overnight line painting on Bathurst and tree work on Centre

October 18, 2016

Tomorrow night, crews will be painting traffic lines on Bathurst Street from south of Centre Street to Beverley Glen Boulevard in order to accommodate upcoming water main work on Bathurst. Crews will also be doing tree work on Centre Street for water main work. Please see below for further details on this work.

overnight line painting on Bathurst Street

work dates*: Wednesday, Oct. 19 to Thursday, Oct. 20
work hours*: 7pm–6am

  • Tomorrow night, crews will be painting northbound and southbound traffic lines on Bathurst St. from south of Centre St. to north of Beverley Glen Blvd.
  • These new lines will shift traffic lanes in order to continue water main construction.
  • Traffic in both the northbound and southbound direction will be reduced to one lane through the work area.
  • Directional signs and paid-duty police officers will be on site to direct traffic, as needed.
  • There will be construction-related noise from equipment and trucks, including grinding of pavement, as the existing traffic lines are removed.
  • Please give yourself enough time to get to your destination, and remember to reduce your speed through construction zones.

tree work on Centre Street

work dates*: Wednesday, Oct. 19 to Friday, Oct. 28
work hours*: 7am–7pm

  • In order to facilitate the equipment needed for the Centre Street water main replacement, crews will be trimming some trees on the south side of Centre Street between New Westminster Drive and Carl Tennen Street.
  • Crews will also be removing a few right-of-way trees in this area to accommodate the new water main.
  • Crews will be working in the existing curb-side lane closure for this work.
  • Once the rapidway is built, Bathurst and Centre Streets will have attractive, pedestrian-friendly sidewalks and extensive landscaping with many types of trees, shrubs, ornamental grasses and perennial flowers.

*Please note: As with other road construction projects, some work may be rescheduled due to weather or other variables. We’ll provide advance notice whenever possible.

Thank you for your patience as we transform Bathurst & Centre. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Laura Black
Community Liaison Specialist
cell: 905.716.7663
Email: laura.black@york.ca