Cambridge King Street Reconstruction

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This project supports the Region of Waterloo's strategic focus area(s): Icons representing the Region's strategic focus areas Thriving economy and Sustainable transportation.

The Region will be reconstructing King Street from Dover Street to Bishop Street in the City of Cambridge. This project will be divided into stages to minimize disruption to the public and businesses. Progress and major milestones will be posted on this project page. For maps showing where parking is available throughout construction, refer to the pictures page. One lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained throughout construction.

This project supports the Region of Waterloo's strategic focus area(s): Icons representing the Region's strategic focus areas Thriving economy and Sustainable transportation.

The Region will be reconstructing King Street from Dover Street to Bishop Street in the City of Cambridge. This project will be divided into stages to minimize disruption to the public and businesses. Progress and major milestones will be posted on this project page. For maps showing where parking is available throughout construction, refer to the pictures page. One lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained throughout construction.

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    When will reconstruction resume?

    Gboykovekin asked about 3 years ago

    Update will be posted to the Engage website prior to construction starting. We expect this will be in the next couple of weeks. Thank you.

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    Will you be redoing the boulevards in stage 3 with concrete/tile like the stage 1 has? We would prefer that so we don’t have to maintain the grass and it looks great!

    JA asked over 3 years ago

    The landscaping in Stage 3 will be somewhat different than Stages 1 and 2. Stage 3 will incorporate grass (sod) where boulevards are wider than 1m (3 ft). Other areas where the boulevard is narrower than 1m will have sidewalk concrete. Upon completion, there will be some additional amenities including upgraded transit stops, buffered on-road bike lanes and street trees. For more details, please review the landscape drawings here: https://icreate7.esolutionsgroup.ca/11111028_RegionofWaterloo/en/living-here/resources/Documents/Future-Construction/DC_05384_LandscapeDrawings.pdf

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    Why are soil samples being taken at the site of the former Kress hotel and in front of Kressview Springs high rise?

    timau1@hotmail.com asked over 3 years ago

    Although this is not related to the King Street (Dover to Bishop) project, we can advise that the Region's contractor on that project (Steed and Evans) is raising the manhole lids and catch basins in preparation to place the final layer of asphalt in that area. Paving will occur within the next month. If you have further questions about that project, please reach out to Mike Halloran at MHalloran@regionofwaterloo.ca

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    Who do I call about a manhole cover? Everytime a vehicle goes over it there is a loud noise. It's in front of a senior's apartment building at 824 King St. and driving everyone nuts. Thank you.

    H asked over 3 years ago

    We will have our contractor investigate and correct the issue. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

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    Which tree species will be planted in stages 1 and 2?

    Gboykovekin asked almost 4 years ago

    The trees to be planted in Stages 1 and 2 will include:

    • Autumn Blaze Maple
    • Flame Amur Maple
    • Redpointe Red Maple
    • Ginko
    • Allegheny Serviceberry
    • Homestead Elm


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    Are the GRT buses going to be rerouted again? Regards, Inez Kochius

    Inez asked about 4 years ago

    GRT will try to stay on regular routing as much as possible. When a detour is necessary, Queenston Rd will be used in the Southbound direction and Duke St will be used in the Northbound direction.

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    when asphalt pavement would be completed please

    Shafqat Aziz asked over 4 years ago

    Asphalt paving is scheduled to start later this week. It should be complete by early next week.

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    When Year 1 construction shuts down in November, will King Street be left with traffic only on one side of the street throughout the winter?

    K asked over 4 years ago

    When Year 1 construction shuts down in November, traffic will be returned to the centre of King Street and on-street parking will be available on both sides of King Street through the winter months.

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    Hello! Just wondering if there is an approximate date on when there will be parking in front of the library again? Thanks!

    S asked almost 5 years ago

    On-street parking in front of the library is expected to return in mid to late fall of this year. 

    Once construction is complete on the library side of the road, we will put both lanes of traffic on that side while we work on the opposite side of the road. During these two stages of the work, parking cannot be provided on-street. After these two stages are finished, some additional work will need to be completed while traffic is back in the middle of the road so there may be some additional disruptions to parking at that time.

    Crews are making good progress and it is possible that on-street parking in front of the library may return sooner than expected but there is still a lot of work to be finished so we cannot commit to a firm date.

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    Will left turns from Eagle S. to King St. be stopped during construction? I believe a lot of individuals will try to use Hamilton, Queenston or Moore as quick routes. This will put seniors and children at risk.

    J asked about 5 years ago

    Left turns from Eagle Street South to King Street East will continue throughout construction. 

    We are aware of the concerns about King Street traffic using the local side streets and the associated speeding and safety concerns.

    City of Cambridge staff are preparing a report for the April 9th Planning & Development Committee meeting regarding traffic calming recommendations for the City streets surrounding King Street. Region staff will be working with City staff to implement their plan where required on an as-needed basis.

Page last updated: 25 Nov 2021, 03:20 PM