COMPLETE: Woodbridge Avenue improvements

Good news, Vaughan: Woodbridge Avenue is open! 

Through the City of Vaughan’s Woodbridge Avenue Improvements and Streetscaping Project, important infrastructure enhancements along Woodbridge Avenue (from Kipling Avenue to Islington Avenue) have been completed. Residents, businesses and visitors to the area will now experience a more livable, vibrant, sustainable and people-friendly main street. Visit the new and improved Woodbridge Avenue today! 

Woodbridge Avenue is a commercial and residential street located in the heart of Woodbridge Village. The Woodbridge Avenue corridor and surrounding area have rapidly changed in the last decade with high-density development, including residential and mixed-use buildings, resulting in a larger urbanized area. The Woodbridge Avenue Streetscape Plan (PDF) was completed in 2017 to address this growth and ensure the design of Woodbridge Avenue continues to be safe, accessible, inviting and timeless. 

With help from the Government of Canada, through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), the City received more than $2 million to help complete five city building projects in Vaughan. This includes streetscaping along Woodbridge Avenue and improving infrastructure between Islington Avenue and Kipling Avenue. 

The renewed streetscape now promotes walking, cycling and transit use, increases safety between pedestrians and vehicles, supports daily community life and events, captures inspirational, educational and heritage elements, and provides convenient access to trails and open space.

Extensive infrastructure work completed includes road rehabilitation, watermain replacements, sanitary sewer upgrades, streetlighting improvements, traffic signal additions, bridge improvements, parking lay-bys (designated paved parking areas), and streetscape and landscape enhancements. 

These improvements will now support current and future residents and businesses in Woodbridge Village for years to come. For more information, visit vaughan.ca/WoodbridgeAve. 

QUOTES

"Improvements along Woodbridge Avenue are complete! The extensive streetscaping and infrastructure work the City of Vaughan undertook will set businesses up for success, ensure residents enjoy an increased quality of life with access to trails and transit, and encourage visitors to explore the Woodbridge Village. It’s been my mission to build a better Vaughan for current and future generations. This includes initiating key projects that connect roads, reduce gridlock, support growth and city-build – Woodbridge Avenue was one of those projects. By investing in our infrastructure, we are investing in our communities, and as a result of the patience of local residents, we have now completed a project that supports our local economy. Woodbridge Avenue is now a destination that can be enjoyed for years to come. Explore it today!" 

- Mayor Steven Del Duca 

“Woodbridge Avenue is open! I want to thank Ward 2 for their continued patience as the City of Vaughan completed necessary improvements to the area. Now, the community can rest assured knowing that the heart of Woodbridge Village can be enjoyed today, tomorrow and well into the future. There’s now a gathering place for community events and celebrations. Visitors can come from near and far knowing parking has been increased. And so much more. I encourage you to visit the new and improved Woodbridge Avenue!”

- Ward 2 Councillor, Adriano Volpentesta

“Creating beautiful, welcoming communities benefits residents, visitors and the businesses they support. This project will have a lasting impact on the community as improving the infrastructure and accessibility in Woodbridge Village is vital for economic growth, and the Government of Canada is pleased to support it.” 

- The Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

“The investment of $2 million by the federal government through FedDev Ontario in the City of Vaughan is positively impacting the lives of both residents and visitors. By improving street infrastructure, such as Woodbridge Avenue, we are making it easier for families, workers and newcomers to enjoy our beautiful community without any barriers.”

- Francesco Sorbara, Member of Parliament for Vaughan–Woodbridge

QUICK FACTS 

• The City of Vaughan received more than $2 million through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario to enhance five major projects city-wide. One of the awarded projects in Vaughan is the Woodbridge Avenue Streetscape Project. 
• Through the City’s Woodbridge Avenue Improvements and Streetscaping Project, important infrastructure enhancements along Woodbridge Avenue (from Kipling Avenue to Islington Avenue) have been completed. Extensive infrastructure work completed includes road rehabilitation, watermain replacements and more. 
• Woodbridge Avenue’s renewed streetscape now promotes walking, cycling and transit use.
• Improvements will now support current and future residents and businesses in Woodbridge Village for years to come.

LEARN MORE 

• City of Vaughan’s Woodbridge Avenue webpage

• Government of Canada’s Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario webpage