News Release
April 6, 2018
Harbour Street and York-Bay-Yonge off-ramp lanes will be intermittently closed starting April 10 for project's final touches
Following the opening of the new York-Bay-Yonge off-ramp from the Gardiner Expressway, and the widening of Harbour Street in January, work is resuming to complete the remaining road and streetscape work on Harbour Street. The work will begin on Tuesday, April 10 and will be completed by late summer.
Work is required on both the north and south sides of Harbour Street. To minimize disruption, only one lane of traffic will be closed at a time on Harbour Street and on the York-Bay-Yonge off-ramp. Work will begin on the south side of Harbour Street and once it is completed, construction will shift to the north side of the street.
Work will generally take place at off-peak times, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, however some evening and/or weekend work may occur to minimize traffic disruptions.
Barrels will be used to mark the closures and the barrels will be removed at the end of each day to reopen the lanes.
There will also be intermittent closures of a second lane on Harbour Street between York and Bay Streets to accommodate larger equipment during off-peak hours, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. These closures can be expected for the remaining construction period.
The comprehensive road and streetscape improvements include:
• a new multi-use trail on the south side of Harbour Street between Lower Simcoe Street and Bay Street • the installation of permanent traffic lights and permanent pavement markings • new permanent sidewalks where required • the installation of granite planters and the planting of 39 new trees, 1,200 shrubs and significant groundcover • the completion of the asphalt top coat on Harbour Street between Lower Simcoe and Bay Street.
To help manage traffic in the area, enhanced signage will be used to inform drivers of the road closures and signal timing changes are being made on parallel routes. However, all road users should expect delays.
The City's web-based map to help residents and visitors make their travel plans is available at
http://www.toronto.ca/roadrestrictions. 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/NfFz30jmD1n.