News release - City of Barrie
As part of the City of Barrie’s Duckworth Street improvement project, a section of Duckworth Street will be fully closed from April 24 until fall 2024.
Duckworth Street will be closed between Howard Crescent and Melrose Avenue for construction of new watermain, sewers, and roadworks.
This section of Duckworth Street will be closed to all traffic, but access for local residents and emergency services will be maintained. The detour route is Bell Farm Road, St. Vincent Street, Codrington Street, and Johnson Street. Barrie Transit route 6 will be on detour beginning April 24 until Duckworth Street reopens. Visit MyRideBarrie.ca/news for transit detour details.
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This closure is one of the final steps in this major road reconstruction project. The estimated completion date for the entire project is spring 2025.
This project will reconstruct Duckworth Street from Bell Farm Road to St. Vincent Street, and also includes a new watermain installation on Grove Street. The work also includes sewer replacements and right-of-way improvements including new sidewalks, new pavement, intersection upgrades, and road widening for bicycle lanes. The Grove Street work includes a new watermain, pavement, and bicycle lanes.
Learn more about this and other municipal road construction projects at barrie.ca/roadwork.
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