The City of Toronto will begin work next week to replace a 143-year-old watermain and City-owned portions of substandard water services on Richmond Street West from York Street to Bathurst Street. To safely complete this construction, there will be phased lane reductions on Richmond Street West in this area until summer 2020.
The work will be delivered in two phases. During phase one, from July 22 to December, Richmond Street West from Spadina Avenue to Bathurst Street will be reduced to one shared lane of vehicle and cycle traffic. Signs will be posted to assist cyclists travelling in the area of the construction work, including detour signage to King Street West.
Phase two will begin in December and extend into summer 2020. During this phase, which will involve work from York Street to Spadina Avenue, Richmond Street West will be limited to one lane of vehicle traffic and one cycle lane from York Street to John Street, and one shared lane of vehicle and cycle traffic from John Street to Spadina Avenue.
This work will improve water service in the local area and repair some sidewalks, as well as repairing the road and cycle track.
The work will take place from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday to Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays as required.
Where necessary, the City will review traffic-signal timing on parallel routes and make adjustments. Enhanced signage is being used in the area to help minimize traffic disruptions. Access to businesses will be maintained throughout the construction period.
With $1 billion of work planned this year to renew Toronto’s aging roads, bridges, expressways, sewers, watermains and more, construction will affect over 600 roads including both the Gardiner Expressway and the DVP.
During this year’s busy construction season, the public is advised to plan their travel in advance, consider alternate routes or take public transit, obey signage around work zones and be patient while driving.
More information about this work is available at http://www.toronto.ca/downtownconstructionprojects.
Residents, businesses and visitors are encouraged to use the City’s web-based map at http://www.toronto.ca/roadrestrictions to help plan their travel and avoid road closures.
Information about the City’s planned capital construction work is available at https://map.toronto.ca/toinview/.
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