Huntsville’s Diggin’ Downtown: Stage 1 Construction Underway

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(Huntsville, ON) Huntsville’s Diggin’ Downtown construction transformation is officially underway. Stage 1 road closures are in effect: Main Street is fully closed from the Bridge to West Street and River Street remains fully closed from High Street to Main Street.

What’s Happening Now: March 15 – March 26, 2021

This week and next, crews are removing asphalt, curbs, poles and traffic lights to access underground infrastructure so we can start Diggin’ Downtown and expose the aging pipes that need to be replaced. Crews are also actively working on Bridge improvements and making repairs to the deck surface. River Street remains fully closed and machinery will soon be onsite to begin accessing underground sewer pipes. 

Parking / Business and Pedestrian Access Open

Parking remains available at the River Mill and High Street public parking lots as well as at the RBC parking lot and throughout side streets in downtown Huntsville. Residents are encouraged to plan their downtown trip in advance and discover parking available closest to their favourite shop, service or restaurant by using the interactive parking map on Huntsville.ca. Pedestrian access remains open across the bridge and throughout downtown. Businesses remain open and access will remain available throughout all construction stages.  

Intersection Timing

The District and Town are currently reviewing traffic congestion due to detours routes.  Keeping traffic moving is vitally important. Since Stage 1 closures began, the District has been monitoring the increased traffic caused by the detour and tracking this data.  We are actively monitoring the Centre Street and West Road intersection and Centre Street and Main Street intersection in peak travel times and will be making signal adjustments and upgrades as needed.

We are upgrading the traffic signals at the Centre Street and West Road intersection. To make sure we can install the new signals safely, crossing guards, flaggers, and/or OPP officers may be seen onsite directing traffic as these upgrades are made. Keeping our community safe during construction is our number one priority - we understand increased traffic is expected, however, we are working to minimize disruptions as much as possible and adjust traffic signal timing to support this.

Learn More

The Town of Huntsville in coordination with partners have created the website page Huntsville.ca/diggindowntown to be the community’s source for construction news, timelines, detour information, maps and resources to assist residents, businesses and organizations for the duration of the project.   

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