road closure at Canyon Hill Avenue

Canyon Hill road closure at Yonge

August 10, 2017

Canyon Hill road closure at Yonge

With utility relocation underway in Richmond Hill, residents can expect to see a number of items underway along Yonge Street. Starting Monday, August 14, Canyon Hill Avenue, at Yonge Street, will be closed for approximately three weeks as crews trench across Canyon Hill to conduct utility installations. As a result, there will be no thru traffic from Canyon Hill to Yonge for the duration of work.

Additional temporary road closures will be required at: Trayborn Drive and Oxford Street. Further details regarding these closures will be communicated at a later date.

work dates*: Monday, August 14, for approximately three weeks
work hours: 7am – 7pm, road closure will stay in place 24/7

what you need to know:

Access will be maintained to businesses and properties near the work area.
To access the plaza at 11000 Yonge, motorists and pedestrians can enter/exit from Canyon Hill, west of Yonge, or from Naughton Drive off Yonge.
Detour signs will be in place to guide motorists and pedestrians around the closure.
Due to the nature of this work, at times there will be noise.
Some weekend and overnight work may be required.

bus stops, sidewalks and lane impacts:

There will be no thru traffic from Canyon Hill to Yonge for the duration of this work.
Bus routes on Canyon Hill and Leyburn Avenue will be temporarily detoured. Passengers will be able to use bus stops #2771 and #2689.
Bus stop #2772 [located at the southwest corner of Canyon Hill and Yonge] will be closed for the duration of this work.
A temporary sidewalk will be installed at the northwest corner of the Yonge and Canyon Hill intersection for pedestrians to cross to the east side.

*Please note: As with all construction projects, some work may be re-scheduled due to weather. We’ll provide advanced notice when possible. Watch twitter.com/vivanext for last-minute updates.

To learn about the challenge of relocating utilities, click here.

As always, please contact us if you have any questions about the rapidway construction.