City extends full closure on McKay Rd. until year's end

City extends full closure on McKay Rd. until year's end

Original plan was to reopen road Jan. 23 and then close it again shortly after, but city says project team identified 'efficiencies' in schedule for concurrent work

McKay Road East road closure in Barrie extended to end of 2026

The City of Barrie is extending the full road closure at McKay Road East between Veteran’s Drive and Huronia Road until the end of the year. The closure is required as part of the McKay Road East Watermain & Trunk Sanitary Sewer project. The original plan was to reopen the road on January 23, 2026, and then close the road again shortly after. However, the project team identified efficiencies in the schedule that allow Stage 1 and Stage 2 works t…