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Thamesford Dundas Street traffic changes

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At a glance

Location
Zorra
Responsible authority
Oxford County
Current stage
Start scheduled for September 28 week; November 2026 completion targetAs of 2026-10-01
2026 allocation
Not established
Next target
2026-11 · Expected finish
Named supplier
J.L. Richards & Associates Limited See contract details

New signals at George Street, a crossing relocated to Stanley Street, a central turn lane, signal upgrades and removal of on-street parking.

Oxford Road 2 / Dundas Street between 15th Line and Oxford Road 119 in Thamesford.

Project 930002 · Project 930300

Who approves and delivers this project?

Expenditure approval

Oxford County Council

County capital budget authority; individual votes not inferred.

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  1. Approved 2026 Business Plan and Budget PDF page 122; printed page 122

    Oxford County · Published 2026-01-14 · Event/reporting date 2025-12-10 · 2026

    approved · Primary record verified · File date is January 14, 2026; County hub identifies December 10, 2025 Council approval. Detailed source governs figures; hub headline differs.

Asset owner and delivery lead

Oxford County Public Works

County project located within the local municipality; local council is not the County contract manager.

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  1. Approved 2026 Business Plan and Budget PDF page 5; printed page 5

    Oxford County · Published 2026-01-14 · Event/reporting date 2025-12-10 · 2026

    approved · Primary record verified · File date is January 14, 2026; County hub identifies December 10, 2025 Council approval. Detailed source governs figures; hub headline differs.

Money

Project money

Project cost not published in this record.

Latest spending total not published here.

CAD · Project allocation as published; bid HST basis not established · Approved 2026 new/additional allocation; excludes carryforward unless expressly stated
Sources for these figures · 3
  1. Approved 2026 Business Plan and BudgetPDF page 122; printed page 122
  2. County construction projectsNamed project sections; updates through September 2026
  3. 2025 contract award register — RFP-ENG-2025-599RFP-ENG-2025-599; named awardee and bidder-price row
3 source records
  1. Approved 2026 Business Plan and Budget PDF page 122; printed page 122

    Oxford County · Published 2026-01-14 · Event/reporting date 2025-12-10 · 2026

    approved · Primary record verified · File date is January 14, 2026; County hub identifies December 10, 2025 Council approval. Detailed source governs figures; hub headline differs.

  2. County construction projects Named project sections; updates through September 2026

    Oxford County · 2026

    official project notice · Primary record verified

  3. 2025 contract award register — RFP-ENG-2025-599 RFP-ENG-2025-599; named awardee and bidder-price row

    Oxford County · 2025 award register; 2026 active project

    published record · Primary record verified · Prior-year award linked to a project active during 2026. The contract value cell is --; the bid is not a signed contract value.

Timeline

  1. work

    Pre-construction meeting

    Public meeting at the Beaty Room.

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    1. County construction projects Named project sections; updates through September 2026

      Oxford County · 2026

      official project notice · Primary record verified

  2. Target date passed; milestone status needs a verified update

    Tentative start week

    Traffic maintained with temporary restrictions.

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    1. County construction projects Named project sections; updates through September 2026

      Oxford County · 2026

      official project notice · Primary record verified

  3. original target

    Expected finish

    The specific construction award has not been verified; the earlier design consultant is recorded separately.

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    1. County construction projects Named project sections; updates through September 2026

      Oxford County · 2026

      official project notice · Primary record verified

Contracts

RFP-ENG-2025-599 · awardee named in annual register

Engineering & Design Services - Oxford Road 2 (Dundas St) Corridor Improvements, Thamesford

J.L. Richards & Associates Limited

Published bid
Not established
Published award / contract value
Not established
Unit price
Not established

Not established in annual register

2025 award connected to current 2026 work. The annual register names the awardee but leaves the contract value and award date unpublished.

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  1. 2025 contract award register — RFP-ENG-2025-599 RFP-ENG-2025-599; named awardee and bidder-price row

    Oxford County · 2025 award register; 2026 active project

    published record · Primary record verified · Prior-year award linked to a project active during 2026. The contract value cell is --; the bid is not a signed contract value.

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Decisions

2025-12-10 · Oxford County Council

2026 Business Plan and Budget approval

County approval confirmed by the official budget hub; the detailed approved document is the financial source.

$406,890,915 · Detailed document total of operating plus financed capital; the budget hub headline conflicts.

Consequence: General levy: $96,680,548; library levy: $6,297,357; court security levy: $61,266. Water and wastewater are supported by utility rates.

2 source records
  1. Business plans and budgets 2026 approved budget section

    Oxford County · 2026

    official approval summary · Primary record verified · The hub reports $406.1 million total and $278.2 million operating, while the approved detailed PDF reports $406,890,915 and $279,035,275.

  2. Approved 2026 Business Plan and Budget PDF page 58; printed page 58

    Oxford County · Published 2026-01-14 · Event/reporting date 2025-12-10 · 2026

    approved · Primary record verified · File date is January 14, 2026; County hub identifies December 10, 2025 Council approval. Detailed source governs figures; hub headline differs.

Outcomes

Completion not confirmed.

Questions

  • What is the current approved project total, including carryforward and changes?
  • What spending and final completion or acceptance records are available?
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Related issues

What problem does the corridor redesign solve, and how will its effects be measured?Which level of infrastructure service are we buying, and what risk does a cheaper option leave behind?
Scope & interpretation notes
  • The roads and traffic-signal accounts also fund other locations. Their full allocations are not assigned to this project.
Make sense of the money

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Budget
Planned costs for a stated year or project.
Annual allocation
Funding assigned for one year. It may be part of a larger project.
Lifetime project budget
The stated budget for the full project across its years.
Forecast
An estimate of the eventual cost, as of the date shown.
Tax requirement (levy)
The amount to raise from property taxes, after other funding.
Contract award
The accepted contract price, with its stated tax and scope.
Recorded costs or payments
Amounts reported for the period shown. They do not establish project completion.

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