testing to facilitate potential improvements at later phases, the city says. The phase structure also allows for work to be completed in a single construction season.
Phase 1 is expected to take about 13 weeks to complete.
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