Aurora Town Hall/Seniors’ Centre Parking Lot Rehabilitation and Reflection Space Construction

The Town Hall Rehabilitation Project will move into Phase Two beginning Wednesday, September 16, 2026.

As part of this transition, the south Town Hall parking lot will reopen for parking and public access at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16. The south parking lot entrance will return to regular use as the primary access point to Town Hall.

At the same time, the north Town Hall parking lot will close for rehabilitation work. During this phase, there will be no access to Town Hall from the north parking lot.

Staff are asked to enter the building through the main south Town Hall entrance.

To help ensure parking remains available for Seniors Centre patrons,staff are encouraged to park at Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Park (Civic Square Gate) whenever possible during this phase of the project.

Thank you for your cooperation and patience as this work continues.

This week, the contractor will finalize the remaining work in the south parking lot near the entrance. Once this work is complete the south parking lot will reopen to the public

Following the reopening of the south parking lot, the contractor will transition to the north parking lot to begin the second phase of construction.

Further details, including anticipated dates for the parking lot transition will be provided shortly.

Construction Update

Progress continues at Town Hall. The new light poles have now been installed and are operational.

This week, crews focused primarily on landscaping work within the reflection space including placing the bulk of the planting materials.

Beginning Tuesday, crews will return to site to begin removing the remaining asphalt and sidewalk from the south entrance way, as landscaping in the reflection space nears completion. There will be some temporary disruptions near the south entrance as crews work to replace the sections of sidewalk and curb.

Please continue to use caution around the active construction areas. Thank you to everyone for the continued patience and cooperation.

Seniors Centre On-Street Parking

The South Parking Lot at Town Hall is nearing completion, and Engineering is currently anticipating reopening the lot during the week of September 14, 2026. Please note that this timing is subject to change as work progresses and the project website will be updated as information becomes available.

With students returning to school next week, we would like to remind Senior Centre visitors using on-street parking to please avoid parking in the designated drop-off zone and on the east side of John West Way north of the fire hydrant near Amberhill Way. These areas are active YRT and school bus routes during the school season and must remain clear (Figure 1).

We appreciate everyone’s cooperation and patience while construction continues.

Parking Lot:

Line painting in the south parking lot is now complete. We are awaiting the installation of the new light poles. Crews are waiting on the completion of work in the Reflection Space before the remaining entranceway work can be finished.

Once this work is complete, the south parking lot will reopen and construction will move into the north parking lot. Regular access to the south parking lot will resume at that time.

Reflection Space:

The reflection Space is nearing completion. Crews have completed the interlocking and are now working on the final plantings.

Parking Lot:

All concrete work is now complete and crews are finishing the final grading of the site today. Asphalt paving is scheduled to follow with the work expected to take place on Thursday and Friday.

Reflection Space:

The flagpoles have been adjusted to make sure they are level and straight. The crew is continuing to lay the remaining paver stones as the space moves closer to completion.

Parking Lot:

Concrete work is nearing completion with crews pouring additional sections of sidewalk last week. This week crews will continue grading the parking lot in preparation for asphalt paving.

Reflection Space:

Work on the reflection space is progressing well. All concrete work is now complete and crews are installing the final sections of interlock stone. Plants and final landscaping will follow as the space moves closer to completion.

Parking Lot:

Crews are finalizing concrete work this week and grading the parking lot and preparation for asphalt. Paving is expected to follow shortly.

Reflection Space:

Crews have nearly finished forming the concrete curbs with concrete expected to be poured this week. Once complete, work will move into installing the new interlocking areas.

Parking Lot:

Electrical work is now complete and we are awaiting delivery of the new light poles expected near the end of the month. In the meantime, crews are grading and preparing the parking lot for asphalt paving.

Reflection Space:

Work continues to progress well in the reflection space. Crews are currently installing the concrete curb edging, and preparation for the new interlocking.

Parking Lot:

The electrical crew has made good progress by installing several new light pole bases. Co for these bases is planned for tomorrow as work continues to move forward.

Reflection Space:

The crew has successfully poured several new concrete features. Next, they will remove the forms, and complete the new retaining walls as they finish this phase of the project.

The attached photo was taken during last week’s concrete pour. It shows the extent of wooden formwork required to hold the wet concrete in place until it dries.