As construction continues on the Hazel McCallion Line LRT, staff would like to inform you of some upcoming activities that may affect few residents in your area.
From Monday, August 26, 2024, to Thursday, August 29, 2024, between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM, our team will be installing permanent concrete curbs and gutters between Mineola Road West and Pinetree Way. This work will result in intermittent impacts to your driveway.
To ensure continued access for motorists, we will use steel plates to allow immediate entry and exit once the curb machine has moved past your driveway. Additionally, a flag person will be present on-site to guide drivers to unimpacted driveways and parking lots during this period.
Please be aware that the scheduled dates may change due to unforeseen circumstances.
If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact me at peel@metrolinx.com.
Location of Impact: Hurontario St and Mineola
Date and Time: Thursday, July 25th, 2024 at 10PM
Estimated Duration: Until further notice
Routes Impacted: 8 South
Impacted Stops:
- 0367, 0368, 0854, 0369, 0370, 0371, 0372, 0373, 0374, 0375, 0376, 0335, 0337, 0339
- One additional temporary stop will be added in the South Bound direction on the North West corner of Cawthra and Atwater
Event Type: HuLRT – Centre Guideway Works
Agency: Mobilinx
Notes: Left turns are restricted from WB Mineola onto Hurontario
Metrolinx Notice: Upcoming Construction Impacts
As construction on the Hazel McCallion Line progresses, crews will be welding tracks and doing concrete work for guideway installation within the intersection of Hurontario Street and Mineola Road. This work is scheduled to begin Thursday July 25th, 2024, at 10pm, until Wednesday August 28, 2024, at 10pm.
During this work, east-west traffic will be prohibited at Mineola Road, across Hurontario Street in each direction. Left turns will also not be permitted in the intersection.
Detours for eastbound traffic along Mineola Road are available via Woodland Avenue, Inglewood Drive, Oriole Avenue, and Eaglewood Boulevard at the new signalized intersection to cross Hurontario Street. Detours for westbound traffic along Mineola Road are available via Broadmoor Avenue, Windy Oaks, Crossfield Bend, and Eaglewood Boulevard at the new signalized intersection to cross Hurontario Street.
Transit services will be impacted by these construction works, including a detour for MiWay Route 8. Please visit www.miway.ca/updates for updates on your bus route.
In an effort to expedite the work at Mineola and Hurontario, our crews will be working continuously overnight on the intersection guideway starting Monday August 12th to Friday August 23rd. At that point, all guideway and track installation work will be within the hours of 7am to 5pm.
While we understand, this is very inconvenient to the community, this expedited effort will ensure the work is completed and the intersection will be fully open in time for the start of the new school year.
Traffic signal timings will be adjusted to keep people moving. Pedestrian crossings will be maintained at a signalized crosswalk. Please follow the signs installed to assist with navigating around the closure.
Metrolinx work related to the Hazel McCallion Line that will impact your community.
As work progresses on the Hazel McCallion LRT project, crews will be doing road widening works between Inglewood Drive and Indian Valley Trail along the west side of Hurontario Street. These works are scheduled to take place from as early as July 5 to July 31, 2024.
To safely accommodate these works, driveways for properties within this stretch will be intermittently and partially impacted between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday for up to four hours. To accommodate motorists needing to enter and exit driveways impacted during working hours, a flag person and steel plates will be used to provide immediate access to the property once the curb machine passes through.
During this time, asphalt and concrete curbs will be removed, followed by excavation, curb preparation, concrete pour, and paving. Once the roadway has been widened, guideway construction in the area can begin later this year.
Immediately impacted property owners were informed over email and hand delivered a physical notice last week. This notice has also been included in our upcoming newsletter and on Metrolinx.com.
