Work to upgrade Danforth Ave. in Leamington should begin within the next two weeks.
The $2.8-million project will include sewer upgrades, sidewalk reconstruction and traffic calming measures between Seacliff Dr. E. to Hayward St.
Mayor John Paterson says it's a busy construction season in Leamington. "It's one of several sewer separation projects we're doing. We're just completing one in the Marlborough St. area. We're doing one on Bevel Line/Pelee Dr. which is ultimately huge, but the Danforth one is one of the main north/south runs in Leamington, long overdue for sewer separation."
"The goal is to make the area more pedestrian friendly," says Paterson. "There's a lot of senior families there. There are a number of young families there, it seems to be where they congregate. So we're doing the traffic calming measures, the bump-outs, alternating where the cars can park on which side of the road. So a lot of great ideas that administration brought forward on this project. So yeah, we're looking forward to it."