Update - Buried Hydro Cost estimate- Kettleby Road Community

Township Staff have received a cost estimate to bury hydro on Kettleby Road within the community. The estimate is between $1,000,000 and $1,300,000 dollars, with a caveat that costs could increase 50%. In addition, land acquisitions (expropriation) would be required for some of the hydro vaults which would lead to significant extra costs. All of these costs would be born by the Township as HydroONE did not express interest in moving forward with buried infrastructure.

It should also be noted that this cost does not include individual resident connections from the public right of way to the homes/structures. These costs are estimated to be between $1,500 and $5,000 per connection.

It is not the practice of the Township to pay for the work of other utilities and given the Township’s limited budget to complete the Kettleby Road Reconstruction Project, it is not recommended to proceed with this work at this time given that the current total approved budget is only $1.8 million over the next three years (2023-2025).