Roads: Gardiner Expressway catch-all, incl. Hybrid Design (2015-onwards)

[JJTheJetPln]

Paywall bypass on that Star article:

https://archive.is/fIhKX

While this is great news, I'm still not sure I believe that they're going to be done by 2026. I guess I'm just pessimistic because it's taken so long to get to this point where actual tear downs and rebuilds are happening and it's not just minimal work.

 

[nfitz]

Gardiner construction could end at least one year early due to provincial funding boost

Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria joined Mayor Olivia Chow at city hall to announce Queen’s Park will spend millions to reduce the project’s timeline.

www.thestar.com

so an extra 75 million on a 300 million project mostly to get work done 24/7.
Thats 25% budget increase. At least its coming from the province
Which allows completion a year early

That only seems to discuss the first stage though, that's to be finished in 2027. While it will be back to three lanes than at Strachan, the next segment and the new ramp to the DVD and the Don Roadway won't finished until 2030. Are they going to accelerate that too, or just shut down for longer.

If they really wanted to accelerate they'd start that work now, instead of only doing one section at a time.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

That only seems to discuss the first stage though, that's to be finished in 2027. While it will be back to three lanes than at Strachan, the next segment and the new ramp to the DVD and the Don Roadway won't finished until 2030. Are they going to accelerate that too, or just shut down for longer.

If they really wanted to accelerate they'd start that work now, instead of only doing one section at a time.

Nevermind that, the tricky part is going to be from Fort York to York St.

AoD

 

[Northern Light]

The province needs to fund higher, alternative GO service in order to ratchet back on the gridlock.

LSW needs to go to 15 minute all-day service every day, and they need to squeeze in another couple of peak period trains too.

Milton needs to be maxed out based on current infra. which would be about 3 more trains each way, and K-W needs to be pushed to its limits, particularly in the Union-Bramalea segment.

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To tackle the central/eastern segments, they likewise need to get to 15 minute service, all-day, every day on the LSE and bring back express services......

Which yes, again, I'm going to point out the mess here was caused by failing to insist on burying the Ontario Line through Leslieville.

Likewise, they need to get Stouffville off-peak up to 30M 2-way, all-day.

You can't just accelerate work when that work is still going to be measured in terms of six or more years total. You need alternatives.

 

[imerk]

From the news release:

Ontario Newsroom

news.ontario.ca

Additional measures also being supported through this funding agreement to improve traffic flow include modification of the Jameson to West Bound Gardiner on-ramp, opening a left-turn lane at Spadina Avenue from Lake Shore East Boulevard and relaxing noise restrictions and overnight lane closures.

I'm pretty curious to see the details of these modifications.

 

[max]

I'm pretty curious to see the details of these modifications.

Northbound Spadina at Lakeshore is only two lanes, both of which are spoken for by the off-ramp. Therefore, without some kind of major construction project, opening a left turn lane likely means this gate:

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[kotsy]

Brad Bradford is such a tool blaming Chow for this, knowing full well it was all planned out under Tory's tenure