Adelaide Street North – CP Grade Separation ("Adelaide Underpass")
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About the project
The City of London is reconstructing Adelaide Street North from Elias Street to 80m north of McMahen Street, as well as Central Avenue from William Street to Elizabeth Street. The project will add an underpass beneath the CP Rail tracks, as well as nearby intersection improvements and active transportation connections, with wide multi-use paths on both sides of the roadway on Adelaide Street North.
Improvements to this civic boulevard rail crossing will provide improved pedestrian, cyclist, and transit user amenities consistent with Complete Streets principles.
This project will directly improve safety and reliability by eliminating the at-grade crossing, reduce cut-through traffic in nearby neighborhoods and improve active transportation and quality of life. There are also benefits associated with improving emergency service and transit reliability associated with the current at-grade crossing.
We acknowledge with gratitude the financial support provided by the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario for the Adelaide Underpass project through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP): Public Transit Stream.
Above: Conceptual cross-section view looking north along Adelaide, showing the underpass, walls and sidewalks.
Project Status
Construction began in spring of 2022, and is scheduled for substantial completion by fall of 2024, with some carryover work in 2025. Upcoming milestones include:
Reopening of one lane in each direction under the underpass (April 2024)
Reopening all traffic lanes under the underpass
Completing active transportation components
Restoration of park amenities
Information about project milestones will be released as timing is confirmed and can be found on london.ca/newsroom.
Traffic Impacts
Northbound and southbound traffic on Adelaide Street North will continue to use the temporary bypass road until the new vehicle lanes under the underpass permanently open.
Previous Construction Updates
Above: Getting there! Major excavation is underway, and the underpass is starting to take shape.
Public Update Meeting
The City of London is hosted a virtual public meeting to share an update on planned construction of the Adelaide Street North Underpass project.
Stay connected
If you wish to receive email updates from the City of London regarding this project, you canclick here to sign-up.
About the project
The City of London is reconstructing Adelaide Street North from Elias Street to 80m north of McMahen Street, as well as Central Avenue from William Street to Elizabeth Street. The project will add an underpass beneath the CP Rail tracks, as well as nearby intersection improvements and active transportation connections, with wide multi-use paths on both sides of the roadway on Adelaide Street North.
Improvements to this civic boulevard rail crossing will provide improved pedestrian, cyclist, and transit user amenities consistent with Complete Streets principles.
This project will directly improve safety and reliability by eliminating the at-grade crossing, reduce cut-through traffic in nearby neighborhoods and improve active transportation and quality of life. There are also benefits associated with improving emergency service and transit reliability associated with the current at-grade crossing.
We acknowledge with gratitude the financial support provided by the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario for the Adelaide Underpass project through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP): Public Transit Stream.
Above: Conceptual cross-section view looking north along Adelaide, showing the underpass, walls and sidewalks.
Project Status
Construction began in spring of 2022, and is scheduled for substantial completion by fall of 2024, with some carryover work in 2025. Upcoming milestones include:
Reopening of one lane in each direction under the underpass (April 2024)
Reopening all traffic lanes under the underpass
Completing active transportation components
Restoration of park amenities
Information about project milestones will be released as timing is confirmed and can be found on london.ca/newsroom.
Traffic Impacts
Northbound and southbound traffic on Adelaide Street North will continue to use the temporary bypass road until the new vehicle lanes under the underpass permanently open.
Previous Construction Updates
Above: Getting there! Major excavation is underway, and the underpass is starting to take shape.
Public Update Meeting
The City of London is hosted a virtual public meeting to share an update on planned construction of the Adelaide Street North Underpass project.
Stay connected
If you wish to receive email updates from the City of London regarding this project, you canclick here to sign-up.
The City of London has consulted with community associations from the Old East Village, Woodfield and Picadilly neighbourhoods throughout the environmental assessment and detailed design stages of the Adelaide Underpass project. We are now looking for community feedback on finishing touches, which will help us finalize the designs in preparation for construction next year.
The personal information submitted on this page is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25 and will be used to provide details regarding future Adelaide Underpass supported communications, events, or activities.
Questions about this collection should be addressed to Max Kireev, Construction Project Manager, at 300 Dufferin Ave., London, ON N6A 4L9, or by telephone at 519-661-2489 ext. 5560, or email to mkireev@london.ca
Above: Conceptual cross-section view looking north along Adelaide, showing the underpass, walls and sidewalks.
