Project 23-2300 B February 21, 2025 update - Victoria Crescent
Construction work starting in your area
Peel Region will be working in your area to replace the sanitary sewer on Victoria Crescent, as shown on the attached map. Sanitary sewers are underground pipes that carry wastewater from your business to a water resource recovery facility. Wastewater is created when water goes down the drain or is flushed down the toilet. As pipes age and our population grows, we need to replace older sewers to keep providing you with high quality wastewater services.
Construction schedule
Construction is planned to start on March 3, 2025, and to be completed by the end of 2025.
These timelines are estimates, as weather and other unexpected events may impact our timelines.
All work is under warranty for two years from the completion date.
Contractor and working hours
The work will be completed by the contractor Alwahesh Contracting Inc. and administered by the engineering consultant Environmental Infrastructure Solutions Inc. (EIS), both under contract to Peel Region. This contractor’s normal working hours are from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday. These hours are consistent with the local municipality’s bylaws. We understand this may cause some inconvenience, but shorter working days would require your neighbourhood to be under construction for a longer period of time.
Traffic and parking
We may need to temporarily close roads or reduce traffic to a single lane during construction. If we must reroute traffic, we will place signs giving directions. On-street parking will be reduced during construction when we are actively working on your street.
Areas impacted by construction
Installing sanitary sewers usually requires digging a trench within the municipal right-of-way, which includes the street and the land owned by the municipality between the water service box and the street. (The water service box is a small, round, metal valve located outside, on the property line between your business and the road.) Depending on the location of the sanitary sewer, this trench might cause temporary damage to roads, curbs, sidewalks, boulevards, lawns, and the bottom of driveways within the municipal right-of-way.
In addition, depending on its condition, Peel Region may also repair or replace the municipal portion of the wastewater service pipe, the smaller underground pipe running from your business to the Regional sanitary sewer system. This may require digging up either the lawn or driveway above this section of pipe and disturbing an area at least two square meters.
We therefore recommend that you delay any driveway paving or major landscaping projects until this construction work is completed.
Any damage caused by Peel Region’s construction will be repaired.
In-ground sprinkler systems
As the front lawn may be affected by this construction work, if you have an in-ground sprinkler system we strongly recommend moving any sprinkler lines that are located in the municipal right-of-way or next to the sidewalk. If you can’t relocate these sprinkler lines, please send us a map created by your irrigation contractor or flag each sprinkler head that is located within one meter of the sidewalk, curb, or driveway. This will allow us to minimize the impact to your sprinkler system.
Tree trimming
If tree branches within the municipal right-of-way interfere with construction, the trees will be pruned beforehand.
If tree branches on private property interfere with construction, they will be pruned back to the nearest suitable trunk or branch. The contractor will contact you before any pruning of private trees occurs. If you do not allow personnel onto your property to trim the tree, the branches will be cut vertically at the property line.
Repairing areas impacted by construction
We will start repairing the road, curb, sidewalk, driveways, and lawns once the new sanitary sewer is buried and work has been completed on all wastewater service pipes on your street.
Repairs may be delayed due to contractor availability or certain seasonal weather conditions.
For example:
- Paving cannot take place when the ground is saturated with water, or the temperature is below 3°C.
- Asphalt is not available in large volumes during the winter. Asphalt usually becomes available around mid-May.
- Most sod farms are located north of Peel. They usually have sod available beginning in late May. We will replace the sod on your property once it is available. We replace sod only until the middle of November, weather permitting, to let the sod grow roots. If we do not repair your lawn by the middle of November, we’ll replace the sod the following spring.
Repairing grassy areas
The contractor will replace any damaged sod (grass) on the boulevard or your front lawn and will take care of the new sod for 30 days. You can help the sod stay healthy by watering it. A longer ‘deep root watering’ works better to establish new sod than watering more frequently for a shorter time. Watering in the early morning allows more water to soak in instead of evaporating.
Temporary restoration
The City of Brampton is planning to complete roadwork on your street within the next few years. As this roadwork may also impact driveways, we will:
- Pave only the areas of the street directly disturbed,
- Patch your driveway to cover any places we disturbed, as the future roadwork may affect the bottom of your driveway. After the City of Brampton paves your street, the driveway will be repaired by paving a stripe over the disturbed area, resulting in minimal seams in the final driveway.
Peel Region’s repairs are temporary, as the City of Brampton will complete restoration as part of their roadwork. The City of Brampton will send you a separate notice about this additional construction.
Driveway access
It may be necessary to block your driveway for a short time when crews are digging the trench for the sanitary sewer, working on your wastewater service pipe, or completing other construction activities. If so, we will knock on your door to notify you. If a trench prevents access to your driveway, the contractor will have metal road plates available to allow access if required. Whenever possible, we will work to ensure businesses can be accessed. Please contact us if you have special needs related to access.
Vibrations
You could feel slight vibrations from the construction work.
Safety during construction
Construction zones require extra caution to keep everyone safe – pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, and construction workers. When driving, walking, or biking through the construction area, please be aware of your surroundings, watch for construction crews and other road users, slow down, account for delays, and consider other routes if possible. Learn more about how to stay safe in construction zones.
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We understand that construction can be disruptive, and we appreciate your patience as we work to improve our community’s infrastructure. This work both maintains and improves Peel’s world class water system(s), allowing us to provide reliable wastewater services to support a thriving community for life. If you have any questions, please contact us.
Wastewater Collection and Conveyance
Engineering Services Division
Public Works, Peel Region
Phone: 905-791-7800 ext. 4409