Construction Update October 23 – Closure of Keats Way and Karen/Keats Walk

Starting on Monday October 30th, the construction work will close the intersection of Keats Way and Karen/Keats Walk to all but local vehicle traffic for the remainder of the project. Simultaneous with this closure, the Region of Waterloo is closing Erb Street West from Amos to University for one week.

During this time, residents of Keats Walk should still have access in and out of the cul-de-sac via Keats Way to the west, however there will be frequent construction traffic in the area and materials stored along the roadway, so please do not hesitate to ask one of the workers on-site about access if you’re unsure. Residents of Keats Way Place will have access to the east towards McDougall.

The current schedule has the intersection of Keats Way and McDougall being paved with asphalt on Saturday October 28th. Residents of McDougall between Erb and Keats Way will be able to access their street from Keats Way via the repaved intersection of Keats Way and McDougall. If the intersection is not able to be paved due to weather, it will be re-opened on gravel.

The sidewalk on the north side of Keats Way, immediately east of Keats Walk, will be closed. Additionally, the roadway crossing of Karen Walk at Keats Way will be blocked. The crossing guard will be relocated to Keats Way and McDougall for the remainder of the project. For children walking to Keats Way Public School, please try to adhere to the following:

  1. For students approaching from the west, cross to the south side of Keats Way at Amos Avenue using the crossing guard there. At Karen Walk, use the west side sidewalk to walk south, then cross Karen Walk once past the construction zone.
  2. For students approaching from the east, or who live on Keats Way Place, use the relocated crossing guard at McDougall to cross to the south side of Keats Way.

Due to the closure of Erb Street West from Amos to University during the week of the 30th, the current detour along Fischer-Hallman-Erb-University will be altered such that motorists will stay on Fischer-Hallman or University Avenue until they intersect.

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