Item - 2023.IE9.9

City Council on December 13, 14, and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to work with all constructors working in the transportation right-of-way, to ensure there is clear notification and signage, on which both 311 phone number and the construction zone number are listed, for all residents of Toronto regarding construction projects and the planned accommodations for safe, accessible, and clearly marked pedestrian routes through them.

2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back on related measures to the Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee in the first quarter of 2024.

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back in the second quarter of 2024 on establishing a working group with other stakeholders to review and standardize approaches to sign placement within work zones that are in best practices with existing City protocols and Provincial standards such as the Ontario Traffic Manual Book 7, including:

a. signs must be displayed at the work site indicating the name of the entity performing the work, the name of the entity for whom the work is being performed and, if applicable, the name(s) of the subcontractor(s) with the following requirements:

i. a QR Code and identification number in case of complaints;

ii. 311 Phone number;

iii. the purpose of the street opening/excavation;

iv. the start and scheduled completion dates of the work;

v. Traffic Management Plans;

vi. signs conspicuously displayed and set back from path of travel; and

vii. signs that are clear, readable and in letters that meet visual requirements from a distance and conform to all City of Toronto Transportation Services specifications.