Prince Edward Street (County Road 64 ) Reconstruction
Northumberland County, in partnership with the Municipality of Brighton, is undertaking a multi-year reconstruction of Prince Edward Street (County Road 64). Reconstruction of Prince Edward Street will strengthen Brighton’s core infrastructure, enhance safety and accessibility, and support long-term community growth. In 2024, the County completed resurfacing and shoulder work on the rural stretch of County Road 64 between Harbour Street and Stoney Point Road. This work included culvert replacement, the addition of paved shoulders and the installation of a turtle nest.
County Road 64 is a vital corridor for the Municipality of Brighton, providing a key north-south link through the community and a connection to Prince Edward County. Several segments of the road and underground infrastructure have reached the end of their service life and are no longer meeting the needs of residents, businesses, and visitors.
This project is a major investment in the future of the region — supporting safe travel, efficient transportation, and long-term economic growth.
The project team is now entering year two of this ambitious, three-year reconstruction initiative.The next phase will focus on the urban stretch of Prince Edward Street, bringing significant upgrades both above and below ground to shape a better-connected and more resilient future for residents, businesses, and visitors alike. Improvements will modernize aging infrastructure, enhance road safety, and support future growth by creating more complete streets that accommodate vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists.
Current Project Phase: Urban Section (2025–2026)
Beginning in spring 2025, construction will concentrate on the urban section between Elizabeth Street and Harbour Street. This phase will focus on:
- Replacement of aging watermains and sewers
- New sidewalks and paved cycling lanes or multi-use paths
- Traffic calming features
- Upgraded intersections
- Pedestrian crossovers for improved safety
- Road resurfacing and grading improvements
What to Expect
Work will be carried out in stages to limit disruption, with updates provided regularly. This section of road will be fully closed to through traffic during active construction, with detours clearly marked. Local access will be maintained where possible.
- Temporary road closures and detours
- Noise and dust during active construction hours (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
- Changes to access for driveways, sidewalks, and public transit routes
- Efforts to maintain emergency access and minimize disruptions
Roadwork Ahead: Harbour St. to Cedar St.
This section will be constructed over the summer of 2025. Road closure to all through traffic will be in effect. Residents impact by the road closure will have road access to their homes.
Roadwork Ahead: Cedar St. to Loyalist Dr.
This section will be constructed in the fall. Road closure to all through traffic will be in effect. Residents impacted by the road closure will have road access to their homes. Detour for traffic will be through Stephen St. to Loyalist Rd.
The study
The County undertook a study, following Schedule ‘B’ of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process, with broad community input, to develop a design plan for County Road 64 (Prince Edward Street) to address the existing infrastructure needs as well as support the travel and mobility needs of the community. The study covered 6.9 kilometres of road, extending from Elizabeth Street in downtown Brighton to the Quinte West boundary at Stoney Point Road. The study is divided into two sections:
2024 Rural road section: Harbour Street to Stoney Point Road
2025/26 Urban road section: Elizabeth Street to Harbour Street
Second public information session: Completed March 21, 2023
On Tuesday, March 21 from 5 pm to 7 pm, an in-person public information session was held at the King Edward Park Arena, in Brighton. Information and preferred designs where presented on infrastructure and intersection upgrades, as well as suggestions on how best to improve sidewalks, traffic calming features and multi-use features for cyclists and pedestrians.
- View the presentation slides in the document tab.
First public information session: Completed July 27, 2022
On Wednesday, July 27, 2022, Northumberland County and representatives from the Municipality of Brighton held the first of two public information sessions to review the opportunities for improvement.
Meeting materials
- View the presentation slides in the documents tab.
- View the video recording of the presentation.
Join in the conversation
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- Email the project team to submit private questions.
- Share your feedback with the project team and other Join In Northumberland participants by submitting a response to the public comment box below.
Traffics calming features on 64 and Harbour St, Boes Rd and Stoney Point Rd should be traffic lights. With increased vehicles on 64, this is the way to slow down speeds and control the traffic. Very few follow the 50 speed zone near Harbour St at present.
I agree with the comment below regarding improving the safety of the intersection at Harbour and 64, and especially Boes and 64.
Some of the suggestions listed above are great but as for the paved shoulder please don’t, our endangered turtles nest along there and it will take away even more green. If you’re following the speed limits and proper safe distance then there’s no need for a left turn lane onto Harbour as you have lots of time to slow down. Maybe more speed controls through there would help. The rest of the suggested items above are pretty needed
Parking seems to be done on the tarmaced sidewalk area. Is there any way to put some parking on one side of the street or should there be “no parking” allowed. People walking have to go around the vehicles, sometimes onto the road to get by.
I find that the intersections of 64 and Harbour, and 64 and Boes, come upon a driver very quickly. Both are on a curve, poorly lit, poorly signed, and they do not posess a left or right turn lane. There is little escape for a trailing car to avoid a collision with a turning car. Improving these intersections should be looked at.
I LOVE the suggested improvements mentioned in the description - all of them. My priorities for this are making Brighton more walkable/bikeable. Included in that would be a crosswalk at Butler Street for regular foot traffic, and Grimes for easy access to the shops in the Industrial Park and Service Ontario. I second the suggestion for better access to the Industrial Park for heavy trucks, though we already have a secondary route that's just less convenient for truckers - not sure how to improve on that.
Consider creating an alternate heavy truck route to access the Loyalist Industrial Park. The increasing amount of heavy truck traffic going there. combined with new home construction trucks traffic, must be contributing to the breakdown of the road surface? Make a gentler grade for both directions approaches to the double CN/CP rail crossing. It's so steep now the proximity warning system in my car goes off, thinking I'm going to hit something!
NO overpass underpass on Prince Edward St (64) please. We have been through that debate numerous times. Let us move forward and do the reconstruction for safety and longevity.