Work on the Tranquille Road Sanitary Main upgrade project will resume next Monday, March 1.

The city’s Capital Projects Manager, Darren Crundwell, says the work from Singh Street to 12th Street is expected to be completed by the fall. Crews from Extreme Excavating will be working from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, with the possibility of some work at night or on weekends.

Work between Southill Street to Singh Street was completed last year before crews took a break over the winter. Back in October, Crundwell told NL News that the $11-million project was about halfway done.

“In addition to replacing the sanitary main, upgrades along this section of Tranquille Road will also include landscaping and intersection and boulevard improvements. The remaining landscaping work between Southill Street and Singh Street will also be completed this year,” Crundwell said.

As was the situation last year, there will be traffic detours between Singh Street and 12th Street in place while the work is underway, though exemptions will be made for transit buses, emergency services vehicles, and residents or visitors to businesses south of Tranquille Road.

Residents and businesses located north of Tranquille Road will not have any access to or from Tranquille Road, Crundwell added.

“It will work very similar to what it looked like last year, just on the other half of the project. It is essentially the exact same work, we’re just continuing on with the sanitary main replacement, so there will be detours that we will communicate out as the project goes along,” Crundwell told NL News.

“Crews will be working, taking up most of the road right of way, but we will maintain traffic.”

City staff say from Mar. 1 to Mar. 19, there will be a secondary traffic detour in place as Extreme Excavating carries out trenching and deep infrastructure work in the intersection of Tranquille Road and 12th Street. During this time, there will be no through traffic north or south on 12th Street at Tranquille Road.

“We strongly encourage motorists to consider avoiding this area, if possible, by using 8th Street, Parkcrest Avenue, Halston Avenue, and Singh Street,” Crundwell said.

“I’ll never make any guarantees in construction, but we’re well planned aside from COVID, which does seem to be getting better, but we’re still obviously going to respect the pandemic and what is going on there, and hopefully there is no issues with that. We’re more than confident that we’ll get done this year. We did get just over half done last year.”

There will be safe pedestrian access throughout the construction zone, while the dangerous goods route will be temporarily rerouted to Ord Road for the duration of the project.

“While every attempt will be made to minimize the impact on residents, business owners, motorists, transit users, and pedestrians during construction, delays and congestion are inevitable and should be expected,” he said. “Commuters are encouraged to consider using alternate routes or other modes of transportation, such as carpooling, transit, cycling, or walking, if possible.”

You’ll find the latest project details, including traffic and transit detour maps, online here.