Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - It is Easy to Visualize Now

Good Tuesday morning and welcome back to Dawson Road Today!

After the heavy early morning rains we had yesterday I didn't really expect construction to carry on on Monday; but when I arrived at my shop the crew was working away. The weather had cleared up considerably and was really quite a bright pleasant day after the rain. There was a small crew working on the surface drain connections in front of Brushcuts Professional Pet Grooming at 65 Dawson Rd.

 After all the digging in front of Brushcuts, the crews leveled the road surface and packed it down using a heavy vibrating roller. Working at my desk in my shop Plants For All, across the road, I could feel my building shake as the roller went by. I was a little worried that my Internet connection would be physically interrupted.

The construction equipment that was in front of Rona Cashway at the time of the gas line rupture on Friday, that we talked about on Monday, was idled for most of the day until midafternoon. Then the crews moved to that location and finished filling in the hole around the gas pipe. 

I have tried to show in this picture a cross-section of the roadway and what we'll actually have when construction is complete. At the right of the picture is the centerline of the roadway. Moving left from there, we have a 3.5 metre road lane, then a 1.5 m bike path, 0.5 metre curb, 4 metres of landscape, 1.5 m sidewalk, 1 metre of grass and then a gradual slope to the property line.

 

Remember to left click on the image to enlarge it and use your browser back arrow to get back to the post. The same, but opposite layout will be on the right hand side of the centerline of the roadway. The total width of the right of way to allow for the roadway, curbs, bike lanes, landscaping and sidewalks is 30.5 metres. If you haven't been on Dawson Road in the last couple of weeks, come on down now and you can easily visualize how much bigger the roadway will be. It is certainly taking shape.

On my way back to the shop shortly after nine last night, when driving past Crossfit Guelph at 45 Dawson Rd, I noticed they had the doors wide open to let the fresh, cool, evening air into their facility when they were going through their exercise routines. It's good to see the activity on Dawson Road.

The weather for the next couple of days looks as though it should be good construction weather and good shopping weather - sunny and a little cool. So come on down and see the progress that is being made and do a little Dawson Road shopping.

Brian