Learn about the upcoming Williamsville Renewal

In 2026 a portion of Princess Street in Williamsville from Division to Albert Street as well as Garrett Street will be completely rebuilt. Ahead of that work the City will be hosting two drop-in information sessions this fall to share project details and impacts, present the conceptual design for the Frontenac Street Green Street Initiative, and give community members the opportunity to learn more and ask questions.

Both Information Sessions will be drop-in from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Memorial Centre in the southeast hallway (near Culligan Water Park). The first one will take place on Sept. 25 and the second one will take place on Nov. 20. For those unable to attend in person, information and project updates will also be shared on Get Involved Kingston.

“This stretch of Princess Street is scheduled for reconstruction to support the City’s ongoing growth and to renew infrastructure,” said Melanie Knowles, Project Manager with Engineering Services at the City of Kingston. “Once completed, it will help create a vibrant, active, and connected corridor through Williamsville.”

The reconstruction is being driven by underground infrastructure upgrades, needed to support growth in the area and separate sanitary and storm water sewers into separate systems. Since this underground work will involve digging up the corridor, the City will use this opportunity to implement portions of the Williamsville Main Street Transportation Plan. Once completed, this stretch of Princess Street will include:

• Installation of new cycle tracks along Princess Street.
• Upgrade accessibility at road crossings.
• Upgrade transit stops and infrastructure.
• Separate combined sewers and replace sanitary services.
• Install new watermain with service replacements.
• Upgrade Kingston Hydro infrastructure.
• Reconstruct sidewalks and curbs.
• Repave the roadway.
• Review and recommend options for side street parking areas to compensate for some of the parking spaces removed from Princess Street.
• Consider areas for street trees, planter boxes and other street furniture, such as benches.
• Construction of the Frontenac Street Parkette.

This will be an exciting upgrade for the Williamsville Neighbourhood and we look forward to sharing updates throughout the project and construction. To learn more about the project and stay connected with all future updates please visit the project’s homepage on Get Involved Kingston and subscribe for updates.