Mike in TO
Senior Member
South side of Bloor between Church and Yonge:
Oh right sorry. Didn't mean to blame the wrong people! The city should definitely make them fix it properly when they do that.
The city should definitely make them fix it properly when they do that.
In order to do these repairs in a fairly organised way the City does one area at a time and usually does not do every area every year - in fact in 2008 they fixed some utility cuts on Front Street which I know were made in 2001. According to the City website their target is 18 months!
When a utility (or anyone) digs up the street or sidewalk they need a City permit. When they finish they make temporary repairs to the hole/trench/whatever and pay the city $$ to repair the 'utility cuts". Then every year the City uses this money to do the repairs which, in theory, are fully paid for by the utility and properly repaired to City standards by the City or its contractors.
You can see signs of this happening by looking at the white painted notes on the sidewalks/roads. A letter followed by a number. W=water, G=gas, TH=Toronto Hydro, B=Bell, R=Rogers etc etc. In order to do these repairs in a fairly organised way the City does one area at a time and usually does not do every area every year - in fact in 2008 they fixed some utility cuts on Front Street which I know were made in 2001. According to the City website their target is 18 months!
So what happens in a case like the new Bloor St. They are laying down large granite paving stones. I don't think you can slap some asphalt on them when you're finished.