April 29, 2016
While the scheduled paving at Highway 7 & Baldwin is postponed until next weekend [due to the rainy weather forecast], crews will be line painting on Highway 7 West between Keele and Bowes, at Creditstone and in the VMC area between Jane and Edgeley/Interchange, as well as grading near the vivastation at Keele. Please see below for details on this work, traffic shifts and temporary lane reductions:
work location #1: Highway 7 between Keele and Bowes
work dates*: Saturday, April 30 to end of August
work hours: Beginning 8am on Saturday and then 24 hours/day
- Beginning on Saturday morning, crews will be line painting from the east side of Keele to the west side of Bowes on Highway 7 to allow for boulevard/sidewalk work that will begin Monday morning.
- Eastbound Highway 7 will be reduced to one lane between Keele and Bowes during this work.
- Once painting has been completed, eastbound traffic will re-open to two lanes, shifted away from the curb lane, closer to the median.
- Work on the boulevard/sidewalk on the south side of Highway 7 will be ongoing until the end of August.
work location 2: Highway 7 between Keele and Creditstone
work dates*: Saturday, April 30 to Tuesday, May 3
work hours: Beginning 8am on Saturday to 6pm on Tuesday evening
- On Saturday, crews will be line painting on Highway 7 between Keele and Creditstone in preparation for a lane shift to accommodate median work.
- Westbound Highway 7 will be reduced to one lane for this work.
- On Monday evening beginning at approximately 7pm until Monday morning, crews will be line painting at the Keele and Highway 7 intersection.
- To allow for this work, eastbound and westbound Highway 7 will be reduced to one lane, and then northbound and southbound on Keele will be reduced to one lane.
- Once painting is complete, westbound traffic on Highway 7 will be shifted closer to the curb (away from the median) from Keele to the west side of the CN Bridge.
work location 3: Highway 7 & Creditstone
work dates*: Saturday, April 30
work hours: Between 8am to 6pm
- On Saturday, crews will be line painting to allow for better traffic flow.
- Eastbound and westbound traffic on Highway 7 at Creditstone will be reduced to 1 lane in each direction during this work.
work location 4: Highway 7 between Edgeley & Jane
work dates*: Saturday, April 30 to June 6
work hours: Between 8am to 6pm – then 24 hours a day
- On Saturday, crews will be repainting westbound Highway 7 lanes between Jane and Edgeley so traffic can shift to two lanes near the curb with a working lane in the median.
- Westbound Highway 7 will be reduced to one lane during line painting.
Regarding the work activities above, please be advised:
- Please give yourself enough time to get to your destination, and remember to reduce your speed through construction zones.
- Due to the nature of this work, at times there will be noise and vibration around the work area.
*Please note: As with other road construction projects, some work may be rescheduled due to weather or other variables. We are committed to providing advance notice whenever possible.
Thank you for your patience as we transform Highway 7. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact your Community Liaisons.
Carrie Slattery
Community Liaison Specialist
Telephone: 905.886.6767 Ext. 71129
Email: carrie.slattery@york.ca
Laura Black
Community Liaison Specialist
Telephone: 905.886.6767 Ext. 71181
Email: laura.black@york.ca