Front Street, Wellington Street and Church Street

The improvements will be constructed is part of a larger coordinated capital project to be delivered in 2020 which involves state-of-good-repair work including Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) streetcar track replacement, various utility upgrades, watermain improvements and roadway resurfacing for this section of Wellington Street East. East of Church Street, Front Street East is a four lane roadway, with two lanes in each direction separated by a centre median. At its intersection with Church Street, eastbound and westbound traffic diverge around the Flat Iron building with eastbound traffic continuing along Wellington Street and westbound traffic on Front Street. Transportation Services staff have advised that in order to implement the required Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) at the intersection and provide efficient movement of pedestrians, cyclists and motorists, that the south curb lane for westbound traffic which currently functions as a through/left turn lane needs to be designated as a left-turn only lane. As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Wellington Street East, City Council approval of this recommendation is required.