Today, the City of London and the Hyde Park Business Association (HPBA) celebrated the completion of construction on Hyde Park Road with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The celebration took place at the end of the Hyde Park Santa Claus parade and included parade organizers, HPBA members, Mayor Matt Brown, and Councillors Josh Morgan and Paul Hubert.

Hyde Park Road, Phase One, from Oxford Street to South Carriage Road has been under construction since the spring of 2014, while Hyde Park Road, Phase Two, from South Carriage Road to Fanshawe Park Road has been under construction since spring of 2015. Both phases of Hyde Park Road construction have seen crews hard at work this spring and summer,



enhancing watermain and water services for the Hyde Park area,

adding storm and sanitary sewers, including private drain connections where requested,

adding a new stormwater management facility,

re-aligning the intersection of Sarnia Road and Hyde Park Road,

widening the existing CN Rail overpass bridge to four lanes, including bridge rehabilitation,

widening Hyde Park Road to four lanes, and

urbanizing Hyde Park Road to include curb and gutter, median planter boxes, sidewalks, bike lanes and streetlights.

The initial timeframe for completing both phases of Hyde Park Road was to be late October, but this fall’s warm weather has allowed work to extend into November and advance some tasks which otherwise would have been completed next year.

"We’re pleased to be able to reopen this vital artery this fall," says John Braam, Managing Director of Environmental and Engineering Services and City Engineer. “These enhancements will make Hyde Park Road a much more efficient transportation corridor for many Londoners’ daily commute."

Remaining work to be completed over the coming months includes noise wall extension, streetlight and traffic signal work. This will involve minor short term lane reductions immediately around the work zone, but the road will be fully opened during evenings and weekends. Landscaping work will continue next spring.

“This is a day so many Londoners have been waiting for! Thank you to all Hyde Park area businesses and residents for your patience over the past many years” said Mayor Matt Brown. “I know that Hyde Park Road has felt more like a parking lot during rush hour and on weekends - these improvements will have a dramatic impact on how many of us move across Northwest London.”

Participating Hyde Park merchants are also celebrating the end of construction by displaying purple stars in their store windows to attract shoppers and emphasize they are open for business.