{"id":17265,"date":"2023-05-19T23:03:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T06:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/toronto-construction-season-includes-1-14b-worth-of-work\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T23:03:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T06:03:21","slug":"toronto-construction-season-includes-1-14b-worth-of-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/toronto-construction-season-includes-1-14b-worth-of-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto construction season includes $1.14B worth of work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>TORONTO \u2014 Toronto\u2019s 2023 construction season will include more than $1.14 billion of work planned for roads, bridges, expressways, TTC tracks, sewers and watermains, deputy mayor Jennifer McKelvie announced recently.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the city is investing approximately $426 million from the 2023 Budget on rehabilitation and improvements to transportation infrastructure to keep the city\u2019s infrastructure in a state of good repair including: $156 million on bridges, culverts and other transportation infrastructure in the municipal right-of-way; $65 million on major roads; $72 million on local roads; $68 million on expressways, including the F.G. Gardiner Strategic Rehabilitation; $42 million on sidewalks and cycling infrastructure; and $23 million on Vision Zero infrastructure and the Road Safety Plan.<\/p>\n<p>The city also has a comprehensive pothole repair program with a budget of approximately $4.6 million.<\/p>\n<p>About $713 million will be invested in water infrastructure including: $278 million on watermain and water services; $117 million on local sewer replacement and rehabilitation and forcemains; $225 million on basement flooding protection; and $93 million on storm water management projects including the Don River and Central Waterfront.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the major upcoming projects planned include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Coxwell Avenue and Gerrard Street East\/Eastwood Road streetcar track replacement and watermain replacement.<\/li>\n<li>Broadview Avenue from Gerrard Street East to Danforth Avenue watermain rehabilitation and streetcar track replacement.<\/li>\n<li>Bloor Street West from Avenue Road to Spadina Avenue Road reconstruction, pedestrian safety improvements, permanent raised cycle tracks and intersection improvements.<\/li>\n<li>Adelaide Street from York Street to Victoria Street streetcar track installation.<\/li>\n<li>University Avenue from Queen Street West to College Street watermain replacement and road resurfacing.<\/li>\n<li>Ossington Avenue from Queen Street West to Argyle Street Road resurfacing.<\/li>\n<li>The Queensway from South Kingsway to Ellis Avenue sewer replacement and forcemain renewal.<\/li>\n<li>Bloor Street West over Elmcrest Creek bridge rehabilitation.<\/li>\n<li>Fairbank Memorial Park to Black Creek and various local streets Fairbank Silverthorn tunnel and storm sewers for basement flooding protection.<\/li>\n<li>Rowanwood Avenue, Thornwood Road, Chestnut Park and Roxborough Street replacement of a 100-year-old watermain.<\/li>\n<li>O\u2019Connor Drive from Glenwood Crescent to Bermondsey Road sewer upgrades, new public plaza and green infrastructure improvements.<\/li>\n<li>Martin Grove Road from Rexdale Boulevard to Westhumber Boulevard watermain replacement.<\/li>\n<li>Fenmar Drive from Steeles Avenue West to Weston Road and Kemar Drive from Fenmar Drive to Weston Road watermain rehabilitation.<\/li>\n<li>Keele Street from Steeles Avenue West to Sheppard Avenue West watermain replacement.<\/li>\n<li>Bathurst Manor area including Sheppard Avenue West and Bathurst Street sewer and watermain.<\/li>\n<li>Westgate Avenue and other local streets sewer and watermain upgrades and road resurfacing.<\/li>\n<li>Bathurst Street south of York Downs and other local streets sewer and watermain upgrades.<\/li>\n<li>Victoria Park and Sheppard Avenue East sewer and watermain upgrades.<\/li>\n<li>Allen Road under Lawrence Street West bridge rehabilitation.<\/li>\n<li>Albion Road Bridge, over Humber River bridge rehabilitation.<\/li>\n<li>Jane Street north of Wilson Road upgrading the storm and sanitary sewers.<\/li>\n<li>Bayview Avenue from Lawrence Avenue East to Eglinton Avenue East Road resurfacing and watermain replacement.<\/li>\n<li>Martin Grove Road from Rexdale Boulevard to West Humber Trail watermain replacement.<\/li>\n<li>McCowan Road Bridge over West Highland Creek bridge rehabilitation.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/dcn\/news\/infrastructure\/2023\/05\/toronto-construction-season-includes-1-14b-worth-of-work\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO \u2014 Toronto\u2019s 2023 construction season will include more than $1.14 billion of work planned for roads, bridges, expressways, TTC &#8230; 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