City Seeking Intersection Improvements For Fairbairn Street and Towerhill Road/Lily Lake Road
/The City of Peterborough is seeking input on the upcoming project to improve the intersection at Fairbairn Street and Towerhill Road/Lily Lake Road.
Photo courtesy of the City of Peterborough.
The project is being designed to improve vehicular, pedestrian, and cycling accessibility according to the City.
Residents are invited to view the project scope and plans, as well as additional project information and resources and submit questions and feedback through the interactive features on the City’s community engagement hub.
The general scope of this project is to:
Install traffic signals to improve the functionality of the intersection;
Implement dedicated turn lanes at the signalized intersection to improve vehicular traffic flow;
Improve the roadway geometry on the approaches to the intersection; and,
Improve pedestrian and cyclist access along Lily Lake Road by providing an off-street multi-use trail on the south side of Lily Lake Road from York Drive to the subject intersection.
This project is planned to be constructed in multiple phases, with the anticipated phasing as follows, subject to funding approvals:
Phase 1 (2025): Preliminary design and utility coordination
Phase 2 (2026): Detailed design, property acquisitions and utility relocations
Phase 3 (2027): Construction
