Overview

Project number: 05657 | Updated: February 2025

We are improving Westmount Road from Victoria Street to Erb Street in Kitchener and Waterloo. This includes a full road and intersection reconstruction, underground infrastructure replacement, and active transportation improvements. We are currently doing a schedule C municipal class environmental assessment for this road, which includes a comprehensive review of existing conditions, evaluating design options, assessing potential impacts and improvements to enhance the road for all users.

We received public feedback for this project in 2019 and have since changed the scope of the project. We are using that feedback in our current planning process and will engage the public again during our environmental assessment.

While the environmental assessment study is underway, we have installed temporary traffic signals at the Westmount and Union intersection to improve traffic conditions and provide pedestrian crossings.

Schedule

Environmental assessment: 2024–2025
Detailed design: 2026–2027
Construction: 2028–2031

Note: timing may be affected by weather conditions and changing project scope; updates will be posted as needed.

Budget

$12.0 million (under review)

Contact

Eric Saunderson, P.Eng PMP
Senior Engineer, Region of Waterloo
esaunderson@regionofwaterloo.ca 

Service First Contact Centre: 519-575-4400

Public engagement 

There will be opportunities for the public to provide feedback on the proposed design options in early 2025. Subscribe to the EngageWR project page for updates on engagement periods.

This project supports the Region of Waterloo's strategic focus areas: Climate aligned growth and Equitable services and opportunities.