Submitted by yvonne on 14 July, 2010 - 15:35

City staff have just notified us that the work to install bike lanes on Jarvis St. will begin this Friday. The full press release with all scheduling details is below. 

We are definitely excited to hear that this part of the Jarvis St. project is proceeding, but it should be noted that the bike lanes are the first phase of the broader Jarvis Streetscape Improvement project. http://www.toronto.ca/involved/projects/jarvis/index.htm - bike lanes are just the beginning!

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News Release
July 14, 2010

Installation of bike lanes on Jarvis Street begins this Friday

The City of Toronto's Transportation Services Division will begin the
installation of bike lanes on Jarvis Street (from Queen Street East to
Charles Street) on Friday, July 16, continuing until late July.

As a result of this work, Jarvis Street will be transformed from five
lanes of traffic to four, with two bicycle lanes. In order to undertake
this work safely, a series of partial road closures and lane reductions
will be required.

The following is a summary of the work:

Friday, July 16 - The removal of pay-and-display parking machines and
the installation of no-stopping regulations on the roadway will occur.

Friday, July 16 (evening) - The centre reversible lane will be taken out
of operation in both directions.

Saturday, July 17 or Sunday, July 18 (weather permitting) - Temporary
pavement markings will be installed to mark the closure of the centre
lane. This work will take place during the evening.

Week of July 19 - Pre-marking of bike lanes and the removal of the
reversible lane hardware and signage will occur.

Saturday, July 24 and/or Sunday, July 25 (weather permitting) - A series
of rolling closures of sections of Jarvis Street will take place in
order to install new bike lane markings and simultaneously remove the
existing markings.

Week of July 26 - The bicycle and diamond symbols will be installed in
the bike lanes. This will result in some localized curb lane closures in
off-peak hours.

The bike lanes were approved by Toronto City Council in 2009 following
an environmental assessment for Jarvis Street. Further updates on the
project can be found on the City’s cycling website at http://www.toronto.ca/cycling.

Further information about other road closures is available at http://www.toronto.ca/torontostreets.