May 2024: Construction Update Notice

Construction works are continuing for the Scully-St. Mark’s Pump Station Replacement and Riverside Drive East Reconstruction Project and have now progressed to a stage where construction activity (vehicles, equipment, staging, etc.) are expected to impact traffic operation on Riverside Drive within the Project Area (between Grant Avenue to Arlington Boulevard).

Excavation at the Scully Pump Station site (13698 Riverside Drive) is in progress and in order to facilitate this work, Riverside Drive from Grant Avenue to Arlington Boulevard, including at St. Mark's Road, is closed with the exception of local traffic only. Please be advised that Hayes Avenue and Edgewater Boulevard is also closed with access provided to local traffic only. Access to properties within the road closure will be maintained while through traffic is not permitted. It is expected that this closure will remain in place until the completion of the project (early 2025). Detour signage has been installed to divert east-west commuter traffic away from using Riverside Drive East between Manning Road and Brighton Road and to instead use Tecumseh Road East. Please see here for the full construction detour route.

Currently, the second phase of construction which involves the reconstruction of Riverside Drive between Grant Avenue and Arlington Boulevard is planned to begin Fall 2024. Further communication will be provided regarding any additional access/traffic restrictions as the project progresses.

Please be advised Scully Beach Park and St. Mark’s Beach Park are closed from public access for the duration of this project. Nearby residents and pedestrians requiring access within the project limit are advised to exercise caution and follow all posted signage accordingly. For more information on this project, please see below.

Project Overview

This project marks Phase 1 of Tecumseh's Climate Change and Flooding Resiliency Project funded in part by the Government of Canada through the Disaster and Mitigation Adaptation Fund (DMAF).

The Town is providing an upgrade to a component of the regional stormwater infrastructure located in the St. Clair Beach area, along Riverside Drive between Grant Avenue and St. Mark's Road. The Scully Pump Station and St. Mark's Pump Station will be replaced by a consolidated pump station with increased capacity to help mitigate the risks of flooding for the service area.

To see how this project may affect your daily commute, please see the Road Closures and Traffic Detours section. 

For location and further details regarding this project, see the Project Limit Map or Project Details section, or the Frequently Asked Questions section. 

Project Limit Map
Riverside Drive between Grant Avenue and Arlington Boulevard

This page provides the following information as it relates to:

Project Details
The work involves replacement of both pump stations into a consolidated Scully-St. Mark's Storm Pump Station located at the Scully Beach Park site (13698 Riverside Drive East). This project will also include installation of new trunk storm sewer along Riverside Drive, between Grant Avenue and Arlington Boulevard and upgraded shoreline protection works at both the Scully Beach Park site and St. Mark's Beach Park site. 

The work includes the following:
  • Decommissioning of the existing Scully Storm Pump Station located at 13698 Riverside Drive East
  • Decommissioning of the existing St. Mark's Storm Pump Station located at 13770 Riverside Drive East
  • Construction of a newly consolidated Scully-St. Mark's Storm Pump Station at the existing Scully Storm Pump Station site. 
  • Installation of approximately 500 meters of Trunk Storm sewer along Riverside Drive East, between Grant Avenue and Arlington Boulevard
  • Shoreline protection upgrades at the new Scully-St. Mark's Storm Pump Station site
Staging of Work
This project will be completed in two stages.
  1. Expected completion by Fall 2024, Stage 1 will include the pump station works at 13698 Riverside Drive (Scully Beach Park) and 13770 Riverside Drive (St. Mark's Beach Park). 
  2. Commencing late Summer/early Fall 2024 and completion in Spring 2025, Stage 2 will involve the road reconstruction and trunk sewer installation on Riverside Drive East within the project limit (Grant Avenue to Arlington Boulevard). 
Road Closures and Traffic Detours

The following traffic detour and associated signage will come into effect once excavation begins at the Scully Beach park site (13698 Riverside Drive East), expected early May 2024 and to continue until Spring 2025.

Riverside Drive will be closed between Grant Avenue and  Arlington Boulevard, including St. Mark's Road, with the exception of local traffic. Appropriate detour signage is posted to facilitate this closure.

East-west commuter / through traffic is detoured away from the project area and to instead use Tecumseh Road East between Manning Road and Brighton Road. Access to properties within the road closure will be maintained with through traffic not permitted. It is expected that the operation of construction equipment and staging of dump trucks required to complete construction may cause traffic delays within the closure area. Below is a map depicting the road closure limit and overall detour route.