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The County of Brant is planning road reconstruction work in the East Flats neighbourhood in Paris. This multi-year project will take place in 2 phases and will replace aging underground infrastructure and improve local roads.

The work will help ensure safe, reliable water service, improve stormwater management, and extend the life of the road network in this residential area.

Phase 1

Construction timeline: Spring 2026 into late 2026

Phase 1 will include the full reconstruction of local residential streets on the east side of the Grand River (known as “The Flats”). It is important to note that no arterial roads, such as Willow Street, are included in this phase.

Work will include:Streets include:
  • Replacing aging and undersized watermains
  • Upgrading storm sewers to improve drainage
  • Rebuilding roads and sidewalks, and improving overall road conditions

  • Joseph Brant Street
  • Smith Street
  • Nimmo Street
  • Portland Street
  • Mick Jones Way (formerly Walnut Lane)

During construction, local road closures and detours will be in place. Access for residents and emergency services will be maintained, and updates will be shared regularly.

Phase 2

Phase 2 is planned to include arterial streets such as Willow Street and is scheduled for 2028 and 2029. More information will be shared closer to that time.

Why your input matters

Your feedback will help County staff better understand any specific needs, requests, or concerns related to:

  • Your driveway access
  • Parking or mobility needs during construction
  • Any other special considerations (for example, accessibility or deliveries)

How you can get involved

We want to hear from residents of the East Flats neighbourhood as we prepare for this important infrastructure project.

Attend the Open House

Join us at an in-person Open House to learn more about the project, speak with County staff, and share your input.

Monday, November 24, 2025

County of Brant Council Chambers, 7 Broadway Street, West in Paris

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

You’ll have an opportunity to:

  • View the preliminary project plans
  • Ask questions about construction timing and impacts
  • Discuss specific needs related to your property or driveway

This will be a drop-in open house. Though no formal presentation will be provided, design drawings will be available to view. County of Brant staff will be hand delivering notices to the neighbourhood residents outlined above on November 10 and 11, 2025.

Can’t attend in person?

If you can’t make it to the Open House, don't worry! You can still share your feedback online.

Please complete the East Flats Feedback Form to let us know about any specific needs, requests, or concerns related to your property or driveway.

Feedback is open until January 31, 2026.

Questions or comments

Have a question or comment about the project? Let us know!

Stay Informed

Subscribe for updates and be the first to get more information about this project! Simply add your email to the Stay Informed box on this page and click ‘Subscribe'.

The County of Brant is planning road reconstruction work in the East Flats neighbourhood in Paris. This multi-year project will take place in 2 phases and will replace aging underground infrastructure and improve local roads.

The work will help ensure safe, reliable water service, improve stormwater management, and extend the life of the road network in this residential area.

Phase 1

Construction timeline: Spring 2026 into late 2026

Phase 1 will include the full reconstruction of local residential streets on the east side of the Grand River (known as “The Flats”). It is important to note that no arterial roads, such as Willow Street, are included in this phase.

Work will include:Streets include:
  • Replacing aging and undersized watermains
  • Upgrading storm sewers to improve drainage
  • Rebuilding roads and sidewalks, and improving overall road conditions

  • Joseph Brant Street
  • Smith Street
  • Nimmo Street
  • Portland Street
  • Mick Jones Way (formerly Walnut Lane)

During construction, local road closures and detours will be in place. Access for residents and emergency services will be maintained, and updates will be shared regularly.

Phase 2

Phase 2 is planned to include arterial streets such as Willow Street and is scheduled for 2028 and 2029. More information will be shared closer to that time.

Why your input matters

Your feedback will help County staff better understand any specific needs, requests, or concerns related to:

  • Your driveway access
  • Parking or mobility needs during construction
  • Any other special considerations (for example, accessibility or deliveries)

How you can get involved

We want to hear from residents of the East Flats neighbourhood as we prepare for this important infrastructure project.

Attend the Open House

Join us at an in-person Open House to learn more about the project, speak with County staff, and share your input.

Monday, November 24, 2025

County of Brant Council Chambers, 7 Broadway Street, West in Paris

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

You’ll have an opportunity to:

  • View the preliminary project plans
  • Ask questions about construction timing and impacts
  • Discuss specific needs related to your property or driveway

This will be a drop-in open house. Though no formal presentation will be provided, design drawings will be available to view. County of Brant staff will be hand delivering notices to the neighbourhood residents outlined above on November 10 and 11, 2025.

Can’t attend in person?

If you can’t make it to the Open House, don't worry! You can still share your feedback online.

Please complete the East Flats Feedback Form to let us know about any specific needs, requests, or concerns related to your property or driveway.

Feedback is open until January 31, 2026.

Questions or comments

Have a question or comment about the project? Let us know!

Stay Informed

Subscribe for updates and be the first to get more information about this project! Simply add your email to the Stay Informed box on this page and click ‘Subscribe'.

Questions and comments

County of Brant Staff aim to maintain a respectful and constructive dialogue with the public through all forms of communication. We understand and appreciate that people will have differing opinions and concerns, and welcome all feedback, questions, and comments in a respectful and constructive manner.

Please ask your question or leave your comment below. We will do our best to respond within 3 business days. 

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  • Share Thanks, that's great to hear you won't divert traffic onto Walnut St. Please confirm that you plan to put in place measures to ensure that side streets in the flats generally do not get used as shortcuts by motorists whilst work is undertaken. Could such measures also be put in place during downtown dig works which cause queues at the Willow St and William St intersection? The amount of extra traffic coming down Walnut Lane and Walnut St this past summer was ridiculous. on Facebook Share Thanks, that's great to hear you won't divert traffic onto Walnut St. Please confirm that you plan to put in place measures to ensure that side streets in the flats generally do not get used as shortcuts by motorists whilst work is undertaken. Could such measures also be put in place during downtown dig works which cause queues at the Willow St and William St intersection? The amount of extra traffic coming down Walnut Lane and Walnut St this past summer was ridiculous. on Twitter Share Thanks, that's great to hear you won't divert traffic onto Walnut St. Please confirm that you plan to put in place measures to ensure that side streets in the flats generally do not get used as shortcuts by motorists whilst work is undertaken. Could such measures also be put in place during downtown dig works which cause queues at the Willow St and William St intersection? The amount of extra traffic coming down Walnut Lane and Walnut St this past summer was ridiculous. on Linkedin Email Thanks, that's great to hear you won't divert traffic onto Walnut St. Please confirm that you plan to put in place measures to ensure that side streets in the flats generally do not get used as shortcuts by motorists whilst work is undertaken. Could such measures also be put in place during downtown dig works which cause queues at the Willow St and William St intersection? The amount of extra traffic coming down Walnut Lane and Walnut St this past summer was ridiculous. link

    Thanks, that's great to hear you won't divert traffic onto Walnut St. Please confirm that you plan to put in place measures to ensure that side streets in the flats generally do not get used as shortcuts by motorists whilst work is undertaken. Could such measures also be put in place during downtown dig works which cause queues at the Willow St and William St intersection? The amount of extra traffic coming down Walnut Lane and Walnut St this past summer was ridiculous.

    JCW asked 4 days ago

    Thank you for your comment. The contractor will provide a detour route in their Traffic Control Plan before construction commences. The intent is to keep as much traffic as possible off the side streets. County of Brant Staff will monitor the detour route, and if speed and volume of vehicles become an issue the County of Brant would place speed humps to calm traffic.

  • Share Will phase 2 mean you plan to divert traffic that can’t use willow street via walnut street instead for the 2028 and 2029 construction seasons? on Facebook Share Will phase 2 mean you plan to divert traffic that can’t use willow street via walnut street instead for the 2028 and 2029 construction seasons? on Twitter Share Will phase 2 mean you plan to divert traffic that can’t use willow street via walnut street instead for the 2028 and 2029 construction seasons? on Linkedin Email Will phase 2 mean you plan to divert traffic that can’t use willow street via walnut street instead for the 2028 and 2029 construction seasons? link

    Will phase 2 mean you plan to divert traffic that can’t use willow street via walnut street instead for the 2028 and 2029 construction seasons?

    JC asked 14 days ago

    Thank you for your comment. No, we do not plan to detour Willow Street traffic onto Walnut Street during construction. When possible, we’ll maintain one lane for traffic on Willow Street using a flag person or temporary traffic lights. When a full closure is required, we will use a detour route using other collector streets.

  • Share What company will be doing the work? on Facebook Share What company will be doing the work? on Twitter Share What company will be doing the work? on Linkedin Email What company will be doing the work? link

    What company will be doing the work?

    Matthew Sartori asked 23 days ago

    Thank you for your question. The project is planned to be released for procurement early next year, therefore a contractor has not been awarded as of yet.

  • Share I just moved in to 34 Nimmo St 2 weeks ago. How long has this been planned? is this the first notice to the public about the construction plan and if not how long has this been public knowledge? I live right on the corner of Nimmo and Portland and i do not see how there is room to widen and add sidewalks to either street. on Facebook Share I just moved in to 34 Nimmo St 2 weeks ago. How long has this been planned? is this the first notice to the public about the construction plan and if not how long has this been public knowledge? I live right on the corner of Nimmo and Portland and i do not see how there is room to widen and add sidewalks to either street. on Twitter Share I just moved in to 34 Nimmo St 2 weeks ago. How long has this been planned? is this the first notice to the public about the construction plan and if not how long has this been public knowledge? I live right on the corner of Nimmo and Portland and i do not see how there is room to widen and add sidewalks to either street. on Linkedin Email I just moved in to 34 Nimmo St 2 weeks ago. How long has this been planned? is this the first notice to the public about the construction plan and if not how long has this been public knowledge? I live right on the corner of Nimmo and Portland and i do not see how there is room to widen and add sidewalks to either street. link

    I just moved in to 34 Nimmo St 2 weeks ago. How long has this been planned? is this the first notice to the public about the construction plan and if not how long has this been public knowledge? I live right on the corner of Nimmo and Portland and i do not see how there is room to widen and add sidewalks to either street.

    Terry Bordman asked 24 days ago

    Thank you for your question. The East Flat’s, Paris project was budgeted in 2024 for design to be completed in 2025 and construction in 2026. This is the first notice to the public, and the Open House scheduled for Monday November 24, 6:00pm to 8:00pm is the first public meeting to review the design and have questions and concerns addressed by County of Brant Staff. The proposed design has minor widening ranging from 0.5m to 1.2m in sections along Nimmo Street. There will be no sidewalk constructed on Nimmo Street as the trail connection is provided at William Street which has sidewalks.

  • Share does this means more yearly increase of property taxes? on Facebook Share does this means more yearly increase of property taxes? on Twitter Share does this means more yearly increase of property taxes? on Linkedin Email does this means more yearly increase of property taxes? link

    does this means more yearly increase of property taxes?

    jrtiger2 asked 24 days ago

    Thanks for your question. A portion of this project is funded by the general County-wide tax levy, and is not tied directly to a local neighborhood’s property taxes.

  • Share Your feedback form for East Flats to engage Brant does not work. Can’t ’submit’ but here’s what I said.. We have a very tiny front yard. The driveway barely fits 2 vehicles. Smith St. has no on street parking. We have already received one nasty note on a vehicle and been blocked in when we’ve had to park on Walnut St. (As home owners of Walnut feel the onstreet/curb parking in front of their homes is for their exclusive use) It was implied to us that a sidewalk would be added on Smith St. That for sure won’t work for us. We would lose the ability to park in our driveway. So would our neighbours. I don’t believe there is enough foot traffic on Smith to warrant a sidewalk but if for some reason a side walk MUST be installed, we propose making Smith St one way, one lane. The other lane can be the sidewalk. It makes sense to have the direction of the one way west to east. The sight lines to turn on to Willow off Smith are terrible. We always turn onto Walnut and then onto William to come out at the 4 way stop at Willow/William. I wish I could see the proposed work in advance of sending this. on Facebook Share Your feedback form for East Flats to engage Brant does not work. Can’t ’submit’ but here’s what I said.. We have a very tiny front yard. The driveway barely fits 2 vehicles. Smith St. has no on street parking. We have already received one nasty note on a vehicle and been blocked in when we’ve had to park on Walnut St. (As home owners of Walnut feel the onstreet/curb parking in front of their homes is for their exclusive use) It was implied to us that a sidewalk would be added on Smith St. That for sure won’t work for us. We would lose the ability to park in our driveway. So would our neighbours. I don’t believe there is enough foot traffic on Smith to warrant a sidewalk but if for some reason a side walk MUST be installed, we propose making Smith St one way, one lane. The other lane can be the sidewalk. It makes sense to have the direction of the one way west to east. The sight lines to turn on to Willow off Smith are terrible. We always turn onto Walnut and then onto William to come out at the 4 way stop at Willow/William. I wish I could see the proposed work in advance of sending this. on Twitter Share Your feedback form for East Flats to engage Brant does not work. Can’t ’submit’ but here’s what I said.. We have a very tiny front yard. The driveway barely fits 2 vehicles. Smith St. has no on street parking. We have already received one nasty note on a vehicle and been blocked in when we’ve had to park on Walnut St. (As home owners of Walnut feel the onstreet/curb parking in front of their homes is for their exclusive use) It was implied to us that a sidewalk would be added on Smith St. That for sure won’t work for us. We would lose the ability to park in our driveway. So would our neighbours. I don’t believe there is enough foot traffic on Smith to warrant a sidewalk but if for some reason a side walk MUST be installed, we propose making Smith St one way, one lane. The other lane can be the sidewalk. It makes sense to have the direction of the one way west to east. The sight lines to turn on to Willow off Smith are terrible. We always turn onto Walnut and then onto William to come out at the 4 way stop at Willow/William. I wish I could see the proposed work in advance of sending this. on Linkedin Email Your feedback form for East Flats to engage Brant does not work. Can’t ’submit’ but here’s what I said.. We have a very tiny front yard. The driveway barely fits 2 vehicles. Smith St. has no on street parking. We have already received one nasty note on a vehicle and been blocked in when we’ve had to park on Walnut St. (As home owners of Walnut feel the onstreet/curb parking in front of their homes is for their exclusive use) It was implied to us that a sidewalk would be added on Smith St. That for sure won’t work for us. We would lose the ability to park in our driveway. So would our neighbours. I don’t believe there is enough foot traffic on Smith to warrant a sidewalk but if for some reason a side walk MUST be installed, we propose making Smith St one way, one lane. The other lane can be the sidewalk. It makes sense to have the direction of the one way west to east. The sight lines to turn on to Willow off Smith are terrible. We always turn onto Walnut and then onto William to come out at the 4 way stop at Willow/William. I wish I could see the proposed work in advance of sending this. link

    Your feedback form for East Flats to engage Brant does not work. Can’t ’submit’ but here’s what I said.. We have a very tiny front yard. The driveway barely fits 2 vehicles. Smith St. has no on street parking. We have already received one nasty note on a vehicle and been blocked in when we’ve had to park on Walnut St. (As home owners of Walnut feel the onstreet/curb parking in front of their homes is for their exclusive use) It was implied to us that a sidewalk would be added on Smith St. That for sure won’t work for us. We would lose the ability to park in our driveway. So would our neighbours. I don’t believe there is enough foot traffic on Smith to warrant a sidewalk but if for some reason a side walk MUST be installed, we propose making Smith St one way, one lane. The other lane can be the sidewalk. It makes sense to have the direction of the one way west to east. The sight lines to turn on to Willow off Smith are terrible. We always turn onto Walnut and then onto William to come out at the 4 way stop at Willow/William. I wish I could see the proposed work in advance of sending this.

    SharonT asked 25 days ago

    Thanks for your question. We will investigate the Engage Brant feedback form issue. Smith Street is proposed to be reconstructed from Willow Street to Walnut Street. The existing sidewalk will be replaced with new sidewalk. There is no plan to install new sidewalk on Smith Street from Walnut Street to Mullholland Drive.

  • Share Its nice to see the East Flats Neighborhood are getting reconstruction. What about the Walnut St? Will Willow Street get a cycle lane during phase 2? on Facebook Share Its nice to see the East Flats Neighborhood are getting reconstruction. What about the Walnut St? Will Willow Street get a cycle lane during phase 2? on Twitter Share Its nice to see the East Flats Neighborhood are getting reconstruction. What about the Walnut St? Will Willow Street get a cycle lane during phase 2? on Linkedin Email Its nice to see the East Flats Neighborhood are getting reconstruction. What about the Walnut St? Will Willow Street get a cycle lane during phase 2? link

    Its nice to see the East Flats Neighborhood are getting reconstruction. What about the Walnut St? Will Willow Street get a cycle lane during phase 2?

    Dinesh asked 24 days ago

    Thanks for your question. Many factors were reviewed during design to determine which road sections to include in the current project, including current pavement condition, sidewalk needs, watermain and sewer conditions and storm sewer needs. The underground infrastructure on Walnut Street is in good condition, and the existing roadway has several years left in its life cycle. Cycle lanes will likely be added to Willow Street in future.

  • Share Kids going to school from this area do not have an option to get school bus due to distance limitation. Having a separate bike/cycle lane will help them while commuting to school and downtown area (like Lions park, etc). on Facebook Share Kids going to school from this area do not have an option to get school bus due to distance limitation. Having a separate bike/cycle lane will help them while commuting to school and downtown area (like Lions park, etc). on Twitter Share Kids going to school from this area do not have an option to get school bus due to distance limitation. Having a separate bike/cycle lane will help them while commuting to school and downtown area (like Lions park, etc). on Linkedin Email Kids going to school from this area do not have an option to get school bus due to distance limitation. Having a separate bike/cycle lane will help them while commuting to school and downtown area (like Lions park, etc). link

    Kids going to school from this area do not have an option to get school bus due to distance limitation. Having a separate bike/cycle lane will help them while commuting to school and downtown area (like Lions park, etc).

    Dinesh asked 24 days ago

    Thanks for your comments. We do intend to add/improve cycle lanes and sidewalks throughout Paris as each street is reconstructed.

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