Bloomfield Main construction set for April to June

Administrator | Feb 26, 2026 | Comments 0

UPDATE: The municipality has chosen construction to take place from April – June – representing the shortest overall schedule of the three options while allowing the municipality to maximize the available budget.

The County notes this schedule also gives the municipality the best chance of finishing the project on-time and according to plan.

Residents and business owners had an opportunity to learn more about the Bloomfield Main Street resurfacing project at two public information centres (PICs) in February.

“I want to thank the residents and business owners who took the time to meet with us,” said Interim CAO Adam Goheen. “As this project moves forward, we welcome feedback as we continue to improve our delivery of infrastructure renewal projects.”

The municipality has prepared a summary of the input received and how the comments are being addressed. Click here to read the full documents. The highlights include:

Need for the project
PIC attendees questioned whether the 1.0 km stretch of Bloomfield Main Street between Corey Street and Wellington Street needs to be resurfaced.

Garrett Osborne, Project Manager, stated the existing asphalt is at the end of its useful life, but the granular road base is in good condition. He indicated that it is important to replace the asphalt surface before additional and more time-consuming road base work is required. After resurfacing, the road will not require significant rehabilitation for another 15-20 years.

This stretch of Bloomfield Main Street is considered a “connecting link” between two provincial highways. The Province of Ontario is covering 90 per cent of the cost to resurface this section of road under the Connecting Links program.

Noise concerns
The municipality heard concerns about noise during rock breaking. Osborne assured that no rock breaking is required for this project. The public may notice vibrations when the machine is removing the old asphalt and for various compaction related works.

The project will not involve the replacement of water or wastewater infrastructure, making it significantly less complex and time-consuming than other road projects in Picton and Wellington. The municipality does have to repair several sections of storm sewers that are corroding and threatening the integrity of the road surface. This work will require an excavator to dig a trench at each location.

Bypass detours
In general, the public supported local detours within the village but did not want to see the municipality implement a detour route that would direct vehicles to bypass Bloomfield. In response, the municipality has not included a bypass detour in the scope of work.

The road will remain open with one lane of traffic, and the work will be done in sections to help minimize disruption.

The construction tender award is tentatively planned for a council meeting in March.

Another PIC is to occur after the contract has been awarded and the municipality has received a detailed schedule from the contractor. That PIC is slated to occur in late March.

FEB. 9: While freezing temperatures continue, the County is looking toward spring as it examines three project schedules for the Bloomfield Main Street resurfacing project to begin in April – pausing construction over the summer months.

Attendees at an information meeting last week were shown the 1.1 km stretch of Bloomfield Main between Corey and Wellington streets is considered a “connecting link” between two provincial highways. That link brings funds from the province at 90 per cent of the cost ($2,058,969) to resurface this section of road under its Connecting Links program.

The road is to remain open with one lane of traffic, and the work is to be done in sections to help minimize disruption.

The project will not involve the replacement of water or wastewater infrastructure but will include repairs to several sections of storm sewers found to be corroding.

Repairs are planned for several sections of storm sewers found to be corroding.

Damaged sections of concrete curb and sidewalk are also to be removed and replaced where needed.

The municipality reports the tender is written so that in the event of delays, construction from Corey to Stanley Street must be priority and finished before June 30.

The municipality has advanced detour plans to bypass Bloomfield, and is also showing signs that businesses remain open during construction. Public parking is to be made available at the Emmanuel Baptist Church lot.

The municipality is considering three project schedules in consultation with the public and businesses in the area:
Schedule 1:
· April – June: Active construction.
· July – December: Demobilization. No construction.

Schedule 2:
· April – May: Underground storm sewer work completed; work begins on curb, sidewalk, and boulevard replacements.
· June – August: Pause in construction
· September – October: Asphalt removal and replacement; completion of sidewalk replacements.
· November – December: Demobilization. No construction.

Schedule 3:
· April – May: Asphalt replacement; curb, sidewalk and storm sewer work completed between Corey Street and Duncan Street
· June – August: Pause in construction
· September – October: Asphalt replacement; curb, sidewalk and storm sewer work completed between Duncan Street and Wellington Street
· November – December: Demobilization. No construction.

To provide feedback on the schedule options, contact Garrett Osborne, Project Manager, at 613.476.2148 extension 2002 or email gosborne@pecounty.on.ca

A second public information meeting is to take place this spring prior to construction to update the community and provide more specific project details.

Meanwhile, information about the road so many people want to hear progress about – County Road 49 – comes to council Tuesday with an amending agreement that would extend the project completion deadline related to the nearly $20 million in funding received by the province, while the County continues its quest to seek federal funding for $24.5 million.