Be aware motorists, work is to resume on the Queen’s Line and Merlin Road intersection.
According to a municipal media release, Huron Construction was tentatively scheduled to mobilize equipment and install traffic control signage and detour route information beginning March 17.
The project will see the construction of a single lane roundabout, as well as the rehabilitation of the Queen’s Line Bridge west of the intersection over Government Drain No. 1.
The improvements will be carried out in three stages, the release said, with the first phase involving construction work in the westbound lane of Queen’s Line.
The road will remain open to traffic but lanes will be shifted south, however, it may at times go down to one lane.
A full closure of Merlin Road between Queen’s Line and McDougall Line is also required beginning March 24. Merlin Road south of Queen’s Line will stay open for the duration of this stage, which is expected to last six weeks.
Phase 2 will begin later this spring. It involves construction work in the eastbound lane of Queen’s Line, with traffic shifted to the north.
Expected to take five weeks, Queen’s Line will be reduced to a single land of traffic. Portable traffic signals will be installed to guide traffic.
This part of the project also requires a full closure of Merlin Road between Gleeson Line and McDougall Line.
The third phase involves construction of the middle section of the roundabout at the realigned intersection. Lane shifts will be involved and a short full closure of Queen’s Line will be required to complete the roundabout later this spring.
