There’s no debate on whether improvements to a large span of Rutherford Road, between Highway 400 and Westburne Drive in Vaughan, are needed.
“This area has seen a huge amount of growth and with that comes major traffic congestion, so we need more lanes on Rutherford,” said Toney Piarulli, who lives on Rutherford and uses the roadway daily.
“But unfortunately, crews have taken a long time to get it done.”
The massive project, tackling a variety of issues on the roadway, began in the spring of 2021. Since then, drivers say they’ve dealt with reduced lanes and brutal traffic delays.
“It takes me about 20 minutes to get through three traffic lights,” one driver told Speakers Corner. “It’s atrocious.”
The project will widen Rutherford to create six lanes for drivers and accommodate cyclists. It also includes other improvements like upgraded traffic signals, road beautification and widening and replacing a bridge between Keele Street and Jane Street, which goes over CN rail lines below.
'It's atrocious': Major road repair project irking drivers in Vaughan (citynews.ca)
“This area has seen a huge amount of growth and with that comes major traffic congestion, so we need more lanes on Rutherford,” said Toney Piarulli, who lives on Rutherford and uses the roadway daily.
“But unfortunately, crews have taken a long time to get it done.”
The massive project, tackling a variety of issues on the roadway, began in the spring of 2021. Since then, drivers say they’ve dealt with reduced lanes and brutal traffic delays.
“It takes me about 20 minutes to get through three traffic lights,” one driver told Speakers Corner. “It’s atrocious.”
The project will widen Rutherford to create six lanes for drivers and accommodate cyclists. It also includes other improvements like upgraded traffic signals, road beautification and widening and replacing a bridge between Keele Street and Jane Street, which goes over CN rail lines below.
'It's atrocious': Major road repair project irking drivers in Vaughan (citynews.ca)
