Replacement of watermain on Pemberton Street and sanitary sewer on Charles Street West in Ingersoll

About the project

Oxford County has awarded a contract to Viewcon Construction Ltd. to replace the existing watermain under the Canadian Pacific (CP) railway and Canadian National (CN) railway on Pemberton Street between Charles Street East to Carnegie Street in Ingersoll. Additionally, sanitary sewer will be replaced on Charles Street West at Merritt Street. The work includes replacement of the existing infrastructure, including asphalt and concrete restoration works as required.

Construction begins on March 18, 2024 and is expected to be completed in June 2024. Construction schedules are weather dependent and subject to change based on contractor availability and other operational demands.

What you need to know

The watermain crosses a section of the CP railway and the CN railway on Pemberton St. in Ingersoll. The sanitary sewer replacement is on Charles St. W., between Queen St. and Wonham St. S.

In consultation with emergency services and Oxford County Public Works, two (2) detour routes will be in place.

Pemberton St. Detour: Carnegie St. to Mutual St., and Charles St. E (pictured left).
Charles St. W Detour: Eastbound and westbound traffic will be routed to King St., with Queen St. and Wonham St. S. open to local traffic only (pictured right).

The contractor will be required to maintain access as best as possible to all properties. Some short-term interruptions and delays can be expected during this work and will be communicated to impacted residents in advance.

If access for waste collection is interrupted by construction, the contractor will collect homeowner bins and containers and take them to a central location for collection. Property owners are asked to mark garbage and recycling containers with their house number so they can be returned to the correct property.

Contacts

Michael Holstenson, M.Eng., P.Eng.
Project Manager, Oxford County
519-539-9800 ext. 3020
mholstenson@oxfordcounty.ca 

Jeremy Bienarz, C.Tech
Inspector, Oxford County
519-854-1086
jbienarz@oxfordcounty.ca