September 16, 1998

To:Etobicoke Community Council

From:D. Gulli, Director, Transportation and Engineering Planning Division

Subject:Greensboro Drive - Road Improvements

Purpose:

To respond to a request from Mr. Darius F. Mosun of Soheil Mosun Ltd. for road improvement on Greensboro Drive (Attachment No. 1).

Funding Sources:

Greensboro Drive will be tentatively scheduled for improvement in the 1999 Road Resurfacing Program; funds to be included in the 1999 Capital Budget - Transportation Services Division.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1)this report be received;

(2)any immediate road and boulevard repairs be carried out by the Operations Division; and

(3)the necessary road and boulevard improvement for Greensboro Drive, as described in this report, be included in the 1999 Road Resurfacing Program.

Background:

The Etobicoke Community Council received a letter dated July 6, 1998, from Soheil Mosun Limited, in which the repaving of the road and the construction of curbs and a sidewalk along the north side of the road were requested.

Discussion:

Greensboro Drive is a short local industrial road located immediately north of the Kipling Avenue Bridge over Highway 401. The road is an approximately 400 m long cul-de-sac (AttachmentNo.2). At present, there are no sidewalks along the road. Drainage ditches have been used effectively on Greensboro Drive to direct stormwater to the nearby catchbasins.

An assessment of the structural characteristics of the road revealed that the overall pavement structure of the road is still sound; deteriorations are mostly confined to the road shoulders and the pavement surface of the road. The deteriorations found on the pavement surface are caused by aging of the asphalt mix and the deteriorations found on the surface of the road shoulders are caused by excessive parking along the edges of the road. A new layer of hot mix asphalt will rejuvenate the road surface and extend the service life of the road by more then 15 years. The damaged areas on the road shoulders can be repaired by applying new layers of stone clip sealing. New sodding can also be added to the ditches to improve the aesthetic values of the road when the road is being resurfaced.

It is anticipated that the pedestrians on Greensboro Drive are mostly the employees of the area industries who do not drive to work. A pedestrian utilization study will be carried out to establish the need for a sidewalk on the north side of the road prior to proceeding with any road work.

Conclusions:

The most cost-effective method to rejuvenate the surface condition of Greensboro Drive and improve the aesthetic values of the road is to resurface the road. Staff has tentatively scheduled the work to be carried out in 1999 under the 1999 Road Resurfacing Program. A pedestrian utilization study will establish the need for a sidewalk on the north side of the road.

Contact Name:

Wai Yeung, M.Eng., P.Eng., Manager - Road Planning - Transportation and Engineering Planning. (416)394-8409; Fax: (416)394-8404.

D. Gulli

Director, Transportation and Engineering Planning

cc:Street File - "Greensboro Drive"

David Parrish., Director of Operations