Item - 2024.EX14.2
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on May 22 and 23, 2024 with amendments.
- This item was considered by the Executive Committee on May 14, 2024 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024.
- See also By-law 510-2024
EX14.2 - Ontario Line Pape Segment Advanced Works - Temporary Road Closures and Transportation Impacts
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 14 - Toronto - Danforth
City Council Decision
City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following:
1. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the south side of Riverdale Avenue, between Carlaw Avenue and a point 57.9 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.
2. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the south side of Riverdale Avenue, between Carlaw Avenue and a point 57.9 metres east, from June 1 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.
3. City Council authorize parking for a maximum period of 10 minutes from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the south side of Riverdale Avenue, between Carlaw Avenue and a point 57.9 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.
4. City Council prohibit parking from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. of one day to 7:30 a.m. of the next day, Monday to Friday, and any time Saturday and Sunday, on the south side Riverdale Avenue, between Carlaw Avenue and a point 57.9 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.
5. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the south side of Riverdale Avenue, between a point 57.9 metres east of Carlaw Avenue and Pape Avenue, from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.
6. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, on the south side of Riverdale Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 35 metres west, from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.
7. City Council designate Riverdale Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 100 metres west, as one-way for eastbound traffic only from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.
8. City Council prohibit the northbound left-turn, southbound right-turn and westbound through traffic movements at Pape Avenue and Riverdale Avenue from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.
9. City Council prohibit stopping on both sides of Riverdale Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 100 metres west, from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.
10. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the odd (south) side of Langley Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 50 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.
11. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on both side of Langley Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 50 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.
12. City Council designate Langley Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 40 metres west, as one-way for eastbound traffic only from June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024, inclusive.
13. City Council designate Langley Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 40 metres west, as one-way for westbound traffic only from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.
14. City Council approve the temporary closure to vehicular traffic of the eastbound lane on Lipton Avenue, between Pape Avenue and the east end of Lipton Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Pape Station Advanced Works.
15. City Council prohibit the northbound right-turn, and southbound left-turn movements at the intersection of Pape Avenue and Lipton Avenue from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive.
16. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the odd (south) side of Lipton Avenue, from a point 20.5 metres east of Pape Avenue to a point 56.5 metres further east, from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive.
17. City Council rescind the existing one (1) hour maximum parking regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, on the south side of Lipton Avenue, between a point 20.5 metres east of Pape Avenue and a point 56.5 metres further east, from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive.
18. City Council approve the temporary closure of the north sidewalk to pedestrian traffic on Danforth Avenue, between a point 34 metres east of Pape Avenue and Eaton Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Pape Station jet grouting and support of excavation works.
19. City Council authorize the installation of a temporary Level 1, Type A – Pedestrian Crossover on Danforth Avenue at Eaton Avenue from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive.
20. City Council prohibit the westbound left-turn movements at the intersection of Danforth Avenue and Pape Avenue from June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, inclusive.
21. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday; 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, at a rate of $4.00 per hour and for a maximum period of three (3) hours, on the south side of Danforth Avenue, between a point 75.3 metres east of Pape Avenue and Eaton Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, inclusive.
22. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday and 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, at a rate of $4.00 per hour and for a maximum period of three (3) hours, on the north side of Danforth Avenue, between Eaton Avenue and a point 63.4 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, inclusive.
23. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on both side of Danforth Avenue, between Pape Avenue and Eaton Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, inclusive.
24. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the even (north) side of Gertrude Place, from a point 34 metres east of Pape Avenue to the east end of Gertrude Place, from August 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.
25. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, and from 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Saturday and Sunday, on the even (west) side of Muriel Avenue, from Gertrude Place to a point 15 metres north, from August 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.
26. City Council approve the temporary closure of the east sidewalk to pedestrian traffic on Pape Avenue, between Sammon Avenue and a point 47 metres south, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Sammon Crossover support of excavation.
27. City Council approve the temporary closure of the northbound curb lane to vehicular traffic on Pape Avenue, between Sammon Avenue and a point 47 metres south, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Sammon Crossover support of excavation.
28. City Council approve the temporary closure of the northbound median lane to vehicular traffic on Pape Avenue, between Sammon Avenue and a point 47 metres south, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Sammon Crossover support of excavation.
29. City Council approve the temporary closure of the south sidewalk to pedestrian traffic on Sammon Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 35 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Sammon Crossover support of excavation works.
30. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the even (north) side of Sammon Avenue, from Pape Avenue to a point 30 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
31. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, on the south side of Sammon Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 35 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
32. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on both sides of Sammon Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 35 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
33. City Council rescind the existing “accessible loading zone” designation in effect anytime on the west side of Pape Avenue, between a point 33 metres north of Fulton Avenue and a point 11 metres further north, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
34. City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on both sides of Pape Avenue, between MacPhail Avenue and Browning Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
35. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on both sides of Pape Avenue, between MacPhail Avenue and Browning Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
36. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the odd (south) side of MacPhail Avenue, from Pape Avenue to a point 12 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
37. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect from May, July, September, and November on the south side of MacPhail Avenue, between Pape Avenue to the first lane west of East York Avenue, south of Mortimer Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
38. City Council designate an accessible loading zone to operate at all times on the south side of Macphail Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 12 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
39. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, to facilitate the removal of vegetation, mechanical slope stabilization, installation of a safety barrier and ground monitoring system related to the Ontario Line Minton Place Portal, despite Section 937-4 of Code Chapter 937, the authority to temporarily close to vehicular traffic:
a. the northbound outside lane and adjacent pavement shoulder on the Don Valley Parkway, between 600 metres south of Beechwood Drive and 350 metres north of the Leaside Bridge, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including 47 nights between July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025, inclusive; and
b. the southbound outside lane and adjacent pavement shoulder on the Don Valley Parkway, between 450 metres north of Leaside Bridge and 300 metres south of Beechwood Drive, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including 10 nights between July 26, 2024 to December 15, 2024, inclusive;
and City Council exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out this delegated authority from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, that being the requirement to notify the local Ward Councillor of the pending closure and the requirement to report on the proposed closure if so requested by the local Ward Councillor.
40. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to submit directly to City Council at the appropriate time any necessary Bills to amend the appropriate City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapters, and any Schedules to the Chapters, to reinstate the traffic and parking regulations to what they were implemented prior to the by-law amendments made in connection with the report (April 30, 2024) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
41. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or by-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor or the General Manager, Transportation Services, in order to give effect to Parts 1 to 40, inclusive, above.
42. City Council request the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office and the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the July 10, 2024 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council, on the Metrolinx Traffic management plan related to the construction and transportation of material for the underground portal of the Ontario Line.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-245346.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That:
1. City Council request the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office and the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the July 10, 2024 meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council, on the Metrolinx Traffic management plan related to the construction and transportation of material for the underground portal of the Ontario Line.
EX14.2 - Ontario Line Pape Segment Advanced Works - Temporary Road Closures and Transportation Impacts
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 14 - Toronto - Danforth
Committee Recommendations
The Executive Committee recommends that:
1. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the south side of Riverdale Avenue, between Carlaw Avenue and a point 57.9 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.
2. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the south side of Riverdale Avenue, between Carlaw Avenue and a point 57.9 metres east, from June 1 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.
3. City Council authorize parking for a maximum period of 10 minutes from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the south side of Riverdale Avenue, between Carlaw Avenue and a point 57.9 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.
4. City Council prohibit parking from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. of one day to 7:30 a.m. of the next day, Monday to Friday, and any time Saturday and Sunday, on the south side Riverdale Avenue, between Carlaw Avenue and a point 57.9 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.
5. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the south side of Riverdale Avenue, between a point 57.9 metres east of Carlaw Avenue and Pape Avenue, from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.
6. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, on the south side of Riverdale Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 35 metres west, from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.
7. City Council designate Riverdale Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 100 metres west, as one-way for eastbound traffic only from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.
8. City Council prohibit the northbound left-turn, southbound right-turn and westbound through traffic movements at Pape Avenue and Riverdale Avenue from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.
9. City Council prohibit stopping on both sides of Riverdale Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 100 metres west, from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.
10. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the odd (south) side of Langley Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 50 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.
11. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on both side of Langley Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 50 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, inclusive.
12. City Council designate Langley Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 40 metres west, as one-way for eastbound traffic only from June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024, inclusive.
13. City Council designate Langley Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 40 metres west, as one-way for westbound traffic only from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.
14. City Council approve the temporary closure to vehicular traffic of the eastbound lane on Lipton Avenue, between Pape Avenue and the east end of Lipton Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Pape Station Advanced Works.
15. City Council prohibit the northbound right-turn, and southbound left-turn movements at the intersection of Pape Avenue and Lipton Avenue from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive.
16. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the odd (south) side of Lipton Avenue, from a point 20.5 metres east of Pape Avenue to a point 56.5 metres further east, from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive.
17. City Council rescind the existing one (1) hour maximum parking regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, on the south side of Lipton Avenue, between a point 20.5 metres east of Pape Avenue and a point 56.5 metres further east, from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive.
18. City Council approve the temporary closure of the north sidewalk to pedestrian traffic on Danforth Avenue, between a point 34 metres east of Pape Avenue and Eaton Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Pape Station jet grouting and support of excavation works.
19. City Council authorize the installation of a temporary Level 1, Type A – Pedestrian Crossover on Danforth Avenue at Eaton Avenue from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, inclusive.
20. City Council prohibit the westbound left-turn movements at the intersection of Danforth Avenue and Pape Avenue from June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, inclusive.
21. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday; 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, at a rate of $4.00 per hour and for a maximum period of three (3) hours, on the south side of Danforth Avenue, between a point 75.3 metres east of Pape Avenue and Eaton Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, inclusive.
22. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday and 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, at a rate of $4.00 per hour and for a maximum period of three (3) hours, on the north side of Danforth Avenue, between Eaton Avenue and a point 63.4 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, inclusive.
23. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on both side of Danforth Avenue, between Pape Avenue and Eaton Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, inclusive.
24. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the even (north) side of Gertrude Place, from a point 34 metres east of Pape Avenue to the east end of Gertrude Place, from August 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.
25. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, and from 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Saturday and Sunday, on the even (west) side of Muriel Avenue, from Gertrude Place to a point 15 metres north, from August 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025, inclusive.
26. City Council approve the temporary closure of the east sidewalk to pedestrian traffic on Pape Avenue, between Sammon Avenue and a point 47 metres south, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Sammon Crossover support of excavation.
27. City Council approve the temporary closure of the northbound curb lane to vehicular traffic on Pape Avenue, between Sammon Avenue and a point 47 metres south, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Sammon Crossover support of excavation.
28. City Council approve the temporary closure of the northbound median lane to vehicular traffic on Pape Avenue, between Sammon Avenue and a point 47 metres south, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Sammon Crossover support of excavation.
29. City Council approve the temporary closure of the south sidewalk to pedestrian traffic on Sammon Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 35 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive, for the purpose of the Ontario Line Sammon Crossover support of excavation works.
30. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the even (north) side of Sammon Avenue, from Pape Avenue to a point 30 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
31. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, on the south side of Sammon Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 35 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
32. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on both sides of Sammon Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 35 metres east, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
33. City Council rescind the existing “accessible loading zone” designation in effect anytime on the west side of Pape Avenue, between a point 33 metres north of Fulton Avenue and a point 11 metres further north, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
34. City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on both sides of Pape Avenue, between MacPhail Avenue and Browning Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
35. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on both sides of Pape Avenue, between MacPhail Avenue and Browning Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
36. City Council rescind the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the odd (south) side of MacPhail Avenue, from Pape Avenue to a point 12 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
37. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect from May, July, September, and November on the south side of MacPhail Avenue, between Pape Avenue to the first lane west of East York Avenue, south of Mortimer Avenue, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
38. City Council designate an accessible loading zone to operate at all times on the south side of Macphail Avenue, between Pape Avenue and a point 12 metres west, from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, inclusive.
39. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, to facilitate the removal of vegetation, mechanical slope stabilization, installation of a safety barrier and ground monitoring system related to the Ontario Line Minton Place Portal, despite Section 937-4 of Code Chapter 937, the authority to temporarily close to vehicular traffic:
a. the northbound outside lane and adjacent pavement shoulder on the Don Valley Parkway, between 600 metres south of Beechwood Drive and 350 metres north of the Leaside Bridge, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including 47 nights between July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025, inclusive; and
b. the southbound outside lane and adjacent pavement shoulder on the Don Valley Parkway, between 450 metres north of Leaside Bridge and 300 metres south of Beechwood Drive, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including 10 nights between July 26, 2024 to December 15, 2024, inclusive;
and City Council exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out this delegated authority from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, that being the requirement to notify the local Ward Councillor of the pending closure and the requirement to report on the proposed closure if so requested by the local Ward Councillor.
40. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to submit directly to City Council at the appropriate time any necessary Bills to amend the appropriate City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapters, and any Schedules to the Chapters, to reinstate the traffic and parking regulations to what they were implemented prior to the by-law amendments made in connection with the report (April 30, 2024) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
41. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or by-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor or the General Manager, Transportation Services, in order to give effect to Recommendations 1 to 40, inclusive, above.
Origin
Summary
This report provides an overview of Metrolinx’s plans for Advanced Works near the Ontario Line Gerrard Portal site, Pape Station site and Sammon Crossover Emergency Exit Building site. The report discusses various construction activities and the number and duration of the temporary lane closures required to complete the Advanced Works.
Additionally, the report discusses the temporary lane closures required on the Don Valley Parkway for slope stabilization work at the Minton Place Portal site. It seeks City Council approval for the temporary long-term lane closures and associated traffic by-law amendments, as well as discusses mitigation measures to minimize the construction impacts on the community.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-245346.pdf