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Roads: Six Points Interchange Reconfiguration (City of Toronto, UC)
crs1026
Superstar
Drove the new route for the first time this evening. Lots of cars not sure what lane to be in. I'm sure that will change as drivers acclimatise.
I sure hope this does not turn out to be a tower-in-the-park farm. If it does, we will have torn out an outdated but efficient roadway form for an outdated and not constructive built form.
- Paul
I sure hope this does not turn out to be a tower-in-the-park farm. If it does, we will have torn out an outdated but efficient roadway form for an outdated and not constructive built form.
- Paul
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I have found that if I make an error report on Google Maps it gets fixed pretty fast (2 weeks or so).
vic
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Weather is likely partly to blame, but also the fact that there's only one westbound lane on Bloor leading into this... But it took 5 minutes for my bus just to get out of Islington Station this morning, and 18 minutes to the intersection of Kipling Ave. Once you're on that new section of Dundas it's really quick though.
I might just take the subway to Kipling for the next while... Even though it means walking up to Dundas St. and Auckland Rd., and waiting at the stop that sometimes gets missed....
Photo: Some bridge demolition, as seen from the new Dundas. (Cellphone pic, heavy crop...)
thettctransitfanatic
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nfitz
Superstar
It varies. They are very good on road segments.
For some reason, the No Thrills near my house, which closed 2-3 years ago for "renovations" keeps reappearing, with opening hours saying they open at 8 AM every morning.
It's quite clear there are huge issues at Google getting some of the datastreams updated and correct.
Looks like someone has been playing silly buggers downtown too ... I noticed the Princess of Wales Theater got sabotaged by someone ... moving it a few blocks, marking it as closed, etc. .... reports to fix it haven't worked! Is that why so many people entered the last performance I was at late?
BjamesT
Active Member
Before/after traffic flow. Bonus sounds of bridge demolition.
BjamesT
Active Member
WB Bloor bridge over EB Dundas ramp is gone.
thettctransitfanatic
Senior Member
Hell yeah! They shall get rid of all traces of automobile gods in the area.
11th
Senior Member
Steve X
Senior Member
That new Bloor/Dundas intersection will remain very congested. Most of the traffic on Bloor WB would stay on Bloor as one left turning lane would generate a long queue for that left turn compared to the free flowing interchange. On the eastbound side, there will be a long queue of traffic turing from Dundas EB to Kipling and then onto Bloor EB. Good thing the subway will bypass all of this with most of the bus routes avoiding the area except the 30 Lambton or soon the 40 Junction bus.
thettctransitfanatic
Senior Member
You are indeed right. Good chunk traffic is on Bloor until the new Dundas, then they would turn there and countine down Dundas west. Not many are on Bloor west of Kipling or Dundas east of Kipling.
Bloor WB to Dundas WB types will also have the Kipling and Aukland lights to make a left turn at (then a right turn at Dundas) if they wish to avoid the turn at Dundas itself. Newbies might not get that, but as people get used to the new road network, they will figure that out.
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City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
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News Release
February 28, 2019
Full closure of Kipling Avenue between Dundas Street West and Bloor Street West as City of Toronto removes two bridges
Kipling Avenue will be fully closed between Dundas Street West and Bloor Street West from 7 p.m. on Friday, March 8 to 5 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12. This closure is required to safely remove the bridges over Kipling Avenue between Dundas Street West and Bloor Street West as part of the City's work to transform the Six Points Interchange from a highway-like junction to a community-centric area that will feature pedestrian-friendly intersections, boulevards, trees and bike lanes.
During this full closure, road users are encouraged to use the following alternate routes to travel north on Kipling Avenue:
• Travel west on Dundas Street West (south of Bloor Street West), north on Aukland Road and east on Bloor Street West to re-join Kipling Avenue; or
• Travel west on Dundas Street West (north of Bloor Street West) and use the Dundas/Kipling ramp to re-join Kipling Avenue.
To travel south on Kipling Avenue, road users are encouraged to use the following alternate routes:
• Travel west on Bloor Street West, south on Aukland Road and east on Dundas Street West to re-join Kipling Avenue; or
• Travel south on Dunbloor Road and west on Dundas Street West to re-join Kipling Avenue.
Signs will be posted to manage traffic in the area and to help ensure the safe travel of drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.
This work will take place 24-hours a day to complete the bridge removal as quickly as possible, and to minimize traffic disruption and congestion. During construction, road users should expect delays and increased traffic on nearby streets. The overnight work will also involve loud noise, such as concrete saw-cutting, concrete grinding and removal, and beeping from reversing trucks.
A number of TTC and MiWay routes that travel along Kipling Avenue will be affected by this work. Visit http://www.ttc.ca or http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/miway for updated schedule information.
Following more than 10 years of planning, consultation, engineering and design, construction to reconfigure the Six Points intersection and area around Kipling Avenue, Bloor Street West and Dundas Street West started in March 2017. The transformation of this area, known locally as spaghetti junction, supports the development of Etobicoke Centre as a vibrant mixed-use transit-oriented community with a new street network, cycling facilities and improved pedestrian connections.
More information about this work, the Six Points reconfiguration and new Etobicoke Centre is available at http://www.toronto.ca/etobicokecentre.
Residents and visitors are encouraged to use the City's web-based map, http://www.toronto.ca/roadrestrictions, to help plan their travel. More information about the City's planned capital construction work is available at http://www.toronto.ca/inview.
This news release is also available on the City's website: http://ow.ly/AnjQ30nS7l0
Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of more than 2.9 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit http://www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cityoftoronto, on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/cityofto or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/cityofto.
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News Release
February 28, 2019
Full closure of Kipling Avenue between Dundas Street West and Bloor Street West as City of Toronto removes two bridges
Kipling Avenue will be fully closed between Dundas Street West and Bloor Street West from 7 p.m. on Friday, March 8 to 5 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12. This closure is required to safely remove the bridges over Kipling Avenue between Dundas Street West and Bloor Street West as part of the City's work to transform the Six Points Interchange from a highway-like junction to a community-centric area that will feature pedestrian-friendly intersections, boulevards, trees and bike lanes.
During this full closure, road users are encouraged to use the following alternate routes to travel north on Kipling Avenue:
• Travel west on Dundas Street West (south of Bloor Street West), north on Aukland Road and east on Bloor Street West to re-join Kipling Avenue; or
• Travel west on Dundas Street West (north of Bloor Street West) and use the Dundas/Kipling ramp to re-join Kipling Avenue.
To travel south on Kipling Avenue, road users are encouraged to use the following alternate routes:
• Travel west on Bloor Street West, south on Aukland Road and east on Dundas Street West to re-join Kipling Avenue; or
• Travel south on Dunbloor Road and west on Dundas Street West to re-join Kipling Avenue.
Signs will be posted to manage traffic in the area and to help ensure the safe travel of drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.
This work will take place 24-hours a day to complete the bridge removal as quickly as possible, and to minimize traffic disruption and congestion. During construction, road users should expect delays and increased traffic on nearby streets. The overnight work will also involve loud noise, such as concrete saw-cutting, concrete grinding and removal, and beeping from reversing trucks.
A number of TTC and MiWay routes that travel along Kipling Avenue will be affected by this work. Visit http://www.ttc.ca or http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/miway for updated schedule information.
Following more than 10 years of planning, consultation, engineering and design, construction to reconfigure the Six Points intersection and area around Kipling Avenue, Bloor Street West and Dundas Street West started in March 2017. The transformation of this area, known locally as spaghetti junction, supports the development of Etobicoke Centre as a vibrant mixed-use transit-oriented community with a new street network, cycling facilities and improved pedestrian connections.
More information about this work, the Six Points reconfiguration and new Etobicoke Centre is available at http://www.toronto.ca/etobicokecentre.
Residents and visitors are encouraged to use the City's web-based map, http://www.toronto.ca/roadrestrictions, to help plan their travel. More information about the City's planned capital construction work is available at http://www.toronto.ca/inview.
This news release is also available on the City's website: http://ow.ly/AnjQ30nS7l0
Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of more than 2.9 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit http://www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cityoftoronto, on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/cityofto or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/cityofto.
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BjamesT
Active Member
I thought that a weekend was an ambitious timeline to take out both bridges, but after watching the Dundas/Bloor overpass bridge come down yesterday, during a snowstorm, I think they'll pull this off.