{"id":73,"date":"2026-10-04T02:05:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T02:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/?p=73"},"modified":"2026-10-04T02:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T02:05:57","slug":"already-delivering-stevenson-and-laval-drainage-fix-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/2026\/10\/04\/already-delivering-stevenson-and-laval-drainage-fix-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Already Delivering: Stevenson and Laval Drainage Fix Underway!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bI\u2019m thrilled to share some great news for our local neighborhood: the persistent ponding and drainage issue at the intersection of <strong>Stevenson Road and Laval Drive<\/strong> is finally being fixed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u200bThe Power of Following Up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bThis journey started back in February when I first submitted a formal complaint to the city regarding the standing water and poor drainage in the area. Drainage issues like this aren&#8217;t just an eyesore-they can turn into serious hazards during winter freeze-and-thaw cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/819287083_122120559549299981_378288853563540968_n-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7529411764705882;width:317px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/819287083_122120559549299981_378288853563540968_n-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/819287083_122120559549299981_378288853563540968_n-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/819287083_122120559549299981_378288853563540968_n-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/819287083_122120559549299981_378288853563540968_n-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/819287083_122120559549299981_378288853563540968_n.jpg 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bPersistence was key to making sure this stayed on the radar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u200b<strong>February:<\/strong> Filed the initial complaint.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>March &amp; June:<\/strong> Reached out for follow-ups to track progress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200b<strong>Recently:<\/strong> Sent another update request to check in on the timeline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bOriginally, the city anticipated the project would start later in the fall. However, in their latest response, they confirmed that crews are <strong>already actively working on the fix<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/823366781_122120559657299981_4834959858298966505_n-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7529411764705882;width:378px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/823366781_122120559657299981_4834959858298966505_n-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/823366781_122120559657299981_4834959858298966505_n-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/823366781_122120559657299981_4834959858298966505_n-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/823366781_122120559657299981_4834959858298966505_n-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/823366781_122120559657299981_4834959858298966505_n.jpg 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u200bA Big Thank You<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bA huge thank you to the <strong>City of Oshawa<\/strong> and the road maintenance teams for prioritizing this repair and getting to work sooner than expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bWith these upgrades underway, we can look forward to safer, clearer roads at Stevenson and Laval\u2014and hopefully, a winter free of localized flooding and ice patches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b<em>Did you miss the background on this issue? Check out my<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1DLkuU258y\/\"><em>original post here<\/em><\/a><em>!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bI\u2019m thrilled to share some great news for our local neighborhood: the persistent ponding and drainage issue at the intersection of Stevenson Road and Laval Drive is finally being fixed! \u200bThe Power of Following Up \u200bThis journey started back in February when I first submitted a formal complaint to the city regarding the standing water [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76,"href":"https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73\/revisions\/76"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electsidgoyal.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}