Item - 2015.PW1.3

City Council on February 10 and 11, 2015, adopted the following:

1.         City Council direct the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, to use an extended construction work hours schedule for City-led construction projects, where appropriate, and after consultation with the local councillor(s), by road type as follows:

a.         24 hour - 7 days per week for:           

i.          expressways;

ii.         major roads where the work is not in close proximity to residential neighbourhoods; and

iii.        major roads where the project would be significantly disruptive to TTC streetcar service;

b.         overnight work for:

i.          major roads where the work is not in close proximity to residential neighbourhoods, the project allows the road to remain open and free of work during the day, where overnight work will start at 7:00 p.m. and end at 6:00 a.m. six days per week; and

c.         extended daily work hours for:

i.          major roads between 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday; and

ii.         local roads between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

2.         City Council authorize the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to report back to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee in the first quarter of 2016, on the outcome of various measures to mitigate traffic disruption implemented for 2015 construction projects, including:

a.         a summary of the net reduction in the duration of construction;

b.         capital cost impacts;

c.         operational issues which may have surfaced;

d.         traffic impact analysis; and

e.         recommendations of schedule options for future construction projects.

3.         City Council direct the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management and the City Solicitor, to report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee in the second quarter of 2015 on the construction contract terms and conditions which may provide contractors working within the municipal rights-of-way with incentives to complete projects early and/or additional financial penalties for causing delays in the completion of construction projects.

4.         City Council direct the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Director, Strategic Communications, to develop and implement an integrated public awareness and education program to inform the public about ways in which they can learn about the location and timing of construction and options they can take to minimize the effects of that disruption; and City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B and the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on a detailed communication strategy by the third quarter of 2015, including an update on the new comprehensive policy/guideline for ensuring the protection of cyclists in construction areas.

5.         City Council direct staff to:

a.         issue a general complaint to the Province of Ontario – Ministry of Consumer Services regarding the non-compliance under the Underground Infrastructure Notification Systems Act by utility companies and the associated protracted delays in securing utility locates for City-led construction projects;

b.         request the Province to provide information on when/how compliance will be met to assist City staff in mitigating construction-related traffic disruption; and

c.         communicate to the Province of Ontario a request to mandate that utility companies operating with the City of Toronto form a Locate Alliance Consortia (LAC) wherein a single service provider would be engaged to provide utility locates on behalf of all member utility companies.

6.         City Council direct the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee in the second quarter of 2015 on the use of:

a.         Traffic Management Plans;

b.         Street Occupancy Approvals; and

c.         Portable Traffic Cameras.