• Starting Monday, westbound Highway 7 will be reduced to two lanes between Nova Star Dr. and Aberdeen Ave.
• A crane is used to hoist poles and put them into concrete foundations. During this operation, for intermittent short periods of time, westbound lanes will be reduced to one lane [between 9am–4pm].
• As each new pole is hoisted up, over existing wires and placed on its foundation, westbound and eastbound Highway 7 traffic in this area will be stopped in all directions for 10-15 minutes at a time [between 9am–4pm].
• Traffic control staff and paid duty police officers will be on site to direct traffic as required.
• Where sidewalks are closed around work areas to accommodate this work, directional signs will guide pedestrians to the nearest open sidewalk.
• The bus stop on the northeast corner of Nova Star and Highway 7 will be temporarily relocated to just west of Weston Rd during this work. Follow directional signs.
• Due to the nature of this work, there will be construction-related noise from equipment and trucks.
• Please give yourself enough time to get to your destination, and remember to reduce your speed through construction zones.
• Delivery and installation of the new hydro poles will continue over the next few months. We will continue to communicate details as work progresses.

stages of hydro pole installation:

• First, concrete foundations are installed for each new pole location.
• Then, new poles are delivered and installation continues over a few months.
• Each pole is about 26 metres long and weighs approximately 8 tonnes.
• Traffic has to be stopped for a short period of time in all directions while each pole is hoisted over existing power lines. It is then lowered onto concrete foundations.
• Check out this video [of the vivaNext project on Yonge Street in Newmarket] for a look at how it’s done.
• Finally, service will be transferred to the new poles. The old poles will be removed and the holes will be backfilled.