"This will probably be affecting and make it way worse because it can take 30 minutes to get through town if there’s a lot of traffic," Samantha Etienne, a Burlington Bay Campground employee, said.

The construction has local businesses worried about the impact.

"The main concern that all of the businesses along the seventh avenue have is when the street is in the middle of the construction phase, will it affect the parking so that customers can get in and out of the stores," Gina Schluneger, a Moose-Cellaneous Gifts employee, said.

The three phase project includes pavement, culvert, and sewer work. It also includes sidewalk improvement, replacing signs, and adding left turn lanes.

"There’s a lot of congestion, a lot of near miss accidents. There's quite a few accidents because there aren't really a lot of turn lanes and it's really more of a safety precaution, the construction," Anderson said.

Locals are finding ways to work around the construction.

"When the parking is reduced, we're going to speak with other businesses and see if we can put on social media different areas where costumers are allowed to park," Schluneger said.

"Most of the residents are used to it. Our traffic in the summer time increases greatly, so it's not a new thing to us," Anderson said.

Community members are focusing on the positive impact the project will leave.

"It will be a little bit of a struggle during the process, but in the end it looks like it's going to work out really well for us," Schluneger said.

"I think the tourists for sure will be really excited about the changes. Maybe not in the moment of dealing with construction, but eventually," Etienne said.