The urban portion of the County Road 64/Prince Edward Street reconstruction project will get underway in 2025, with work carrying over into the 2026 construction season.
Prep work around utility relocation for the County Road 64/Prince Edward Street reconstruction project in Brighton has wrapped earlier than anticipated.
The Municipality of Brighton has confirmed crews are done their work, which previously had the stretch of road between Butler and Grimes streets closed to southbound traffic daily.
The road has fully reopened to traffic now in both directions. As previously reported, it was originally anticipated the work may take until this Friday, May 16 after starting last Monday.
“Thank you for your patience during this temporary closure as we prepare for the upcoming reconstruction project,” said municipal staff, in a recent notice.
The utility relocation work was part of prep work for the multi-year, multi-million-dollar reconstruction project in the area, which aims to replace critical infrastructure. Residents can expect more disruption and road closures as the project advances.
Earlier this month, Brighton council heard from John Gooding, manager of capital infrastructure, about the latest on the project and Northumberland County’s staff recommended reconstruction tender results around the award of the contract to Broz Excavating Inc. in the amount of $10,111,211.08.
A cost-sharing agreement is anticipated to return to the Brighton council table for future consideration. However, according to the staff report, preliminary cost share estimates put Brighton’s predicted costs at just over $4.5 million (with these funds allocated in the 2025 capital budget.)
As previously reported, reconstruction on the rural portion of County Road 64 already wrapped, with work starting last year. Reconstruction efforts will be ongoing this year and into 2026, focusing between Harbour and Elizabeth streets.
This part of the project is anticipated to be split up into six phases this construction season and next.
Staff noted that the timing of the phases is ultimately dependent on the contractor’s schedule and progress – but the phases as of now are detailed as follows: Harbour to Cedar; then Cedar to Grimes, Grimes to Butler, Butler to Richardson, Richardson to Chapel, and finally, Chapel to Elizabeth.
(Written by: Sarah Hyatt)
