TORONTO -- The City of Toronto says it will use the lack of cars on the road as a result of COVID-19 to accelerate planned construction and maintenance across the city.
Traffic volumes on Toronto’s roads are down between 45 and 65 per cent, according to the city.
As a result, the city says it has been presented with the “unprecedented opportunity” to begin ramping up projects which will work to renew Toronto’s aging transportation and water infrastructure.
Some of the biggest projects include construction between Bathurst Street and Front Street West to Fort York Boulevard. That work is set to begin the week of May 17 and involves bridge rehabilitation and TTC track rehabilitation. As well, the city says there are a number of watermains, all of which are more than 100 years old, that need to be replaced, including pipe underneath Bathurst Street from Front Street West to Queen Street West, Church Street at Richmond Street East and Richmond Street from York Street to Bathurst Street.
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-...n-projects-amid-low-vehicle-traffic-1.4921304
Traffic volumes on Toronto’s roads are down between 45 and 65 per cent, according to the city.
As a result, the city says it has been presented with the “unprecedented opportunity” to begin ramping up projects which will work to renew Toronto’s aging transportation and water infrastructure.
Some of the biggest projects include construction between Bathurst Street and Front Street West to Fort York Boulevard. That work is set to begin the week of May 17 and involves bridge rehabilitation and TTC track rehabilitation. As well, the city says there are a number of watermains, all of which are more than 100 years old, that need to be replaced, including pipe underneath Bathurst Street from Front Street West to Queen Street West, Church Street at Richmond Street East and Richmond Street from York Street to Bathurst Street.
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-...n-projects-amid-low-vehicle-traffic-1.4921304
