Scott Street Infrastructure Renewal Project
About this project
The City of London is planning a construction project in your area to reconstruct Scott Street in 2024 to replace aging underground infrastructure that has exceeded its expected lifecycle. The project will replace the existing watermain, storm and sanitary sewer, sidewalk and include the addition of new sidewalks.
This project includes:
- Watermain replacement
- Sanitary sewer replacement
- Storm sewer replacement
- Private drain connection renewals
- Streetscape improvements
- Tree removals
- On-street parking adjustments
- Tree replacement
- Sidewalk replacement
- Concrete curb
- New asphalt road surface
Construction is expected to start in spring 2024 and is anticipated to last until fall 2024 with some minor clean-up work in spring 2025. Work is planned on Scott Street between Spruce Street and Vancouver Street.
Scott Street Public update meeting
The City of London is hosting a public update meeting to provide an update on the project and share information on construction.
When: March 19, 2024, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Where: East Lions Community Center – Multipurpose Room 2 - 1731 Churchill Ave, London, ON N5W 5P4
Who should join: Anyone who lives, works, or owns property in the immediate project area, including nearby side streets, is invited to participate.
Sidewalk considerations
The City of London is committed to providing safe, convenient, and accessible mobility choices for all residents. The City’s official plan, “The London Plan”, states sidewalks should be installed on both sides of most streets, which is standard for many Ontario municipalities.
As part of this commitment, when infrastructure renewal projects are planned for streets where sidewalks do not already exist, new sidewalk is added to at least one side of the street to improve overall pedestrian connectivity within the neighbourhood.
City staff recognizes residents are concerned about the impacts associated with new sidewalks, including include impacts to trees, driveways, and landscaping. Every effort is made to design projects in a way that minimizes the impacts of adding new sidewalk to a neighbourhood; however, it is not possible to eliminate impacts entirely.
