Lanes reduced on Wellington Street in London, Ont. starting Monday

Starting Monday, Feb. 13, lane restrictions will be in place on Wellington Street, just north of King Street, until March 31.

The City of London says this is to allow for utility work in preparation for construction of the Downtown Loop Phase 3 and Wellington Gateway Phase 1 projects.

Drivers travelling northbound on Wellington Street should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternative routes.

Sidewalk restrictions will be in place. Pedestrians can use a temporary walkway on the east side of Wellington Street.

The London Transit bus stop at Wellington Street just south of Dundas Street will be closed during this time. Transit riders can catch the bus at Queens Avenue and Clarence Street.

Jennie Dann, the director of construction and infrastructure services at the City of London tells 980 CFPL there will be new and ongoing projects in the spring.

“We’re really excited to be kicking off the Wellington Gateway project,” she said. “This is the first phase of the south leg of Bus Rapid Transit. That’s going to be on Wellington (Street) between York (Street) and the south branch of the Thames River.”

“We still have a bit of work on the east and south corridor,” Dann continued. “It’s a big program and we’re trying to do as much as we can each year of construction.”

Outside the downtown core, Dann says other construction projects include rebuilding the Southdale Road and Colonel Talbot Road intersection into a roundabout, and adding dual left turn lanes at Fanshawe Park Road and Richmond Street.

-With files from 980 CFPL’s Mike Stubbs