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  • Road Closures and Detours as final phase begins
    Making Over Main Street: Road Closures and Detours as final phase begins
  • Making Over Main Street Enters Final Phase
    North Bay, ON – Aug. 14, 2024 – North Bay's Making Over Main Street project is moving into its final phase, with construction shifting to Block 1, between Fraser and Cassells streets, starting this Friday.
  • Traffic Advisory: Lane Reduction on Oak Street
    North Bay, ON – June 26, 2024 – Please be advised that Oak Street will be reduced to a single lane at the Ferguson Street intersection on Thursday, June 27, due to paving activities. The road will return to two lanes by the end of the day on Friday, June 28.
  • Oak Street Lane Closure Extended
    North Bay, ON – June 12, 2023 – Please be advised that this week’s lane closure on Oak Street at the intersection of Ferguson Street will be extended for an additional day, now lasting until the end of the day on Thursday.
  • Oak Street Lane Closure
    North Bay, ON – June 7, 2023 – Please be advised that traffic on Oak Street at the intersection of Ferguson Street will be reduced to a single lane for up to three days starting Monday, June 10.
  • Making Over Main Street Waste Pickup Reminder
    North Bay, ON – April, 22, 2023 – The City of North Bay is reminding residents and businesses within the Making Over Main Street construction zone that waste pickup in the DIA occurs on Tuesdays and Fridays.
  • Main Street Reconstruction – Ferguson Sanitary Sewer
    North Bay, ON – April 12, 2024 – Starting early Monday morning on April 15, MCA Contracting will begin replacing a 375mm diameter sanitary sewer on Ferguson Street, spanning from Oak Street to Main Street, as part of the Making Over Main Street project.
  • Main Street Project Resumes
    The Making Over Main Street project is scheduled to resume April 8.
  • Main Street Reconstruction
    North Bay, ON – Oct. 23, 2023 – The first phase of the Making Over Main Street project is nearing completion with construction activity for this year set to wrap up soon.
  • Making Over Main Street: Pedestrian fencing relocated as Block 4 enters Stage 2
    North Bay, ON – Sept. 29, 2023 - Starting on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, as part of North Bay's Making Over Main Street project, pedestrian detour fencing in place between Wyld and Ferguson streets will be relocated as Block 4 enters its second phase of construction.
  • Traffic Advisory: Main Street Closure
    North Bay, ON – Aug. 23, 2023 – The City of North Bay would like to inform the public that a large stretch of Main Street will be closed during the upcoming weekend while the Bay Block Party is underway and Making Over Main Street project continues.
  • Main Street Reconstruction entering next phase
    North Bay, ON – Aug. 15, 2023 – North Bay's Making Over Main Street project is set to mark a significant milestone as construction activities transition to the next block.
  • Main Street Reconstruction - Pedestrian Detours
    Starting this afternoon the fencing for the stage 2 pedestrian detours will be relocated to the recently paved asphalt road. Starting tomorrow pedestrians will use the stage 2 fencing location while the contractor completes the concrete sidewalk adjacent to the buildings.
  • Cooling Centres
    North Bay, ON – July 4, 2023 – With an Environment Canada heat warning for the North Bay area continuing through Wednesday, residents who need an indoor place to stay cool can access city facilities including Memorial Gardens (sections 1,2,5 and 7) from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m., Pete Palangio Arena until from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. and Transit Terminal on Oak Street from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. 
  • Main Street Reconstruction: Traffic Notice
    North Bay, ON – June 29, 2023 – Starting early next week, the traffic lights at Main and Wyld streets will be deactivated and the intersection will temporarily become an all-way stop.
  • Main Street Reconstruction – Temporary Road Closure
    North Bay, ON – June 20, 2023 – Sherbrooke Street, between Oak and Main streets, will be temporarily closed today starting at 9 am due to installation of communication ducts across road. The road will reopen before 3:30pm. During this period, Fisher Street can be used to access Main Street. All other detours remain in-place.
  • City of North Bay kicks off Making Over Main Street project
    North Bay, ON – May 12, 2023 – The City of North Bay today launched the first major renovation of its Main Street in nearly 40 years, a project that will create an even brighter and more inviting Downtown with new sidewalks, roadway, stairs, railings, lighting and more.
  • Open House: Making Over Main Street
    North Bay, ON – May 3, 2023 – A Public Open House will be held at North Bay City Hall on Tuesday, May 9 from 3:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. regarding the Making Over Main Street reconstruction project.
  • Main Street project starting at Downtown’s east end
    North Bay, ON – April 24, 2022 – The City of North Bay is adjusting its plans regarding the starting location of the reconstruction of Main Street this spring.
  • North Bay Council approves contract award for Making over Main Street project
    North Bay, ON – March 30, 2023 - The reconstruction of a section of Main Street is set to begin this spring following North Bay City Council’s approval Tuesday of a contract award to MCA Contracting Ltd.
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Gerry McCrank, C.E.T., LEL
Senior Project Manager
gerry.mccrank@northbay.ca (705) 474-0400 x.2305
Joel D Therrien
City Liaison
mainstreet@northbay.ca 705-474-0400 x 2404
Gord Young
Communications Officer
gord.young@northbay.ca (705) 474-0626 x.2505