Parks

As part of the Brightwater development and ongoing maintenance of City of Mississauga lands, including the delivery of new public parks and improvements to the existing Waterfront Trail, it has recently come to both ours and the City’s attention that increased shoreline protection measures are required to address erosion hazards from Lake Ontario along the section of the Waterfront Trail south of Brightwater between Ben Machree Park and JC Saddington Park. Construction will include the installation of a new armour stone revetment and the excavation and replacement of soil to stabilize and protect the shoreline and waterfront trail network, as well as to prevent future erosion and damage from lake waves and ice. The majority of the work is within municipal property, with a portion being within the Brightwater property; however, the Brightwater team has agreed to complete all of the work on behalf of the City concurrently with our own required work along the shoreline. All of the work will be completed in accordance with approvals from the City of Mississauga, Credit Valley Conservation Authority, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

In order to complete this work in a safe and efficient manner, the Waterfront Trail south of Brightwater between JC Saddington Park and Ben Machree Park will need to be closed to the public for the duration of construction activities. 

Signage with alternate travel routes will be posted at both ends of this section of the Waterfront Trail, within JC Saddington and Ben Machree parks, prior to and during the closure. The detour will be up/down Mississauga Rd S, along Lakeshore Rd W, and up/down Pine Ave S to connect back to the Trail.  We are working with the City to ensure winter snow maintenance is prioritized on the sidewalks and any bike lanes along this detour. We do apologize for the inconvenience and want to confirm that the Waterfront Trail in this section will be fully restored and reopened in March 2025 upon completion of construction.

The pedestrian bridges at Dellwood Park and Helen Molasy Park were identified for replacement during our Bi-annual Citywide Bridge Condition Assessment, and they are budgeted for replacement in 2024-25 and 2026 respectively.  A bridge inspection was performed on all structures after the recent flood events in Mississauga and structural issues were found at this site resulting in bridges closure for further investigation.

To minimize the closure period, we will carry out temporary repairs to reopen for pedestrian traffic until the bridge can be replaced. Design for the temporary repairs is underway and the installation will be completed as soon as possible.

Staff are fast-tracking the bridge reconstruction which includes design and approvals with the Conservation Authority to contract for the bridge fabrication & replacement in 2025. To avoid this issue in the future, the new bridges will be galvanized steel structures with a longer lifespan, instead of existing weathering steel structures which are under-performing as expected.

Staff has received the reinforcement designs back for the temporary repairs.  Materials have been ordered and the reinforcement work is expected to be completed by mid-January, at which time the bridges will be reopened to the public.

Closure signs with alternative route (as attached) are posted on site.

The bridge is important to the community and the trail system.  We are working to minimize the disruption and inconvenience caused by the necessary replacement and apologize for the inconvenience of the emergency closure.  Safety is our priority.