Willamsville Reconstruction Project in Kingston. The first phase of the project broke ground last week.
The section of Princess Street (the city's main road, analogous to Yonge Street in Toronto) through the Williamsville neighbourhood is getting what Kingston calls a "joint reconstruction"--entire road dug up, all utilities (water, sewer, gas, electric, cable, phone, wastewater, etc.) replaced, then road filled back up and paved over.
Kingston has been doing lots of these joint reconstructions lately, doing about 10 blocks a year since 2010. The plan is for every single street in the inner city to be reconstructed in this manner by 2030 as part of the city's ambitious plan to completely eliminate its aging infrastructure problems.
The Williamsville neighbourhood (along Princess Street from Division Street to Bath Road) is immediately west of downtown and is currently a fairly run down area with lots of vacant lots, abandoned buildings, used car dealerships, etc. although it is set to gentrify. This rebuild redesigns the street to have bike lanes, wide sidewalks, and street trees.
