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City of London Veterans Memorial Parkway Extension Huron Street to Clarke Road City of London

AGENDA 1) Project History 2) Roadway and Streetscape 3) Construction Staging 4) Schedule 5) Questions

Project History 1996 EA completed to extend Airport Road from Oxford Property • • Street to Clarke Road negotiations between land owners and City 2008 EA completed to widen and grade separate Veterans • of London for Memorial Parkway (VMP) from Highway 401 to Clarke extension of VMP Road to Clarke Road Stantec retained • by City (Jan 2016) to undertake preliminary and detail design, and tendering to extend VMP between Huron Street and Clarke Road

Project History The previous 2008 EA alignment was refined • during the project’s preliminary design phase to better match to the existing Clarke Road Previous Alignment alignment Clarke Road Widening Environmental • Assessment completed in 2019 to confirm future VMP alignment VMP aligned to match into future Clarke Road widening to four lanes. Refined Alignment

Roadway – VMP Extension

Roadway – VMP / Clarke / FCA

Roadway – VMP / Huron

Roadway - Cross Section Future additional lanes are being Two lane rural cross section for VMP • • considered now to minimize future similar to VMP south of Huron Street throwaway costs Right-of-way incorporates ultimate • Permits ditches instead of a storm sewer 100 m width (where property permits) • system to contribute to storm runoff to protect corridor quantity and quality control

Streetscape Concept Goal:  To create an extension of Veterans Memorial Parkway that carries on the original intent of the parkway, to honour Canadian Veterans, as well as to provide native habitat where possible. Objectives:  Create a wave of red fall coloured trees to signify remembrance.  Use native trees where possible to integrate with Fanshawe Conservation Area and support native species.  Implement native grasses and wildflowers where possible to create pollinator habitat.  Accentuate intersections with flowering trees. Legend: Deciduous Trees Deciduous Trees with Red Fall Colour Flowering Deciduous Trees Coniferous Trees Existing Trees To Remain Seed Restoration

Construction Stage 1 Anticipated Spring/ Summer 2020 Construction  Construct new VMP Corridor Between Huron Street and Clarke Road  Construct new drainage channel and new stormwater management pond Traffic  Existing conditions, all lanes are open on Clarke Road and Huron Street  Access maintained at all entrances along Huron Street and Clarke Road including Fanshawe Conservation Area Entrance

Construction Stage 2 Anticipated Summer 2020 Construction  Reconstruct Huron Street and existing VMP  Temporary widening on Clarke Road in preparation for Stage 3 Traffic  VMP will be closed from Oxford Street to Huron Street with traffic detours for 6 weeks  Huron Street at VMP to be reduced to one lane, alternating traffic on granular surface

Detour Route – Stage 2 Anticipated Summer 2020  Ve te rans Me mo rial Parkway will be c lo se d fro m Oxfo rd Stre e t to Huro n Stre e t fo r 6 we e ks.  A te mpo rary ro ad c lo sure to thro ugh traffic is re quire d during c o nstruc tio n due to the grade raise re quire d o n Huro n Stre e t.  T he te mpo rary ro ad c lo sure will also sho rte n the o ve rall duratio n o f c o nstruc tio n.  Ac c e ss fo r re side nts and e me rge nc y se rvic e s will be maintaine d during c o nstruc tio n.  Advanc e signage and variable me ssage signs will be use d to ale rt the public .

Construction Stage 3 Anticipated Summer/ Fall 2020 Construction  Construct north tie-in of VMP to Clarke Road Traffic  Huron Street will be open  VMP will be open from Fanshawe Conservation Area Entrance south  Clarke Road will be open north and south with traffic shifted at Fanshawe conservation Area Entrance  Access to Fanshawe Conservation Area via Clarke Road to Huron Street to New VMP Extension  Single lane flagging on Fanshawe Conservation Area Entrance as required to tie in new entrance

Construction Stage 3 – FCA Entrance Anticipated Summer/ Fall 2020

Construction Stage 4 Anticipated Fall 2020 Construction  Construct tie-in of Clarke Road/ VMP intersection with existing Clarke Road  Removal of Old Clarke Road/ Fanshawe Conservation Area Entrance Traffic  Clarke Road traffic detoured along new VMP extension to Huron Street

Detour Route – Stage 4 Anticipated Fall 2020  Huro n Stre e t and VMP will be o pe n  Clarke Ro ad no rth o f T e d E arly Park will be c lo se d  T e d E arle y Park and Bulk Wate r Statio n ac c e ss will be maintaine d  Ac c e ss fo r re side nts and e me rge nc y se rvic e s will be maintaine d during c o nstruc tio n.  Advanc e signage and variable me ssage signs will be use d to ale rt the public .

Schedule MILESTONE TIMEFRAME PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE OCTOBER 16, 2019 PUBLIC INPUT OCTOBER 30, 2019 FINALIZE DESIGN NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 TENDER ADVERTISING JANUARY 2020 TENDER AWARD / CONSTRUCTION START APRIL 2020

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