Town Council Approves Construction Tender for Main/Vancouver Street Infrastructure Project

The tender was awarded to Aberdeen construction with the start date moved to spring of 2024

Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 - Yarmouth, N.S. – At last Thursday’s regular council meeting, council approved a construction tender for a major project to replace underground infrastructure and traffic lights at the intersection of Main Street and Vancouver Street. The tender was awarded to Aberdeen Construction for their bid of $2,850,552. The project will be completed in the spring of 2024.

The project was originally planned to begin this summer. However, the construction industry is very busy and competitive at this time. In order to ensure the project tender received sufficient interest and completion at a price within range of the original budget, the tender was adjusted to allow flexibility for the contractor to determine the start date. As a result, the project will now take place next spring, with more precise dates provided closer to actual start of work.

Work to be completed will include full underground replacement of water and wastewater lines, an upgrade to audible pedestrian controllers, traffic lights upgrade, and a road rebuild. In recent years, Aberdeen has completed a number of significant infrastructure projects in the town of Yarmouth including the Parade Street underground replacement in 2021, the Main/Glebe Street underground in 2020, and the Cliff Street underground project in 2017.