A series of major road repairs are coming to Toronto streets, including a $6-million reconstruction project along Avenue Road.
According to a statement issued earlier this year, the city will spend more than $155 million on road and bridge repairs in 2013. This includes a major reconstruction project on Avenue Road from Bloor Street West to Lawrence Avenue West due to start Monday and likely continue until mid-September.
The city says it will try and keep one lane open in both directions along Avenue Road at all times to accommodate traffic.
“What we’re doing is coming back in … to do the final permanent repairs so the road is nice and smooth,” Jacqueline White from the city’s Transportation Services said. “Please be patient. It will be better when it’s done.”
Local storeowner Jo-Ann Delvecchio, who has already watched the road undergo several phases of repairs, is not looking forward to seeing it dug up again.
“We’re upset because it stops the flow of traffic here and parking,” she said.
People in the area approached by CTV Toronto had mixed views on the project.
“There’s really no good time to do it,” one pedestrian said.
Another said she didn’t mind the construction, explaining: “This is the price you pay for progress.”
In total, the city expects to complete 100 kilometres of road resurfacing work in 2013.
Here is a map of some major roads you’ll want to avoid as they undergo repairs this summer.
Click on a specific project to see details about the kind of work planned there.
View 2013 Top Toronto Road Projects in a larger map
With a report by CTV Toronto's Zuraidah Alman
