Leslie Barns & Connection Track

LESLIE BARNS & CONNECTION TRACK

Leslieville BIA Meeting May 2, 2014

1 OVERVIEW

• Communications

• Queen/Leslie Intersection Closure Overview

• Next Steps - Coordination of TTC Track Upgrades (Queen streetcar stops between Brooklyn Ave to east of Parliament)

- Queen/Broadview Intersection Construction

COMMUNICATIONS

3 COMMUNICATIONS

Newsletters • Distributed to 35 000 properties, from Broadview to the Beach, north to Gerrard, south to the Lake

Spring, 2014 - Leslie Barns Newsletter

4 COMMUNICATIONS

“Open During Construction” Postcards and Posters • Inform community about transit and access during closure, promote BIA • Postcards mailed via Canada Post to over 35 000 homes and businesses • Posters provided to Businesses • Posters for transit stops on Queen East

5 WORKING WITH THE LESLIEVILLE BIA

“Doors Open Event” at Russell Carhouse featuring the New Streetcar • Saturday, May 24, 11am-5pm

6 COMMUNICATIONS

TTC Explainer Video for the Leslie, Victoria, Broadview, and overall Queen Street work

• Explain transit plans, including Victoria street • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asI-YBCkC8k • Promote local businesses

7 COMMUNICATIONS

Newspaper ads in The Metro, Beach Mirror, Beach Metro • Highlight local access during Queen/Leslie work, encourage local shopping

8 TRANSIT ROUTING

Replacement bus service during intersection closure travels to University Avenue • Routing requested at community meetings and by BIA in 2013 • Increase frequency for 72 Pape, 83 Jones and 31 Greenwood buses at community request

9 BROADVIEW/QUEEN

Broadview intersection construction moved to begin June 30, 2014 after World Pride Staggering Leslie and Broadview provides better service on Queen St East

QUEEN/LESLIE INTERSECTION CONSTRUCTION

11 QUEEN/LESLIE INTERSECTION – UTILITY UPGRADES

12 SEWER WORK EXAMPLE– LESLIE STREET

New storm culverts placed under Leslie Street to improve storm sewer operation

13 QUEEN/LESLIE CLOSURE – SCOPE OF WORK

• Replace 80+ year old watermain and water infrastructure

• Install high capacity storm sewer

• Install upgraded Bell chamber (avoids impacts to tracks during utility works in future)

• Install new TTC cables and chamber (access for maintenance)

• Install new TTC tracks

• Install new overhead catenary poles

14 QUEEN/LESLIE CLOSURE – WATERMAIN UPGRADE

• Replacing and upgrading the Watermain has impacts

• For water work affecting businesses (not residents), preference to perform work when businesses are closed overnight, pending Toronto Water approval

• Minimum 2 temporary water shutoffs during closure – to disconnect service from old main and make new connection (details, locations TBC following valve testing)

• Some watermain valves are over 100 years old and need replacement

• Only Toronto Water is permitted to turn off water and must approve timing

• Inform residents and businesses immediately once schedule is set with Toronto Water

• Work is subject to weather (heavy rains)

15 QUEEN/LESLIE INTERSECTION

• Close smallest possible area that allows contractor to complete intersection work efficiently • Maintain pedestrian access to businesses and residences, small interruptions for pole installation • New access to Avondale Parking Lot via Leslie Street (remove and then replace fence) • Waterman south of Queen St on Leslie St advanced to start May 8th

Lane closures

EARLY JUNE – PREPARING FOR TRACK INSTALLATION AT QUEEN AND LESLIE INTERSECTION • Fastest way to install tracks is pre -assembly • Pre-assembled rail system for Leslie/Queen requires six 80 foot flatbed trucks • Significantly reduces duration of track installation (and duration of road closure) • Requires Police escort, then track system installed like jigsaw puzzle

• Six flatbeds park for approximately 1 week (Carlaw to Greenwood, staggered to maintain side street access)

• Removed ASAP after track system installed

Flatbed trucks with pre-assembled rail system (King and Sumach example)

17 CONSTRUCTION PHASING – LESLIE ST CONTEXT May 11 to June 21, 2014 Sewer replacement and utility upgrades

Staggered closure from north of Eastern Avenue - access maintained to Marigold Condo parking garage Utility work – access to The Duke parking maintained from Lane Queen and Leslie closure for utilities and track work – 6 weeks (May 11 – June 21)

Traffic configuration shifts back to south side

18 TRANSIT SERVICE – MAY 11 TO JUNE 21

Replacement bus service during intersection closure travels beyond Parliament Street to University Avenue Increased frequency on Pape, Jones and Greenwood Buses

19 QUEEN/LESLIE CLOSURE – WORK HOURS

- Work is required overnight in order to return regular access as fast as possible

- Per major intersection closures across Toronto, work is planned 24/7

- Police and/or flagpersons will be on site to assist pedestrians

20 DUST MITIGATION

• Wet cutting of concrete

• Truck wheel washing

• Window washing for businesses and residences directly fronting construction

COORDINATING TTC TRACK UPGRADES AT SELECT STOPS ON QUEEN STREET EAST

22 COORDINATING TRACK UPGRADES ON QUEEN EAST

• Important track upgrades at some streetcar stops on Queen St (unrelated to Leslie Street ) are being coordinated during the Leslie/Queen and Broadview/Queen intersection closures

• TTC Operations met with Leslieville and Riverside BIAs and Councillors to develop plans

• Coordinate works this year to avoid future streetcar disruption

Leslieville BIA Meeting, May 2, 2014 23 COORDINATING TRACK REPLACEMENT - QUEEN STREET

• Tracks are worn at some streetcar stops and need replacement • Work during intersection closures (when no streetcars are running on Queen St East) • Track upgrades at stops do not require street closures, do occupy centre track lanes • 4 days per stop Queen Streetcar Stop Rail Replacement Locations • Not continuous across Streets Direction Timeline* Queen Street East Booth Avenue West May 12 - 15 Logan Avenue East May 20 - 23 Logan Avenue West May 26 - 29 Brooklyn Avenue East May 30 - Jun 2 Brooklyn Avenue West Jun 3 - 6 • Diego Sinagoga Carlaw Avenue East Jun 19 - 22 Community Liaison Carroll Street West Jul 1 - 4 416-393-2197 River Street East Jul 10 - 13 [email protected] River Street West Jul 14 -17 Tracy Street East Jul 21 - 24

Three additional stops will be considered if time permits Bright Street East TBD Pape Avenue East TBD Sackville Street West TBD

Note: There is no track work planned in this area from June 22 to June 30.

24 STREETCAR STOP – TRACK REPLACEMENT May to July 2014 (Brooklyn Avenue to Tracy Street)

QUEEN/BROADVIEW INTERSECTION

BROADVIEW/QUEEN INTERSECTION JUNE 30-JULY 25

Bus diverts via Carlaw, Dundas, River Street Scheduled after World Pride

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Key changes made to assist traffic flow in Leslieville BIA and vicinity:

• Additional east-west green time added to 17 intersections along Queen St & along Eastern Avenue

• 10 Electronic Changeable Message Signs with Traffic Info

• Signal timing changes to improve east-west flow on Dundas and Gerrard during Queen/Leslie closure

• Ongoing traffic volume monitoring and cameras at key intersections to make signal adjustments

Improvements on Carlaw passed at City Council • Rush hour parking now prohibited on east side of Carlaw from 4pm-6pm to improve flow into Leslieville • New right turn green arrow added at Lake Shore and Carlaw

THANK YOU