Item - 2023.IE1.2

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of the east sidewalk and a 1.6 metre-wide portion of the northbound lane on Redpath Avenue, between Broadway Avenue and a point 74 metres north, from February 8, 2023 to August 31, 2024.

2. City Council direct the applicant to pressure wash or sweep (weather permitting) the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

3. City Council direct the applicant to continue to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

4. City Council direct the applicant to continue to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

5. City Council direct the applicant to continue to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

6. City Council direct the applicant to continue to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

7. City Council direct the applicant to continue to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

8. City Council direct the applicant to continue to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired.

9. City Council direct the applicant to continue to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

10. City Council direct the applicant to continue to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

11. City Council direct the applicant to continue to monitor and provide results of noise and vibration monitoring to the Work Zone Construction Coordination Unit, for the City to monitor and comment on.

12. City Council direct the applicant to continue to provide monthly community meetings, to discuss any concerns raised by the community.

13. City Council direct that Broadway Avenue and Redpath Avenue be returned to their pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

This report is submitted to Infrastructure and Environment Committee as Broadway Avenue forms a shared boundary between the Toronto and East York Community Council and the North York Community Council.

Reserve Properties Limited is constructing 33 and 21 level condominium towers, and a 36 level rental tower on the north side of Broadway Avenue, between Redpath Avenue and Mount Pleasant Road. The north sidewalk and a 2.7 metre-wide portion of the westbound north-side curb lane on Broadway Avenue, and the east sidewalk and a 1.6 metre-wide portion of the northbound lane on Redpath Avenue are closed for construction staging operations. Pedestrian operations are maintained on the north side of Broadway in a 2.1 metre-wide covered and protected walkway and on the east side of Redpath Avenue in a 1.7 metre-wide covered and protected walkway,  within the closed portion of the existing applicable lanes.

At its meeting on December 15, 2021, City Council approved the subject construction staging area on Broadway Avenue, between Redpath Avenue and a point 102 metres east, from December 16, 2021 to December 31, 2022. On the same date, City Council approved the construction staging area on Redpath Avenue, between Broadway Avenue and a point 74 metres north, for the same time period. At the time, the developer indicated they would require the staging area on Broadway Avenue for a total of 13 months (from December 16, 2021 to December 31, 2022) and on Redpath Avenue for a total of 33 months (from December 16, 2021 to August 31, 2024).

As the previous permit was only approved for a 13-month period, the developer has requested an extension of the duration of the construction staging area on Redpath Avenue only, in order to complete the construction of the development.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to extend the duration of the construction staging area on Redpath Avenue from February 8, 2023 to August 31, 2024 to allow for the construction of the development to be completed.