Project Overview
Highway 148 is a two-lane provincial highway that connects the City of Pembroke with the Ontario-Quebec provincial border. A Detailed Design and Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study is being conducted for the segment of Highway 148 from approximately 200m west of Angus Campbell Drive in the City of Pembroke to approximately 300m east of the Greenwood Road Intersection to address poor pavement performance as well as intersection and operational improvements, pedestrian and cycling safety improvements, highway drainage improvements and modifications to existing access points.
Limited segments of property acquisition and driveway closures will be required as part of improvements to Highway 148. Impacted property owners have been consulted during the Preliminary Design phase and consultation will continue in the Detailed Design phase. If new property impacts are identified, the property owner will be contacted directly.
The proposed improvements to Highway 148 identified in the Recommended Plan developed during the previous Preliminary Design Stage are summarized below and will be refined during the current stage of design.
Highway 148 between Angus Campbell Drive and Drive In Road:
- Widen to provide a continuous Two-Way Left-Turn Lane;
- Urbanize the cross-section including installation of a barrier curb with gutter and storm sewer upgrades;
- Install Traffic Signals at the Highway 148/ Drive-In Road intersection including the addition of turning lanes;
- Potential for sidewalk installation between the City of Pembroke limits and Angus Campbell Drive subject to construction and operational funding agreements with the City of Pembroke; and
- Potential for sidewalk installation between Angus Campbell Drive and Drive-In Road subject to construction and operational funding agreements with the Township of Laurentian Valley. However, the Township of Laurentian Valley has not currently agreed to fund this work.
Highway 148 between Drive In Road and Greenwood Road:
- Maintain a two-lane rural cross-section. Rehabilitate the existing pavement and provide 2.5 m wide paved shoulders;
- Revise the Greenwood Road intersection by modifying the westbound right-turn channel and extending the merge lane;
- Add an additional southbound lane to bypass left turning vehicles onto Old Mill Road; and
- Modifications to existing access points.
The project will include the development of construction staging plans, temporary traffic management during construction, signage, identification of anticipated impacts to properties and environmental mitigation measures which will be discussed at the Public Information Centre and documented in one or more Design and Construction Reports (DCRs).