September 27, 2018

Over the last few months, there have been several temporary side street road closures on the east and west sides of Yonge Street, from Davis Drive to Sawmill Valley Drive/Savage Road. These closures accommodated a variety of work activities including road reconstruction, storm sewer installation, paving and line painting to support the future rapidway.

The final temporary side street road closure is Eagle Street East at Yonge.

Eagle Street East:
7pm on Friday, October 12 to 7am on Monday, October 14

Visit vivanext.com/roadclosures for up-to-date information about road closures and detour maps.

what you need to know:

• Northbound and/or southbound Yonge will be reduced to one lane within the work zone.
• For each scheduled side street closure, crews will be working 24/7; and, the road closures will remain in place 24-hours a day.
• Detour signs will be in place to guide motorists and pedestrians around each temporary side street road closure.
• Access to businesses and properties near the work areas will be maintained.
• Bus stops and sidewalks will remain open. If a bus stop or sidewalk is closed, directional signs will guide pedestrians to the nearest open bus stop or sidewalk.
• YRT buses will be detoured during the Eagle road closures.
• Due to the nature of this work, there will be construction-related noise and dust from equipment and trucks.
• Please give yourself enough time to get to your destination, and remember to reduce your speed through construction zones.

*Please Note: As with all construction projects, some work may be rescheduled due to weather. We’ll provide advanced notice when possible. Watch twitter.com/vivanext for last-minute updates.

crews dedicated to minimize disruption where possible:

Limit the reversing of vehicles with back-up safety beeper Aim headlights away from buildings and homes Reduce the banging noise from dump truck tailgates Set up portable lights in a way that limits upcasting onto buildings Ensure equipment is well maintained and running well

We understand that overnight work is disruptive to those who live and work in the area, and have taken steps to reduce the impacts where possible. While we aim to balance the needs of commuters, businesses, area residents, the community at large and the project, night work is sometimes unavoidable. Read more about how we balance the needs of the corridor in our recent blog working day and night.

We thank you for your patience while crews work quickly to complete this work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Sophia Bittar | Community Liaison | 905.806.0713 | sophia.bittar@york.ca