Major work on main road in Mississauga neighbourhood is on the way

A main residential road in Mississauga’s north end will soon undergo major upgrades to improve aging infrastructure.

The dozens of homes on Copenhagen Road in Meadowvale will be impacted once work on replacing the water mains begins at some point in the next two years, Region of Peel officials said in an online project update.

The busy neighbourhood road runs north off Derry Road, just east of Winston Churchill Boulevard, and loops back down once again to Derry Road farther to the east.

Quetta Mews, a smaller key-shaped street that runs off Copenhagen Road, is also targeted for work as part of the major project.

Region officials said advance work in the area is expected to soon begin, but those activities won’t impact traffic flow or homes.

They add they’ll let residents know ahead of time before any major work begins.

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“We are currently in the early planning stages, so we can’t give exact dates for when we will do the work,” project officials said online, adding they’ll be replacing the water mains sometime within the next two years.

Map shows where work will take place on Copenhagen Road and Quetta Mews. (Map: Region of Peel)

“Water mains are underground pipes. They bring tap water from our water treatment plants to your neighbourhood. As pipes age and our population grows, we need to replace older water mains to keep providing high-quality water.”

Once the work does start, it could impact the area around people’s sidewalks and the bottom of their driveways, the region said.

“The land between the street and (residents’) water service box (small, round metal valve in either the driveway or lawn) is owned by the City of Mississauga,” officials said, adding they recommend homeowners on the street delay any major landscaping or driveway paving until after upcoming water main work has been completed.

Peel officials said homeowners might notice several activities on the street prior to start of construction:

• the region will survey the street and use temporary spray paint or flags to mark the location of gas, hydro and cable on roads, driveways and lawns
• workers might drill holes in the road or municipal right-of-way (the land between the street and residents’ water service boxes) to collect soil samples and determine ground conditions
• workers will take pictures and record video to help ensure they restore the area as close as possible to its former condition after construction takes place