Item - 2020.IE16.6
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on October 27, 28 and 30, 2020 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on October 6, 2020 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on October 27, 28 and 30, 2020.
IE16.6 - Emergency Road Repair on York Downs Drive, East of Bathurst Street
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Ward:
- 6 - York Centre
City Council Decision
City Council on October 27, 28 and 30, 2020, adopted the following:
1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to assess the condition of, and conduct emergency road repairs and pothole patching along, York Downs Drive, east of Bathurst Street, and meet with the local Councillor to review details and scheduling of scheduled, essential resurfacing work.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-157305.pdf
IE16.6 - Emergency Road Repair on York Downs Drive, East of Bathurst Street
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 6 - York Centre
Committee Recommendations
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:
1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to assess the condition of, and conduct emergency road repairs and pothole patching along, York Downs Drive, east of Bathurst Street, and meet with the local Councillor to review details and scheduling of scheduled, essential resurfacing work.
Origin
Summary
A portion of York Downs Drive, east of Bathurst Street., has been scheduled for local road resurfacing by the Capital Program group. However, the timeline for this work is being driven (and delayed) by a Toronto Water watermain replacement project scheduled to take place in 2023. As the City coordinates and bundles infrastructure projects together, Transportation Services does not favour accelerating the resurfacing of York Downs Drive before the projected watermain replacement work takes place.
York Downs Drive, east of Bathurst Street, has no sidewalks and has been badly damaged as a result of years of construction, usage and weather erosion. Residents have long been forced to walk on the road to reach retail and transit services along Bathurst Street. The current pandemic has only worsened the aforementioned situation as neighbours try to adhere to social distancing guidelines while safely navigating the many potholes along York Downs Drive. The street is in desperate need of emergency patching and repair, as we wait for substantial resurfacing work to take place in the near future.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-157305.pdf