Construction Staging Area - 45 Strachan Avenue

Transportation Services is requesting approval to close the north sidewalk and a portion of the westbound bicycle lane on Ordnance Street between Strachan Avenue and a point 44 metres east for a period of 33 months, from July 1, 2022 to April 1, 2025, to facilitate construction staging operations. Pedestrian movements on the north side of Ordnance Street abutting the site will be restricted and pedestrians will be directed to the south sidewalk of Ordnance Street. Two-way east-west traffic movement will be maintained on Ordnance Street. The bicycle lane will be closed and cyclists will be required to merge into the westbound traffic lane.

3. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 4. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and request the applicant to install converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 5. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 6. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 7. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 8. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 9. Toronto and East York Community Council direct that Ordnance Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic regulations when the project is complete. 10. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide monthly community meetings, to discuss any concerns raised by the community.