Poplar Crescent
Poplar Crescent is getting a makeover!
The Poplar Crescent community was constructed in the early 1970’s, making it over 50 years old. The time has come for the infrastructure to be replaced. This includes the sewers, road, sidewalks and curbs. Replacing infrastructure in an active community is always a challenge- but one that Town of Aurora’s Contract Administrators and Municipal Engineers tackle on an annual basis, all over Aurora. Our team is excited to take on this challenge that we’ve been planning for the past 5 years.
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Poplar Crescent is getting a makeover!
The Poplar Crescent community was constructed in the early 1970’s, making it over 50 years old. The time has come for the infrastructure to be replaced. This includes the sewers, road, sidewalks and curbs. Replacing infrastructure in an active community is always a challenge- but one that Town of Aurora’s Contract Administrators and Municipal Engineers tackle on an annual basis, all over Aurora. Our team is excited to take on this challenge that we’ve been planning for the past 5 years.
ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITY
Please ask our team questions, provide us with comments, and keep up with the news!
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Project Update December 5th
Share Project Update December 5th on Facebook Share Project Update December 5th on Twitter Share Project Update December 5th on Linkedin Email Project Update December 5th linkThe contractor has confirmed that paving is scheduled for December 16th. The paving can be completed in one day. A separate crew from the same company will be paving driveways at the same time. The driveway paving will take longer than 1 day. I do not know if driveway paving is going to start before or after the road is paved at this time.
The watermain, storm and sanitary sewers have all be completed. Today we have started to connect the final pieces of the new watermain system to the existing watermains. For example, the watermains that lead into the cul-de-sacs were not replaced because they are privately owned. Today we have started to connect those lines to the new system that has been installed.
Road building has begun and is progressing very well. The North/South leg of Poplar has all of the curb and sidewalk finished and now the final layer of gravel is being placed. The East/West leg of Poplar will follow right behind the North/South section. In the East/West leg of Poplar all of the sidewalk will be poured by tomorrow (Friday) and on Monday the curb pouring will begin. The curb pouring should only take 1 days because it's done with a machine.
Once the curb is complete the final layer of gravel will be placed by the end of next week so that everything is ready for paving on Monday December 16th.
We really appreciate everyone's cooperation while we work very hard to rebuild the community as fast as possible.
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Project Update October 25th 2024
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The full closure of Henderson Drive has begun and the sewers that were installed under Poplar Crescent are now being connected to the sewers under Henderson Drive. We anticipate that the last day of the closure will be November 1st.
The homes on the north/south leg of Poplar Crescent have all been fully connected to the new sewers. Congestion will reduce significantly in the highlighted area. We really appreciate everyone's cooperation and patience.
The work to fully connect the homes on the east/west leg will commence next week. Houses 76 to 70 are all connected to 1 large water service, 1 large sanitary service and 1 large storm water service. Replacing these services is much faster than replacing multiple services for each home.
On Monday, October 28th work will begin at intersection #5. All of the homes in the cul-de-sac connect to a single storm, sanitary and water service. Again, a single connection makes things much faster. However there will be a lot of congestion at the intersection of the cul-de-sac and Poplar Crescent. Those who live in houses 2 - 32 are being asked to please park in the LCBO plaza if possible. Access to the cul-de-sac will not be fully blocked but there will be congestion.
Once this work is done the crew will move to install the same services at the next cul-de-sac which is intersection #4 on the map.
By the first week of November the only underground work that will remain is the new watermain on the east/west leg. This work is expected to take about 1 week to finish.
Once this work is done new street lights will be installed and then the road building will begin. By mid December we anticipate that all of the new sidewalk and curbs will be installed and the base asphalt will be paved.
We will come back in 2025 to fix any areas that settle in the road and then we will pave the final top course of asphalt.
We appreciate everyone's patience. Your cooperation has allowed the contractor to work as quickly as possible. We apologize for all of the water shutoffs that have occurred without notice. The watermain is very old and brittle and it has been bursting in random locations.
I am very confident that everyone will be pleased when they come home everyday to a brand new neighborhood with new grass, sidewalks and asphalt.
I hope everyone has a nice weekend.
Thank you
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Full Closure Notice - Henderson Drive and Poplar Crescent
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September 12th Update
Share September 12th Update on Facebook Share September 12th Update on Twitter Share September 12th Update on Linkedin Email September 12th Update linkThe mainline sewers have been installed on the North/South leg of the Poplar Crescent. This is a milestone for the project. The remaining work on this section includes connecting the homes to the new sewers and installing the watermain. Once these 2 tasks are complete the road will be paved after new curbs and sidewalks are installed.
Work has begun on the East/West leg of Poplar Crescent. We started at the top of the Crescent where we started the first section and now we are working East towards the plaza. We are currently installing the main sewers in the road. Once the main sewers are complete the watermain will be installed, then sidewalk and curb and then paving.
We are aiming to complete the project before the end of the year.
The Town and Trisan Construction and very grateful for everyone's patience and cooperation.
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August 12th Update
Share August 12th Update on Facebook Share August 12th Update on Twitter Share August 12th Update on Linkedin Email August 12th Update linkThe contractor is progressing towards Henderson Drive. We are anticipating that they will reach Henderson by the end of this week (August 16th)
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Drone Footage July 23rd
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Temporary Parking lot for YNCC #2 Residents
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This area will be restored before the end of the project.
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Progress! Working Through Workzone 3
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There will be driveway interruptions as we move south. Please contact Steven if you have any questions.
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Installing the Oil and Grit separator
Share Installing the Oil and Grit separator on Facebook Share Installing the Oil and Grit separator on Twitter Share Installing the Oil and Grit separator on Linkedin Email Installing the Oil and Grit separator linkThe oil and grit separator cleans the storm water before the water enters the creek. It's 6m tall and 3m wide. This is a picture of the base that we installed on Tuesday July 9th
This is a picture of the workers connecting the storm sewer to the oil and grit separator
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Work Zones and Project Schedule
Share Work Zones and Project Schedule on Facebook Share Work Zones and Project Schedule on Twitter Share Work Zones and Project Schedule on Linkedin Email Work Zones and Project Schedule linkWe have started working between Work Zone 3 and 4 in the corner next to the parking lot. We should be here until July 19th. Once we are done we will proceed to Work Zone 3, then Work Zone 2 then Work Zone 1. We are installing the storm and sanitary sewers now. We will be doing the watermain afterwards.
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Who's Listening
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Phone 289-221-3299 Email sferro@aurora.ca
Project Timeline
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July 2- Work Begins
Poplar Crescent has finished this stageStarted July 2nd 2024
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Working next to the parking lot
Poplar Crescent is currently at this stageThis is the lowest elevation of the area which means that the sanitary and storm pipes all come to this location. We are starting here for a few weeks and then we are working our way south towards Henderson Drive. Over the next month we will be working from Work Zone 3 to 2 then to 1
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Second Stage
this is an upcoming stage for Poplar CrescentOnce we are finished the North-South section of Poplar (work zone 3,2,1) we will be moving to the East-West section of Poplar (work zone 4, 5, 6)
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Watermain Work
this is an upcoming stage for Poplar CrescentThis is the last stage of the project once the storm and sanitary sewers are done.
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December 2024- Anticipated Completion
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Summer/Fall 2025- Return to Pave Top Asphalt
this is an upcoming stage for Poplar CrescentA second layer of asphalt is typically placed a year after the first layer, in case there are any defects in the first layer of asphalt, such as settlement. This allows us time to identify any defects and correct them before the second layer (top course) of asphalt is placed.