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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, M ar ch 5, 20 20 | 4 At Village Orthodontics in Oakville, we specialize in beautiful smiles using clear aligners and traditional braces. New Patients Welcome Schedule your complimentary consultation today! 647-496-1424 2-2983 Westoak Trails Blvd. Oakville villageortho.ca Book your Personalized Smile Consultation today Town staff say they areTown staff say they areT looking at options to speed up the reconstruction of Lakeshore Road in down- town Oakville but warn there are limited opportuni- ties to do so. The town's Director of Engineering and Construc- tion Jill Stephen provided an update on the project during the Monday, Feb. 24 meeting of Oakville council. She noted the project team has reviewed the construc- tion staging, materials, hours of work, options for additional crews and design changes to determine if any or a combination of these could significantly shorten the project schedule. The Downtown Oakville BIA has said the Dunn to Al- lan streets construction is keeping people out of the downtown, which is having severe economic conse- quences for area business- es. They have called for the project to be completed by Sept. 1, 2020 -- well ahead of the current mid-November deadline. Stephen said the project team has looked at three op- portunities to nudge the schedule in the right direc- tion. The first opportunity in- volves a design change for a new water main being in- stalled between Dunn Street and Trafalgar Road. The engineering and construction director said that to avoid potential con- flicts between the new wa-flicts between the new wa-f ter services and other utili- ties, the water main was proposed to be constructed in a deep trench. "However, if the water main can be constructed at a shallower depth, work will proceed more quickly and there is the potential to save three to five days on the pro- ject schedule," said Ste- phen. "We need to dig some test pits to confirm the eleva- tions of the other utilities in this section. If there are no conflicts, the design draw- ings will be updated and submitted to Halton Region for approval."for approval."f The additional cost of taking this approach is esti- mated at $10,000. The second opportunity involves completing side- walks more quickly by us- ing a "continuous pour" technique. Stephen said this tech- nique has the potential to accelerate the schedule by up to 12 days; however, this would have more impact on businesses -- requiring town staff to see if each busi- ness on a block would be willing or able to, for one day, allow customer access through a back door or re- main closed until the con- crete pouring is complete. "To achieve a noticeable time savings, all of the busi- nesses on a north side or a TOWN LOOKS AT WAYS TO SPEED UP LAKESHORE CONSTRUCTION Roadwork during Phase 1 of the Lakeshore Road Reconstruction and Streetscape Project from Navy to Dunn streets. Phase 2, from Dunn to Allan streets is now underway. Nikki Wesley/Torstar DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com NEWS TOWN STAFF WARNS OPPORTUNITIES TO SIGNIFICANTLY SPEED UP CONSTRUCTION ARE LIMITED See page 5