If your usual Burlington route is still blocked at the end of August, two full road closures have confirmed dates that extend into September.
Spruce Avenue is closed between Shoreacres Road and Goodram Drive through Sept. 4. Britannia Road is closed to through traffic between Walkers Line and Guelph Line through the end of September.
Those are different from the many construction projects that create temporary lane restrictions or short rolling closures. This list is limited to significant full closures Burlington News could verify from current City information on Aug. 26.
Spruce Avenue: Shoreacres Road to Goodram Drive
Expected reopening: after Sept. 4, subject to the construction schedule.
The City says Spruce Avenue is closed between Shoreacres Road and Goodram Drive while a new watermain is built.
The closure began June 29. Detour signs are in place.
The work is part of a larger Spruce Avenue area renewal project involving the City and Halton Region. The broader project includes road rehabilitation, curb and sidewalk work, storm sewer repairs, streetlight improvements and watermain replacement.
City council awarded a $12.189-million contract for the renewal work in April. The closure at the Shoreacres Creek culvert was authorized for roughly 10 weeks from the end of June into early September.
Britannia Road: Walkers Line to Guelph Line
Expected reopening: end of September, according to the City's current closure notice.
Britannia Road has no through traffic between Walkers Line and Guelph Line while a culvert is replaced.
Local access is maintained up to the construction zone, but drivers cannot pass through it. The City says detour and closure signage is in place.
The culvert itself is roughly 750 metres west of Walkers Line. Project information says the work includes removing the existing culvert, installing a box culvert and resurfacing the road.
An earlier project schedule described work running into October, while the current road-closure notice says the full closure runs to the end of September. Drivers should treat the closure notice as the current public date and check the City project page before travelling if the schedule changes.
What about the other orange signs?
Several Burlington construction areas can still slow a trip without closing the whole road.
Prospect Street area work, for example, involves water and wastewater infrastructure plus road reconstruction, with traffic restrictions changing as work progresses. Snake Road reconstruction also includes lane restrictions and short closures at different stages.
That is why Burlington News is separating a full-closure list from every construction project in the city. A lane restriction matters, but it does not mean the road is impassable.
For real-time highway conditions and major incidents, Burlington News also maintains its live traffic page. This article is focused on confirmed municipal construction closures with dates residents can plan around.