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Algonquin Blvd. shuts down on Monday SHARE ON: The day we’ve been anticipating with some dread in Timmins arrives on Monday. Public works manager Ken Krcel says the connecting link project on Algonquin Blvd. will finally shut down the road, from Mattagami Blvd. to Thériault Blvd. “I’m not sure what time during the day that will happen,” Krcel tells My Timmins Now Dot Com.  “They have some work to do to get that detour ready, but by the end of the day on Monday, Algonquin will be closed to through traffic.” Mattagami Blvd. will reroute traffic both ways between Wilson Ave. and ...

Week 1 in the books for the Algonquin Blvd. reconstruction project SHARE ON: This week's work on the north side of Algonquin is done. Monday, it moves to the south side. (Bob McIntyre, MyTimminsNow.com staff) The big machines near the Mattagami bridge are quiet, after completing the first week of work on the Algonquin Boulevard reconstruction project. The city’s manager of public works Ken Krcel says the crew got work done on the north side of Algonquin. “So effective Monday, they’ll be moving to the south side of Algonquin and closing the intersection of Mattagami Blvd. and Algonqui...

Shovels in the ground, lane reduction Monday on Algonquin Blvd. SHARE ON: Construction activity and a lane reduction are planned for Monday on Algonquin Blvd. near the bridge. Public works manager Ken Krcel says some preliminary work and housekeeping issues are already being done. “The plan right now is to reduce Algonquin down to a lane in each direction effective Monday and start seeing a shovel in the ground,” he tells My Timmins Now Dot Com. The lane reduction will start at the bridge and extend for now to somewhere between Fogg Ave. and Thériault Blvd. “It will be more of a cong...

Here comes Phase 1 of 4 of the Algonquin Blvd. rebuild, Thériault to the bridge SHARE ON: THE SIGNS HAVE IT. As early as next week, machines and workers will begin rebuilding Algonquin Blvd. between Thériault and the bridge. (Bob McIntyre, MyTimminsNow.com staff) UPDATE FRIDAY, APRIL 9: Today, the province announced that it’s chipping in $3-million dollars towards the project, under its Connecting Links program. The signs are in place. You might notice a bit of preliminary work on Algonquin between Thériault and the river.  The city’s public works manager says phase 1 of major...