The final phase of the Water Street infrastructure project, currently underway at Prescott Street and Job’s Cove, is scheduled to be completed by the second week of July. That puts it slightly behind schedule as the original completion date was June 30.

Base course asphalt is scheduled to be in place Thursday with most of the concrete work done by Friday. Concrete work is weather dependent but the forecast this week looks good.

The contractor will not be on site during the Canada Day long weekend, but will return next Tuesday to complete the remaining concrete, landscaping and road work, finishing with the final layer of asphalt during the first and second weeks of July.

The road closure at Duckworth and Prescott Street will remain in place until asphalt goes down, with traffic to proceed along Water Street to Harbour Drive. Current barricades on Water Street at Prescott Street will remain in place for the duration of the Pedestrian Mall.