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Construction notice

This project will improve roads, infrastructure, and safety. Work includes:

  • Rebuilding and upgrading Nipissing Road
  • Widening Childs Drive to add turn lanes
  • Upgrading sanitary sewers on Nipissing Road, Childs Drive, and Ontario Street South (near Childs Drive)
  • Adding a new right-turn lane on Ontario Street South

The project will be done in phases, and will include:

  • Lane closures
  • Traffic control
  • Short-term road closures

Residents and businesses will receive advance notice with estimated dates for each phase.

  • Property access will stay open during construction
  • If work is needed on your driveway, you will receive at least 48 hours’ notice
  • Some work will happen at night and on weekends

Schedule

Start: Mid August 2025

Completion: Fall 2027

Location

  • The full length of Nipissing Road
  • Childs Drive, from Ontario Street South to approximately 300 metres east
  • Ontario Street South, from approximately 300 metres south of Childs Drive to Childs Drive

Project details by street

Nipissing Road

  • Widen the road to three lanes: one in each direction, plus a shared center left-turn lane

  • Build a 3.5-metre-wide multi-use path for walking and cycling (north side)
  • Add a 1.5-metre-wide concrete sidewalk (south side)
  • Replace ditches with curbs and storm sewers, where possible
  • Adjust grading and driveways (some work may be on private property)
  • Upgrade 1,000 metres of sanitary sewer
  • Install a new traffic light at Nipissing Road and Childs Drive

Traffic impacts:

  • One westbound lane will stay open from Thompson Road to Childs Drive
  • This will be in place from fall 2025 to summer 2026

Childs Drive

  • Widen the road to add two left-turn lanes onto Ontario Street South
  • Build a 1.5-metre-wide concrete sidewalk (south side, from Ontario Street to Nipissing Road)
  • Upgrade 650 metres of wastewater pipes (from Ontario Street to Satok Crescent)

Traffic impacts:

  • Short closures between Nipissing Road and Satok Crescent from August to September 2025
  • Local traffic will be allowed
  • No through traffic during closures
  • Two-way traffic will remain open between Ontario street and Nipissing Road from summer to winter 2026

Ontario Street

  • Widen the road to add a northbound right-turn lane
  • Update the traffic signals at Ontario Street and Childs Drive

Investing in the Roads to Possibility

The Town of Milton is investing in community infrastructure to make your travel safe and accessible. We thank you for your patience. During construction, the public is encouraged to plan travel in advance, consider alternate routes, follow signage and be patient while traveling in and around construction areas.

Town-led construction is essential municipal work to ensure Milton’s infrastructure remains safe, in state of good repair and able to meet the community’s needs now and in the future. For more information road closures throughout the Town, visit our road construction page.