City Council approves updated 2025 Street Resurfacing Program

Written By Gail Harding

City Council approved an updated 2025 Street Resurfacing Program at a Special Council Meeting on March 11, 2025.

Following the recent announcement by the province to delay the closure of the Centennial Bridge for another year, Miramichi City Council reviewed and approved an updated 2025 Street Resurfacing Program at a Special Council Meeting on March 11, 2025.

In his management report, Mark Buckingham, Director of Engineering asked council to repeal the previous motion passed on February 4, 2025 and approve the updated list now that full closure wouldn’t be in place. The motion was passed unanimously.

The updated list is as follows:

NORTH

1. Creaghan Avenue - excavate and pave, $155,000

2. Bannon Road - pulverize and pave, $200,000

3. Tardy Avenue - asphalt milling and pave, $ 165,000

4. Williston Road - Civic 277 to Civic 386 - asphalt milling and pave, $ 230,000

5. Ledden Street - King George Highway to Fountain Head Lane - asphalt milling and pave, $210,000

SOUTH

1. Water Street - St. Andrews St. to Civic 2162. - asphalt milling and pave, $240,000

2. Barrieau Street - Andrew Street to Raymond Street - pulverize and pave, $145,000

3. Wallace Road - Civic 30 to Civic 68 - pulverize and pave, $200,000

4. Water Street - Tozer Avenue to Civic 2706 - pulverize and pave, $305,000

5. Bremner Drive - Cedar Street to LeBreton Drive - pulverize and pave, $150,000

The estimated total for the work above is $2,000,000.

The following streets are currently being considered by the Engineering Department for recommended remediation in 2026 and 2027:

  • Geralyn Drive

  • John Street

  • Harkins Crescent

  • Brook Street

  • Wesley Street

  • O'Keefe Road

  • Durick Street

  • Aitken Avenue

  • Farrer Crescent

  • Johnson Avenue

  • River Drive

  • Piper Court

  • Crocker Crescent

The estimated total for the work above is $2,000,000

The City of Miramichi has 225 kilometers of roadway, not including the provincial designated highways. The Department of Engineering reviews and rates each street biannually utilizing software called Total Pave to analyze road conditions.

The selection process for asphalt paving incorporates several considerations which include but are not limited to: 

  • Centennial Bridge Closure in 2026

  • street designation

  • traffic volume

  • street condition

  • underground infrastructure condition

  • maintenance costs

  • street cross section and profile

  • PSAB 3150 and 3160 (asset management) compliance

  • Other (development considerations, planning, funding opportunities)

Tenders for the paving projects will be issued soon by the Department of Engineering.

Gail Harding
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