Greensboro Drive - Road Improvements
The Etobicoke Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (September 16, 1998) from the
Director, Transportation and Engineering Planning:
Purpose:
To respond to a request from Mr. Darius F. Maison 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.
(Copies of Attachment Nos. 1-2, referred to in the foregoing report were forwarded to all Members of Council with the
agenda of the Etobicoke Community Council meeting of September 16, 1998, and copies thereof are on file in the office of
the City Clerk.)