Current City Projects and Construction

Colin Alton Parkette

Colin Alton Parkette, in Alton West Village, is now open!

Construction started in October 2020 and was complete in June 2021.

Colin Alton Parkette includes:

• New playground with wood fibre safety surface and accessible shaded seating areas
• Small leash free area for dogs that is fully fenced with double gate access
• Accessible 200m loop paved path
• Outdoor fitness equipment designed for a range of abilities
• Drinking fountain with ground level dog bowl
• Park benches, litter receptacle, picnic tables with umbrellas, and bike racks
• Tree planting and naturalized shrub beds

Playground Equipment Drawings

Fitness Equipment Drawings

Park Drawing

Living Lab

The City has partnered with Vineland Research and Innovation Centre to turn Colin Alton Parkette into a living science lab! Shrub beds and tree planting pits will receive two different soil preparation treatments. The health of the trees and shrubs in the park will be monitored over time so that comparisons between soil preparation types and plant success can...

Champlain Park Renewal

Update, Jan. 13, 2022:

Construction at Champlain Park has experienced significant delays and we thank you for your patience.

At this time, the entire park is still closed. Specific areas of the park will be open to the public in the coming weeks. We expect that the playground and pathways will be open for use in February 2022. The baseball diamond will remain closed until at least August 2022.

Work on the ball diamond, additional asphalt, and sodding and seeding will start in Spring 2022 when weather allows.

The City of Burlington is renewing Champlain Park. Proposed Improvements 

This project includes:

• New playground equipment and swings
• New baseball backstop, dugouts, and players’ benches
• New park furniture
• Repaved asphalt paths
• Drainage improvements

In 2020 the old swings were removed from Champlain Park because of a safety issue.

What to Expect During Construction

Your safety during construction is our priority.

Champlain Park will be closed during construction. Construction fence will be in...

City Hall Renovation

City Hall Modernization Project

Work to renovate the main floor of City Hall is complete. The new open space provides easy access to customer service counters for Service Burlington and Building, Renovating and Licensing, as of July 11, 2013.

The City Hall Modernization Project is one of 22 recommendations from the Red Tape Red Carpet Task Force report, and was approved by City Council in September 2019. In keeping with the City’s focus on customer experience, this project will create a more open, customer-facing area on the first floor of City Hall.

Read report EICS-05-21 to learn more about the project.

Features of the main floor design include:

• a new 40-foot bridge across the opening of the Atrium with glass railings
• a wider entrance from Locust Street with sliding doors for improved accessibility
• a light-filled lobby featuring a larger, furnished customer area that can double as a space for City events as required
• customer service counters with adjustable height, for improved accessibility

City View Park

City View Park Pavilion is now complete Public art

The link below provides information on the selection process and the artwork that is included as part of this project.       

Burlington Public Art - City View Park Pavillion

City View Park information

Since approval of the park Master Plan, phased implementation of City View Park (2500 Kerns Rd. Burlington) has occurred including three artificial turf fields, creative playground, parking, pond/wetland, trails, natural restoration and a park maintenance facility. 

The year-round building will support existing and future planned uses in the park. 

It is a key feature for Bruce Trail hikers to meet or continue their adventure and a significant milestone towards the completion of the City View Park Master Plan.

• The design of the building features sustainability, water and energy efficiencies and is a symbolic connection between new construction and the unique natural setting of the escarpment
• Green building measures have been incorporated using a wood...

Central Park Accessible Swing

The City of Burlington is building an addition to the new playground at Central Park (2299 New St.) in Spring-Summer 2022.

The proposed improvements include:

• New fully-accessible multi-user wheelchair swing
• Symbol communication board
• Rubber safety surfacing surround with curbs and access ramp
• Concrete walkway extension
• Subsurface drainage work and partial irrigation re-design

The park playground (behind library) will remain open during construction, however, there will be some minor disruptions due to construction activity. The new accessible swing area will be closed and fenced off with signs posted until final safety inspection is complete. Thank you in advance for your cooperation during construction.

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Next Steps

Project Milestone

Timing

Design work

Complete

Burlington City Council approval of 2022 capital budget

Dec. 15, 2021

Tender for a construction contractor

April - May 2022

Construction begins

May-June 2022

Completion of construction

August-October 2022*

*due to the COVID-19...