Laclie Street Reconstruction

Phase 2 Construction Updates

Phase 1 Construction Updates

Alternative solutions were presented at the April/May 2021 online Public Information Centre (PIC) #1. The Consultant and City staff reviewed the comments received at PIC #1 and arrived at the following recommendation for City Council's consideration:

That the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for Laclie Street proceed based on reconstructing it to a two lane standard with bus laybys but without bike lanes between Neywash Street and North Street East and to a two or three lane standard with bike lanes but without bus laybys from North Street East to a point between North Street East and St. Jean Street as determined through the next phase of the MCEA process and to a three lane standard with bike lanes but without bus laybys between that point and Murray Street.

On November 8, 2021, City Council adopted the above recommendation.  The Consultant then developed design options for implementing Council's direction as part of Phase 3 of the MCEA process.

A second online PIC was held from August 25, 2022 to September 26, 2022 to obtain public comments on the design options. The Consultant and City staff reviewed the comments received at PIC #2 and arrived at the following recommendation for Council's consideration:

THAT the Environmental Study Report for the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for the Laclie Street Reconstruction project be published based on:

• Constructing/reconstructing City transit bus laybys on Laclie Street between Neywash Street and North Street East only where there is an existing City transit bus stop location.
• Leaving the angle at which St. Jean Street meets Laclie Street unchanged.
• Implementing the following for the section of Laclie Street between North Street East and St. Jean Street.
  • A left turn lane for southbound vehicles on Laclie Street approaching North Street East
  • One through lane in each direction 
  • Bike lanes for each direction
• Implementing Low Impact Development measures on the west side of Laclie Street along the golf course frontage.

On December 7, 2022, City Council adopted the above recommendation. The Environmental Study Report is a document that outlines the process that was followed to arrive at the recommendation. 

The Environmental Study Report was made available for public comments until February 27, 2023.

The tender for the reconstruction of Phase 1 between Neywash Street and Borland Street East has been awarded to Arnott Construction Limited. 

Comments on the following Environmental Study Report were accepted until February 27, 2023.

• Environmental Study Report
• Preliminary Design Plan
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C

 R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited, Drew Davidge, 705-797-4358, drew.davidge@rjburnside.com

City of Orillia, Stan Martinello, 705-325-2215, smartinello@orillia.ca

Contractor / Construction Contact

Arnott Construction Limited, Sara Shaw, 705-627-7779, laclie@arnottgroup.com
City of Orillia, Jeff Hunter, 705-418-3231, jhunter@orillia.ca