Investing in Infrastructure

Funding Infrastructure in Lincoln

The Town of Lincoln makes continued investments in infrastructure to support growth areas and ensure services continue to be delivered to mature neighbourhoods.

Priorities for infrastructure investments are identified through the annual municipal budget process. The Town of Lincoln’s budget – like those of other municipalities in Ontario – addresses Council Priorities, operations, services, infrastructure, and asset management. It includes the Operating Budget and Capital Budget.

An important source of funding for infrastructure projects is development charges. These are fees charged to developers by the municipality for the recovery of growth costs.

Most infrastructure projects are funded through Capital or Operating budgets under one of two categories:

Transportation; or
Environment & Safety.

2022 Capital Projects

Transportation:

Bridge Rehabilitation and Culvert Improvement Projects
Road Reconstruction Projects
Road Rehabilitation Program (including a $2 million investment in road improvements)

Environment & Safety:

Lakeshore Roads Environmental Assessments
Water and Wastewater Construction and Design Projects
Investments in Fire Safety Equipment
Stormwater Management

2022 Operating Projects

Transportation:

Seasonal Roadway Maintenance
Road Reparations
Traffic Sign/Signal Reparations

Environment and Safety:

Active Transportation & Traffic Calming
Distribution of Water Quality Management System

Investment: 2022 Capital Funding by Infrastructure Category

Transportation	$27,692,000	Environment and Safety	$10,297,500
Reserve Funds	$5,916,000	Reserve Funds	$5,215,000
Development Charges	$13,589,000	Development Charges	$2,416,750
Grants	$50,000	Levy	$75,000
Debt	$6,172,000	Debt	$2,590,750
Contributions	$1,700,000
Levy	$265,000

A list of 2022 infrastructure projects is below:

Capital Projects:

Transportation	Environment and Safety
Culvert Rehabilitation and Replacement Program	Shoreline Protection – Lakeshore Roads West of Martin Rd N Environmental Assessment Study
Lincoln Avenue (King Street to South Service Road) Road Reconstruction and Watermain Replacement - Detailed Design	Glenbrook Drive Sewer Replacement
Aberdeen Road and Hillside Drive Reconstruction Project – Detailed Design	Ontario Street Sanitary Sewer Upsizing and Replacement - Design
2022 Road Rehabilitation and Resurfacing Program	Town Wide Sewer Rehabilitation and Replacement Program
Road Needs Study Update	Bulk Water Haul Station Replacement
Jordan Village Improvement Project Reconstruction	Red Maple Avenue Storm Sewer - Construction
Rittenhouse Road Reconstruction	Prudhommes Watermain Upgrades
Greenlane Road Reconstruction – Detailed Design	Lakeshore Road (East of Martin Road) Shoreline Protection EA Study
Durham Road Reconstruction – Design	Jordan Station I/I Investigation Study
Bartlett Road Reconstruction - Design
Frost Road Bridge – Replacement Design
Bridge and Culvert Rehabilitation and Replacement
Tallman Drive Realignment – EA and Preliminary Design
2022 Roadside Safety Program
Truck Bypass Camera Monitoring Pilot Program

Operational Projects:

Transportation	Environment and Safety
Roadway Winter Operations	DWQMS Internal Audit
Sidewalk/Facility Snow Removal	DWQMS External Audit
Street Sweeping (urban areas)	Water Quality Testing & Sampling
Intersection Sweeping (rural areas)	Watermain Leak Detection Program
Snow Fence Installation/Removal	Preventative Residual Testing (dead ends)
Road Patrol/Inspections	Watermain Flushing &
Pothole Patching	Hydrant Maintenance
Hot Asphalt Patching	Hydrant Winterizing
Roadside Ditching	Watermain Valve & Chamber
Roadside Shouldering	Maintenance
Roadway Catch Basin Drain Cleaning	Watermain Flow Testing & Hydrant
Roadside Mowing (rural areas)	Coding
Intersection & Roadside Brushing (rural)	Wastewater Sewer Flushing
Roadside Litter Pickup	Wastewater Manhole Inspection
Roadside Guiderail Replacement	Wastewater Manhole Relining & Repairs
Culvert Replacements	Water & Wastewater Locates
Sod Restoration	West Avenue Sanitary Sewer Diversion
Traffic Sign Retro-Flectivity Audit	Hixon Street Sanitary Sewer Upgrades
Traffic Sign Repairs/Installations	Smart Hydrant Phase 2
Digital Speed Signs
Speed Hump Pilot Program
Road Centreline Painting
Intersection & Crosswalk Paint Marking
Annual Sidewalk Condition Inspections
Sidewalk Repair (Various Locations)
Annual Street Light Inspection

Funding Infrastructure in Lincoln

The Town of Lincoln makes continued investments in infrastructure to support growth areas and ensure services continue to be delivered to mature neighbourhoods.

An important source of funding for infrastructure projects is development charges. These are fees charged to developers by the municipality for the recovery of growth costs.

Most infrastructure projects are funded through Capital or Operating budgets under one of two categories:

Transportation; or
Environment & Safety.

2022 Capital Projects

Transportation:

Bridge Rehabilitation and Culvert Improvement Projects
Road Reconstruction Projects
Road Rehabilitation Program (including a $2 million investment in road improvements)

Environment & Safety:

Lakeshore Roads Environmental Assessments
Water and Wastewater Construction and Design Projects
Investments in Fire Safety Equipment
Stormwater Management

2022 Operating Projects

Transportation:

Seasonal Roadway Maintenance
Road Reparations
Traffic Sign/Signal Reparations

Environment and Safety:

Active Transportation & Traffic Calming
Distribution of Water Quality Management System

Investment: 2022 Capital Funding by Infrastructure Category

Transportation	$27,692,000	Environment and Safety	$10,297,500
Reserve Funds	$5,916,000	Reserve Funds	$5,215,000
Development Charges	$13,589,000	Development Charges	$2,416,750
Grants	$50,000	Levy	$75,000
Debt	$6,172,000	Debt	$2,590,750
Contributions	$1,700,000
Levy	$265,000

A list of 2022 infrastructure projects is below:

Capital Projects:

Transportation	Environment and Safety
Culvert Rehabilitation and Replacement Program	Shoreline Protection – Lakeshore Roads West of Martin Rd N Environmental Assessment Study
Lincoln Avenue (King Street to South Service Road) Road Reconstruction and Watermain Replacement - Detailed Design	Glenbrook Drive Sewer Replacement
Aberdeen Road and Hillside Drive Reconstruction Project – Detailed Design	Ontario Street Sanitary Sewer Upsizing and Replacement - Design
2022 Road Rehabilitation and Resurfacing Program	Town Wide Sewer Rehabilitation and Replacement Program
Road Needs Study Update	Bulk Water Haul Station Replacement
Jordan Village Improvement Project Reconstruction	Red Maple Avenue Storm Sewer - Construction
Rittenhouse Road Reconstruction	Prudhommes Watermain Upgrades
Greenlane Road Reconstruction – Detailed Design	Lakeshore Road (East of Martin Road) Shoreline Protection EA Study
Durham Road Reconstruction – Design	Jordan Station I/I Investigation Study
Bartlett Road Reconstruction - Design
Frost Road Bridge – Replacement Design
Bridge and Culvert Rehabilitation and Replacement
Tallman Drive Realignment – EA and Preliminary Design
2022 Roadside Safety Program
Truck Bypass Camera Monitoring Pilot Program

Operational Projects:

Transportation	Environment and Safety
Roadway Winter Operations	DWQMS Internal Audit
Sidewalk/Facility Snow Removal	DWQMS External Audit
Street Sweeping (urban areas)	Water Quality Testing & Sampling
Intersection Sweeping (rural areas)	Watermain Leak Detection Program
Snow Fence Installation/Removal	Preventative Residual Testing (dead ends)
Road Patrol/Inspections	Watermain Flushing &
Pothole Patching	Hydrant Maintenance
Hot Asphalt Patching	Hydrant Winterizing
Roadside Ditching	Watermain Valve & Chamber
Roadside Shouldering	Maintenance
Roadway Catch Basin Drain Cleaning	Watermain Flow Testing & Hydrant
Roadside Mowing (rural areas)	Coding
Intersection & Roadside Brushing (rural)	Wastewater Sewer Flushing
Roadside Litter Pickup	Wastewater Manhole Inspection
Roadside Guiderail Replacement	Wastewater Manhole Relining & Repairs
Culvert Replacements	Water & Wastewater Locates
Sod Restoration	West Avenue Sanitary Sewer Diversion
Traffic Sign Retro-Flectivity Audit	Hixon Street Sanitary Sewer Upgrades
Traffic Sign Repairs/Installations	Smart Hydrant Phase 2
Digital Speed Signs
Speed Hump Pilot Program
Road Centreline Painting
Intersection & Crosswalk Paint Marking
Annual Sidewalk Condition Inspections
Sidewalk Repair (Various Locations)
Annual Street Light Inspection

Questions

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What is the Tallman Drive realignment? Can I see the preliminary design? Also, when is the firehall going to be moved from Tallman Drive? It is a busy firehall set in a residential neighbourhood, a poor location for such a busy firehall.

JVD asked 2 months ago

Thank you for your question. The Town is proposing to relocate the eastern end of Tallman Drive to the west and away from the adjacent ravine. Relocation of the roadway initiates the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Schedule 'B') process which requires the Town to develop various realignment options and evaluate the associated risks/impacts to the environment of each alternative.
The east end of Tallman Drive is in poor condition and the current eastern edge of the road is near a steep slope that is experiencing erosion and instability. Relocating the roadway away from the slope is a permanent solution to the problem and improves safety, maintenance obligations and access for both the Town and local properties owners. The Environmental Assessment will identify and analyze potential locations to relocate the current road alignment which may include land acquisition requirements and additional agreements between the Town and private property owners.
Public notification will be provided to advise the community of the assessment.
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Very good job. One improvement could be a sidewalk on Frederick Ave.(Vineland). It is mostly seniors that walk in the neighbourhood and a winding road provides low visibility for driver's (especially at night).

davebrown asked over 1 year ago

Thank you for your question. Staff have reviewed the option of constructing new sidewalks previously and the challenge are the large boulevard trees. New sidewalks would negatively impact the trees, making them unstable and requiring removals in a lot of cases. To help improve traffic and pedestrian safety the Town previously reduced the speed limit to 40km/hr and continue to monitoring speeding conditions to see if further traffic calming measures are warranted.
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Im still unsure as to why the Town felt the need to tear up our neighborhood in the Greenmeadow Blvd area to replace plastic wate pipe with plastic water pipe wasting hundreds f thousands of taxpayers dollars. All available information appears to indicate the existing water pipe, which was less than 40yrs old, was no where near the expected lifespan of 100yrs plus. Could this money not have been better spent on fixing pot hole filled roads.

Sarah asked about 1 year ago

The purpose of the Friesen Neighborhood Project was to replace old metallic watermain and completed road resurfacing on roads where watermain was replaced and as well other nearby roads to take advantage of economies of scale pricing, etc. In terms of Greenmeadow Blvd, the watermain was identified to be replaced but during construction a portion was found to be PVC pipe material. However, the age of the watermain was approximately 40 yrs which represents approx. half of the PVC service life of approx. 75 yrs. However, it is important to note that aside from the actual main piping all the watermain valves, fittings, etc., were old cast iron (metallic) and all the resident’s home services were 40 yr old copper piping, which also gave the Town an opportunity to replace to ensure future reliability with leaks, especially when investing in the new road paving.