Downtown Reimagined Construction Phase

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About Downtown Reimagined

Downtown Reimagined is a once-in-a-generation infrastructure and streetscape revitalization project that will renew the heart of Downtown Grimsby while preserving the character that makes it unique.

The project combines the replacement of aging underground infrastructure with significant public realm improvements to create a safer, more accessible, and more vibrant downtown for residents, businesses, and visitors. By investing in critical infrastructure today, the Town is laying the foundation for a downtown that will support economic growth, enhance the visitor experience, and serve the community for decades to come.

To help reduce disruption and maintain access to businesses and residents, construction will be completed over two years.

  • Phase 1 (2026): Focuses primarily on underground infrastructure renewal outside the immediate downtown core (e.g., Elm Street, Mountain Street, Christie Street, and Rossmore). This includes replacing old watermains with PVC piping.
  • Phase 2 (2027): Moves the construction directly into the downtown core (Main Street between Christie and Elm) for the remaining underground and streetscape work.

Improvements will include enhanced sidewalks and accessibility features, upgraded lighting and landscaping, street furniture, improved pedestrian connections, and other public realm enhancements designed to create a more welcoming, pedestrian-friendly downtown that supports local businesses and community life.

Throughout construction, the Town remains committed to maintaining access to downtown businesses, providing regular project updates, and working closely with residents, business owners, and community partners to minimize disruption while delivering a stronger downtown for future generations.


PROJECT UPDATES

Downtown Reimagined Project Update – October 2, 2026

There’s been a lot of movement across downtown this week!

Paving is now complete on Main Street East and the majority of Elm Street, allowing Elm Street to fully reopen. Watermain installation was also completed on Rossmore Avenue and installation began on Main Street West, west of Forty Mile Creek.

And that’s a wrap on the Construction Passport! Thank you to everyone who participated, collected stamps and showed their support for downtown businesses along the way.

Keep reading for a quick look at what’s ahead for the week of October 5, plus a recap of this week’s construction milestones.

Read more on the News Feed below.

About Downtown Reimagined

Downtown Reimagined is a once-in-a-generation infrastructure and streetscape revitalization project that will renew the heart of Downtown Grimsby while preserving the character that makes it unique.

The project combines the replacement of aging underground infrastructure with significant public realm improvements to create a safer, more accessible, and more vibrant downtown for residents, businesses, and visitors. By investing in critical infrastructure today, the Town is laying the foundation for a downtown that will support economic growth, enhance the visitor experience, and serve the community for decades to come.

To help reduce disruption and maintain access to businesses and residents, construction will be completed over two years.

  • Phase 1 (2026): Focuses primarily on underground infrastructure renewal outside the immediate downtown core (e.g., Elm Street, Mountain Street, Christie Street, and Rossmore). This includes replacing old watermains with PVC piping.
  • Phase 2 (2027): Moves the construction directly into the downtown core (Main Street between Christie and Elm) for the remaining underground and streetscape work.

Improvements will include enhanced sidewalks and accessibility features, upgraded lighting and landscaping, street furniture, improved pedestrian connections, and other public realm enhancements designed to create a more welcoming, pedestrian-friendly downtown that supports local businesses and community life.

Throughout construction, the Town remains committed to maintaining access to downtown businesses, providing regular project updates, and working closely with residents, business owners, and community partners to minimize disruption while delivering a stronger downtown for future generations.


PROJECT UPDATES

Downtown Reimagined Project Update – October 2, 2026

There’s been a lot of movement across downtown this week!

Paving is now complete on Main Street East and the majority of Elm Street, allowing Elm Street to fully reopen. Watermain installation was also completed on Rossmore Avenue and installation began on Main Street West, west of Forty Mile Creek.

And that’s a wrap on the Construction Passport! Thank you to everyone who participated, collected stamps and showed their support for downtown businesses along the way.

Keep reading for a quick look at what’s ahead for the week of October 5, plus a recap of this week’s construction milestones.

Read more on the News Feed below.

  • Test pit and borehole work as part of design phase

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    Beginning Monday, September 8 through Friday, September 12, crews will be carrying out test pit and borehole work in the downtown core as part of the design phase of the Downtown Reimagined Project.


    Work locations

    • Test Pits: Main Street, between Christie Street and Robinson Street North
    • Boreholes:
      • Main Street, between Christie Street and Patton Street
      • Elm Street, between Mountain Street and Gibson Street
      • Mountain Street, between Elm Street and Main Street


    What to expect

    • Temporary lane diversions and single-lane closures will be required.
    • Crews will make every effort to maintain two lanes of traffic where possible, and at least one lane will remain open at all times.
    • Work will be completed in stages:
      • September 8–10: Daylighting test pits
      • September 10–12: Geotechnical drilling. Work on Main Street West will pause September 11 to avoid disruption to the Farmers’ Market. Crews will focus on Elm Street that day.
    • Holes will be filled in immediately following the work. No installations are being done at this time, and this is exploratory work is intended to inform the design phase of the Downtown Reimagined project.


    Why this work is needed

    • Test pits are small, temporary excavations that allow crews to look underground and confirm what is below the surface. In this case, the pits will help locate the old train tracks buried under Main Street. Identifying the exact location of the tracks ensures they are considered as part of the project’s design and scope of work.
    • Boreholes are narrow, deep holes drilled into the ground to study soil and subsurface conditions. This work will provide important information needed to plan trenchless watermain crossings under the Forty Mile Creek. These crossings will use directional drilling with a launch and receiving pit on either side of the creek. Two crossings are planned: one on Elm Street and one on Main Street.


    We thank the community for their patience as this important work is carried out.

    Beginning Monday, September 8 through Friday, September 12, crews will be carrying out test pit and borehole work in the downtown core as part of the design phase of the Downtown Reimagined Project.


    Work locations

    • Test Pits: Main Street, between Christie Street and Robinson Street North
    • Boreholes:
      • Main Street, between Christie Street and Patton Street
      • Elm Street, between Mountain Street and Gibson Street
      • Mountain Street, between Elm Street and Main Street


    What to expect

    • Temporary lane diversions and single-lane closures will be required.
    • Crews will make every effort to maintain two lanes of traffic where possible, and at least one lane will remain open at all times.
    • Work will be completed in stages:
      • September 8–10: Daylighting test pits
      • September 10–12: Geotechnical drilling. Work on Main Street West will pause September 11 to avoid disruption to the Farmers’ Market. Crews will focus on Elm Street that day.
    • Holes will be filled in immediately following the work. No installations are being done at this time, and this is exploratory work is intended to inform the design phase of the Downtown Reimagined project.


    Why this work is needed

    • Test pits are small, temporary excavations that allow crews to look underground and confirm what is below the surface. In this case, the pits will help locate the old train tracks buried under Main Street. Identifying the exact location of the tracks ensures they are considered as part of the project’s design and scope of work.
    • Boreholes are narrow, deep holes drilled into the ground to study soil and subsurface conditions. This work will provide important information needed to plan trenchless watermain crossings under the Forty Mile Creek. These crossings will use directional drilling with a launch and receiving pit on either side of the creek. Two crossings are planned: one on Elm Street and one on Main Street.


    We thank the community for their patience as this important work is carried out.

Page last updated: 02 Oct 2026, 03:35 PM