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w at er lo oc hr on ic le .c a W at er lo o C hr on ic le | T hu rs da y, M ar ch 28 ,2 01 9 | 4 CAMBRIDGE 90 Main Street cornerstonefurniture.ca 519.740.9991 /CornerstoneHome /cornerstonehomeinteriors We stock more sofas than any store in Ontario. Be amazed! CORNERSTONE HAS SO MANY SOFAS! 165 sofas in stock with thousands of product combinations, offering variety, quality, versatility and affordability. Spring is here. Along with the warmer climes comes the unofficial fifth season - construction. Here is a list of five ma- jor road construction pro- jects that could impact your commute or travel around the region. 1. Homer Watson Bou- levard Improvements - Conestoga College Bou- levard to Manitou Drive, Kitchener Set to start in March, this $7.1 million project will impact traffic, although the Region of Waterloo ad- vises that there will only be partial closures. The scope of the work includes road improve- ments on the road that will improve capacity, while ac- commodating future road widening considerations. One of the key parts of the project is a three-metre wide asphalt boulevard multi-use trail that will stretch along the entire east side of the corridor. The two bridges that cross Schneider Creek will also be rehabilitated and new light poles will be installed. 2. River Road exten- sion, King Street to Man- itou Drive, Kitchener This extension of River Road will make life a little easier for those on the east end of Kitchener. The south end of River Road will be extended at King Street East to go through the Hidden Valley area and eventually link up with Manitou Drive. The pro- ject, budgeted at $72 mil- lion, will commence this spring with an expected completion date of 2020- 2023, and includes the con- struction of two brid- ges. The discovery of the endangered species caused a few years' delay while the Ministry of Natural Re- sources mapped their habi- tat. 3. Part 2 of the uptown Waterloo streetscape, Waterloo The almost never-end- ing source of controversy - construction in uptown Waterloo. Phase 2 of the up- town Waterloo streetscape project is about to get un- derway, with an estimated completion date of spring/ summer 2020. Phase 2 of the $6.6 mil- lion project extends to Cen- tral Street from Phase 1 at Bridgeport Road, about 200 metres. It is also set to have identical characteristics - segregated bike lanes and multi-coloured lighting - thorough that stretch. From April to August, King Street from Central Street to Bridgeport Road will be closed, although perpendicular traffic on Bridgeport and Central will be maintained. Regina street will be used as an alternate route, although the primary de- tour will be University Ave- nue, Weber Street and Bridgeport Road/Erb Street. 4. Queen Street Place- making Project, Kitche- ner Starting in April, there will be significant traffic disruptions on Queen Street in downtown Kitche- ner, as the city moves for- ward with its Queen Street Placemaking Project. The project, which is scheduled to start this summer, is expected to completely revamp not on- ly the road, but public ac- cess areas, such as Gou- die's Lane. It will include a pedestrian-first space at Queen and Charles streets, as well as patterning on the sidewalks and the King/ Queen intersection. Vogel- sang Green, at the corner of Duke and Queen streets, will also be revamped. 5. Highland Road im- provements, Fischer- Hallman Road to Ira Nee- dles Boulevard, Kitche- ner Starting this spring, a $7.6 million reconstruction of Highland Road will take place, from Fischer Hall- man Road to Ira Needles Boulevard. The project will see: • Highland Road wid- ened to four lanes, from the existing two • Curbs, gutters and storm sewers • Roadway illumination on both sides • Raised centre median • Multi-use trails and transit stops on the boule- vard on both sides of the road. MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SET TO START THIS SPRING OR SUMMER Here are five major construction projects that are set to start in 2019 Torstar file photo ADAM JACKSON ajackson@waterloo chronicle.ca NEWS