Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - Start of a New Month

Welcome to June on Dawson Road. With the start of a new month, it gives us the opportunity to evaluate the passage of time compared to the progress of  construction. The main area of construction is at the north end of Dawson Road between the Plaza at 86 Dawson and Speedvale Ave.  Other than this short stretch of road, the rest of Dawson Road was quiet all day.  Just before 1pm on Monday afternoon, I took a couple of photos to show you how quiet the traffic flow is.  See photos 998a and 999a.  Photo 998a is looking from my driveway, at Plants For All at 66 Dawson, southerly towards Willow Road and Photo 999a is looking north towards Speedvale Ave.  You can see there is no traffic congestion at all.  And that is the way it usually is.  So, plan your shopping or medical appointments and come on down.
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Bel-Air Construction of Cambridge is the crew that is doing the actual work so far on the Dawson Road project. Bel-Air employs a team of over fifty operators, pipe layers, labourers, managers and administrators. Since 1980 they have been doing exactly this kind of work for projects in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Waterloo Region.  To this novice blogger, I think they are demonstrating professionalism in their work and consideration for the driving public and business operations.  You won't be delayed long on doing your business on Dawson Road.

Mid Monday afternoon they sprayed the construction lane to help keep the dust down.  That is working well.  Remember, as I outlined in an earlier post, we have one lane traveling north from Willow Road for the driving public (that's you), and one south lane for the construction equipment.  Come onto Dawson Road from Willow Road and travel slowly northward until you get to the clearly identifiable access point for the business you want.  It is that easy and it's working.
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At the start of today, the driveway to Balkan Auto Sales and Service is closed off; but it doesn't look as though that will be for long.  The Dawson Road entrance to the CoffeTime plaza at the corner of Dawson and Speedvale is blocked off, see Photo 1012a.  So, access that plaza from the Speedvale Ave. entrance.  Every other business on Dawson Road is open and accessible.




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Attention Pedestrians : The boulevard in front of Guelph Medical Place is very narrow.  The Crews have solved the problem and ensured Pedestrian safety and efficient vehicle movement by laying out a temporary walkway from the Meridian Credit Union parking lot at the corner of Speedvale and Dawson to the entrance to Guelph Medical Place.  So, when you are walking, either north or south, watch for the signs and pavement markings (see Photos 1008a and 1009a) and you will easily and safely navigate your way to where you want to be.

Well, I think that is just about it for today.  If you have any thoughts about this information, please comment at the end of this post.  If you are a Dawson Road business, please ask your customers to check this blog regularly.  If you are a Dawson Road customer, thank you - we appreciate your business.