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• Work Progress to Date • Action Items – Follow Up • Community Relations Update • Construction Phasing

OVERVIEW

Construction Liaison Group – Nov 7th, 2013

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WORKS IN PROGRESS

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LESLIE BARNS FACILITY PROGRESS

View of the future Leslie Barns Concrete foundation for track work


WORKS IN PROGRESS PHASE A CLOSURE – LESLIE STREET BETWEEN LAKE SHORE BLVD AND THE PLAZA INTERSECTION

Looking south from roof of Loblaws Looking north on Leslie Street


WORKS IN PROGRESS

Looking west on Commissioners Looking east on Commissioners

Sewer Cleaning taking place on Commissioners


WORKS IN PROGRESS

Sewer connection from Mosley to Leslie Street

Looking west on Mosley Street Pit dug for sewer work on east side of Leslie near Loblaws

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STREETSCAPING UPDATE

• Queen/Hastings – In progress

FUTURE BIA BENCHES



East side of Hastings, looking north

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West side of Rushbrooke, looking south

East side of Rushbrooke, looking north



• Queen/Curzon – In progress (Queen/Leslie 2014, combined with tracks, utilities)

FUTURE BIA BENCHES



West side of Curzon, looking north


ACTION ITEMS FROM CLG #3

ACTION ITEMS – FROM CLG #3


ACTION ITEM NO. 1: Contractor to ensure that plating is installed correctly and noise limited as much as possible when vehicles cross. RESPONSE: Contractor reminded of previous plating (that was corrected), will ensure plates are installed securely with ongoing inspection to avoid unnecessary noise. ACTION ITEM NO. 2: Signage should be developed to let motorists know that the plazas are still accessible from Leslie north. RESPONSE: “Businesses Open” signage has been created and placed at Eastern and Leslie



ACTION ITEM NO. 3: Contractor to ensure that flagman are always present when gates to construction zone are open..

RESPONSE: Complete and ongoing. The contractor re-directed own team and sub-contractors that a flag person must be present at all times when any gate to a construction zone is open. ACTION ITEM NO. 4: The Audible Pedestrian signal at Lake Shore and Leslie is beeping even during advanced greens and should be investigated. RESPONSE: City inspected to ensure the audible pedestrian signal is functioning properly. Constant “beeping” is not the “crossing sound” but helps visually impaired individuals locate the pedestrian button. Once pressed, the correct crossing sounds are activated. A City representative visited the intersection and confirmed that all four corners are functioning properly.



ACTION ITEM NO. 5: Ensure Port Lands businesses (and greater community) given a minimum of one week notice for the partial closure of Commissioners and Leslie.

RESPONSE: Notice will be provided to both businesses and wider community as soon as a date is confirmed. Wider communication including signage, media release coordinated between City Transportation and TTC.



ACTION ITEM NO. 6: Traffic counts done prior to the beginning of construction should be made available at the next CLG Meeting and data from the new traffic counts should be presented as soon as available. RESPONSE: Traffic counts were conducted in the Spring of 2013 to establish a base count before construction. New counts for all remaining streets the week of November 10 (major roads and residential including Woodfield). Knox Avenue completed.



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ACTION ITEM NO. 7: In the event of late night or unexpected emergency work, the name and cell phone number for the on-site engineer and/or inspector will be provided. RESPONSE: Contact information provided for on-site TTC representatives for late night/any emergency work.



ACTION ITEM NO. 8: Provide further detail on mitigation measures for noise and dust to be taken by contractor during construction. RESPONSE: The contractor is responsible for ongoing monitoring of noise and dust pollution in and around the construction site. Measures taken by the contractor on NEXT SLIDE


Dust Mitigation • Daily site inspections to identify potential

areas of concern based on predicted daily weather reports. Inspection frequency increase in hot, dry weather

• Wash down of streets within the Work Site.

• Watering of site roads

• Tarping of soil (e.g. Leslie Barns site)



Dust Mitigation Continued

• Review all activities to identify additional dust generation and implement proactive control measures. Examples include, but are not limited to:

o Tarp trucks when they leave the site o Wet cutting when cutting concrete




Noise Mitigation

• Intake and exhaust silencers on air equipment and mufflers on internal combustion engines.

• ��Position noise producing equipment at maximum distance from public areas and sensitive receptors.

• �Equipment constantly maintained to limit noise

• �Pile driving activities limited to 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, Monday to Friday and 9:00 am to 7:00 pm, Saturday, if schedule permits.

• �Other noise control measures (e.g. hoarding installed adjacent to piling on Leslie)



Window Washing

Plan is in development for properties facing the construction – residential and business (1st and second floors)


Window Washing Coordination • Once plan confirmed, TTC community

liaisons will contact property owners to receive written permission for the contractor to carry out window washing


BIKE PATH REINSTATED


• Pedestrian / bike crossing at the north side of Leslie Street reinstated on Nov 1, 2013.

• Will remain open as long as it is safe to maintain

Reinstated bike trail, looking west

COMMUNITY OUTREACH UPDATE


LESLIEVILLE MARKET – OCT 6TH 2013


LESLIEVILLE FLEA – OCT 20TH 2013


NEW SAFETY FEATURES – TEMP ACCESSES


Bigger stop signs added at the temporary entrance exits

NEW SAFETY FEATURES – SPEED BUMPS


New speed bumps and larger stop sign at the FreshCo plaza

New speed bumps and larger stopsigns at the Loblaws plaza

NEW SAFETY FEATURES – CROSSINGS


Solid White lines added for pedestrian and cyclist safety at Lake Shore crossing

CONSTRUCTION PHASING


LESLIE STREET –CURRENT PHASING September 2013 – Early 2014 Lake Shore north curb to middle of Plaza intersection closure

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Streetscaping SW and SE corners

Between Oct and Nov

TTC Chamber 4 to 6 weeks

Between Nov and Dec

Streetscaping Between Oct and Nov

Storm Sewer Cleaning Between Nov and Dec

3 cleaning compounds for sewer Sept to November 2013

Lake Shore Blvd north curb to middle of Plaza

intersection closure Sept 19 Start

Storm Sewer Cleaning Nov - Dec

Vehicular Closure at north side is required for 6 – 12

days Late November 2013 (TBC)

Streetscaping in November 2013 Sanitary sewer

work for approx. 11 weeks starting Oct 7th. Sidewalks open and access

maintained

LESLIE STREET – CURRENT PHASING


• Overall closure of Phase A (north side Lake Shore to plaza entrances) is likely to continue into the new year.

• However, plan to re-open Leslie (north to plaza access) in December for community Christmas shopping access in development

LESLIE STREET – PROPOSED PHASING (Start of middle of Plaza Intersection to Eastern Avenue Closure) Early 2014 Start (Approx 17 weeks)

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Two through lanes will be maintained in each direction

Closure approx 17 weeks Starting early 2014



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Knox Avenue Analysis

Objective

Compare traffic volumes before and after the closure of Leslie Street north of Lake Shore Boulevard

Data Traffic counts collected on the following dates: • Tuesday April 23, 2013 • Wednesday April 24, 2013 • Thursday April 25, 2013 • Wednesday September 25, 2013

Before

After

Analysis Area

Traffic Volumes

Table 1 Before After

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Wednesday (AM: 9:45 to 10:45) (AM: 9:15 to 10:15) (AM: 9:15 to 10:15) (AM: 9:15 to 10:15) (PM: 15:30 to 16:30) (PM: 15:15 to 16:15) (PM: 13:15 to 14:15) (PM: 15:15 to 16:15)

AM Peak 110 92 116 97

PM Peak 117 97 107 118 24 Hour 1168 1071 1182 1187

Traffic Volumes

Table 2 Volume DIfference % Change

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

AM Peak -13 +5 -19 -11.8% +5.4% -16.4%

PM Peak +1 +21 +11 +0.9% +21.6% +10.3%

24 Hour +19 +116 +5 +1.6% +10.8% +0.4%

AM Peak Period

PM Peak Period

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