Road construction wrapping up in the Region of Waterloo

The window for road work is rapidly closing. CTV’s Colton Wiens finds out where Waterloo Region’s projects stand as winter approaches.

Another road construction season is nearing its end and several projects around the Region of Waterloo are either close to finishing or wrapping up for the winter.

“A lot of our standards and specifications focus on ideal temperatures,” explained Brent Garcia, the manager of engineering construction with the City of Kitchener. “A lot of these, like asphalt and concrete, are within an ideal temperature time frame. We are getting to that point where it is getting more challenging for the workforce to complete these within specification.”

In Kitchener, the bulk of the reconstruction on Frederick Street is expected to wrap up by the end of November.

“Frederick and Victoria [Street], there may be some items that we have to come back to complete in the spring,” said Garcia. “That project is progressing well. They’ve done a lot of work. I want to commend our contractors and consultants and our project team internally. They’ve done a lot of work to progress and advance that project.”

As for the Victoria Street improvement plan, crews with the Region of Waterloo are currently working on the east side of Westmount Road and Fischer-Hallman Road intersection. That closure is expected to last until the end of November. Construction will be paused in early December and start again in the spring.

The region is also making improvements to Maple Grove Road, between Hespeler Road and Vondrau Drive, in Cambridge. Phase one of the work began in June, and the road is expected to reopen sometime over the winter.

Cambridge said the reconstruction on Bruce Street and Spruce Street, up to Main Street, has now wrapped up. Work on Cooper Street will be paused for the winter and restart in the spring, while construction is ongoing on Black Bridge Road.

“This one started later in the year and will continue through the winter,” Leah Walter, the city’s director of engineering, said. “Then the road reconstruction portion of that project will also start in 2026.”

Crews will also be tasked with building the bridge along Black Bridge Road through the winter.

“If you do carry on through the winter, it’s usually extra costs or different kind of measures that you have to take with certain activities that you’re doing. But there’s definitely things that you can do through the winter,” Walter explained.

In Waterloo, reconstruction on Beaver Creek Road and Conservation Drive is ahead of schedule. The city said it wants to complete all the work by the end of 2026, and the plan is to continue work through the winter. As a result, the intersection will be fully closed until March.

There are several other projects happening across the region. Details and updates will be shared online at:

• EngageWR
• Region of Waterloo
• City of Kitchener
• City of Cambridge
• City of Waterloo
• Wilmot Township
• North Dumfries
• Wellesley Township
• Woolwich Township