Item - 2017.PW22.6

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council authorize the installation of temporary traffic control signals on Eglinton Avenue East at Eglinton Avenue East Service Road (northwest quadrant) (130 metres east of Kennedy Road), from April 1, 2018 to July 31, 2021.

2.  City Council authorize the installation of temporary traffic control signals at Transway Crescent and a point 80 metres south of Eglinton Avenue East Service Road (southwest quadrant), from July 6, 2017 to and including July 31, 2021.

3.  City Council rescind the stand for taxicabs in effect at all times on the south side of Eglinton Avenue East Service Road (southwest quadrant, in the vicinity of Kennedy Road Subway Station), between a point 18 metres east of the east curb line of Transway Crescent and a point 36.5 metres further east, from July 6, 2017 to and including July 31, 2021.

4.  City Council prohibit stopping, except for authorized TTC vehicles, at all times on the south side of Eglinton Avenue East Service Road, (southwest quadrant), between a point 18 metres east of the east curb line of Transway Crescent and a point 36.5 metres further east, from July 6, 2017 to and including July 31, 2021.

5.  City Council temporarily close the highways in subsections a., b., c., and d. to vehicular traffic, the highways in subsections e. and f. to pedestrian traffic, and the highway in subsection g. to vehicular and pedestrian traffic for the specified periods:

a.  The westbound curb lane on Eglinton Avenue East, between Kennedy Road and Eglinton Avenue East Service Road (northwest quadrant) (130 metres east of Kennedy Road), from December 1, 2017 to and including December 31, 2021.

b.  The westbound right-turn lane on Eglinton Avenue East, between Kennedy Road and a point 45 metres east of Kennedy Road, from April 1, 2018 to and including July 31, 2021.

c.  The eastbound curb lane on Eglinton Avenue East, between Kennedy Road and a point 215 metres east of Kennedy Road, from August 1, 2017 to and including December 31, 2021.

d.  The two-way left-turn only lane on Eglinton Avenue East, between Rosemount Drive and Kennedy Road, from November 1, 2017 to and including December 31, 2021.

e.  The south side sidewalk on Eglinton Avenue East, between a point 215 metres east of Kennedy Road and a point 140 metres west of Midland Avenue, from August 1, 2017 to and including December 31. 2017.

f.  The east side sidewalk on Transway Crescent, between Eglinton Avenue East Service Road (southwest quadrant) and a point 80 metres south thereof, from July 1, 2017 to and including July 31, 2021.

g.  Eglinton Avenue East Service Road (southwest quadrant), between Eglinton Avenue East and a point 250 metres east thereof, from December 1, 2017 to and including July 31, 2021.

6.  City Council rescind the designation of the two-way left-turn only lane on Eglinton Avenue East, between Kennedy Road and Rosemount Drive, from November 1, 2017 to and including December 31, 2021.

7.  City Council prohibit left turns, at the following locations on Eglinton Avenue East, from November 1, 2017 to and including December 31, 2021:

a.  Eastbound at the easterly and westerly accesses at 2354 Eglinton Avenue East and 2356 Eglinton Avenue East.

b.  Eastbound at the easterly and westerly accesses at 2360 Eglinton Avenue East.

c.  Eastbound at the easterly and westerly accesses at 2372 Eglinton Avenue East.

d.  Eastbound at the easterly and westerly accesses at 2374-2412 Eglinton Avenue East.

e.  Eastbound at the easterly and westerly accesses at 2412A-2420 Eglinton Avenue East.

f.  Eastbound at the easterly and westerly accesses at 2424 Eglinton Avenue East and 2426 Eglinton Avenue East.

g.  Westbound at the access at 2283 Eglinton Avenue East.

h.  Westbound at the access at 2293 Eglinton Avenue East.

i.  Westbound at the easterly and westerly accesses at 2303 Eglinton Avenue East.

j.  Westbound at the access at 2323 Eglinton Avenue East.

k.  Westbound at the easterly and westerly accesses at 2353-2409 Eglinton Avenue East.

8.  City Council direct that the traffic and parking regulations be reinstated, and traffic lanes be reopened when the project is complete.

The purpose of this report is to seek approval for the amendment of traffic and parking regulations at Kennedy Station for periods of up to five (5) years in order to support the construction of the Metrolinx Eglinton Crosstown LRT (ECLRT).

The construction of the ECLRT is a complex, multi-year project being undertaken by Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS). Construction activities will in support of the ECLRT will often temporarily reduce the number of traffic lanes through intersections (often to only one lane in each direction) and thus reduce sidewalk space for pedestrians and road space for motor vehicles.

Traffic regulation amendments required to support the construction of the ECLRT in the area of Kennedy Station specifically include:

- two temporary traffic control signals;

- one to facilitate pedestrian crossing of Transway Crescent;

- and a second to provide access for TTC buses and general traffic from Kennedy Station to eastbound Eglinton Avenue East during periods of construction;

- the relocation of the existing taxi stand, repurposing the curb space for buses;
- the long-term occupancy of road lanes and sidewalks, including:

- various eastbound and westbound traffic lanes approaching the intersection of Kennedy Road and Eglinton Ave.;
- existing sidewalks on both Eglinton Ave and Transway Crescent (with alternative pedestrian routes being established);
- the two-way left-turn only lane on Eglinton Avenue East, between Rosemount Drive and Kennedy Road; and

- various turn prohibitions, and amendments of parking regulations.
 

The proposed closures and amendments form elements of road occupancy permits and construction traffic management plans necessitated by the construction staging plans for this project. The proposed changes have been developed through consultation with staff at the TTC, and have been discussed with the affected Ward Councillors. There will be opportunities to refine the traffic controls should unforeseen issues arise over the multi-year duration of construction.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates surface transit routes on Eglinton Avenue in vicinity, City Council approval of this report is required.