About the project

The City of Brantford is continuing improvements to water, wastewater and road infrastructure in the Tutela Heights area through Phase 2 of the Mount Pleasant Street and Road Construction project.

Building on work completed during Phase 1 in 2025, this phase will upgrade underground infrastructure, replace watermains, install trunk sanitary sewers and reconstruct sections of Mount Pleasant Street and Mount Pleasant Road. These improvements will support existing properties, accommodate future growth in the area, and bring infrastructure up to current City standards.

Construction is scheduled to begin in summer 2026 and continue through 2028.

Previous work completed

Phase 1 was completed in 2025 and included:

• Installation of a trunk sanitary sewer on Gilkison Street
• Watermain installation and a new left-turn lane on Conklin Road
• Assumption of the water distribution system from the County of Brant
• Surface improvements

Construction schedule

Construction will take place in three stages.

Stage 1

Work scheduled for summer 2026 to spring 2027:

• Temporary and permanent watermain installation on Mount Pleasant Road between Gilkison Street and Tutela Heights Road
• Temporary traffic lane construction
• Microtunnelling to install a trunk sanitary sewer

Work scheduled for spring 2027 to summer 2027:

• Road reconstruction and base asphalt paving on Mount Pleasant Road between Gilkison Street and Tutela Heights Road
• Removal of temporary traffic lanes

Traffic impacts

Throughout Stage 1, Mount Pleasant Road between Gilkison Street and Tutela Heights Road will be reduced to one lane of traffic in each direction, controlled by flaggers. Local access will be maintained and intermittent traffic stoppages are expected.

During microtunnelling operations, tentatively scheduled between November 2026 and May 2027, one southbound lane will remain open. Traffic will continue to be controlled by flaggers, with intermittent stoppages and local access maintained.

Stage 2

Work scheduled for spring 2027 to fall 2027:

• Watermain replacement on Mount Pleasant Street between Gilkison Street and Beckett Drive
• Sanitary sewer installation between Gilkison Street and Magee Street
• Road reconstruction and base asphalt paving
• Surface restoration

Traffic impacts

Throughout Stage 2, Mount Pleasant Street will be reduced to one lane of traffic in each direction, controlled by flaggers. Local access will be maintained and intermittent traffic stoppages are expected.

Stage 3

Work scheduled for spring 2028 to summer 2028:

• Concrete curb installation and structure adjustments
• Final asphalt paving and line painting
• Streetlighting upgrades
• Installation of traffic signals at the intersection of Mount Pleasant Street and Magee Street

Traffic impacts

Throughout Stage 3, Mount Pleasant Street and Mount Pleasant Road between Tutela Heights Road and Beckett Drive will be reduced to one lane of traffic in each direction, controlled by flaggers. Local access will be maintained and intermittent traffic stoppages are expected.

Traffic and detours

Signed detour routes will be in place throughout construction.

Passenger vehicles (excluding trucks) should follow the signed detour via Conklin Road, Shellard Lane and Veterans Memorial Parkway.

Trucks should follow the signed truck detour via Veterans Memorial Parkway, Erie Avenue, Cockshutt Road and Phelps Road.

The project team

If you have any questions about this project, please contact us using one of the following methods:

• By Mail – please mail to City of Brantford Environmental Service Admin Building, Attn: Nathan Howard, City of Brantford, 324 Grand River Avenue, Brantford, ON N3T 4Y8
• Phone – please contact the City at 519-759-4150 Ext. 5477
• By E-mail – please contact NHoward@brantford.ca