In addition to the closure of Old Eastern Avenue, Cherry Street also closed last week between Eastern Avenue and Mill Street. There is no vehicular, pedestrian, or cycling access during this phase of construction, which is expected to last until the end of 2012.
Update: Cherry Street is now closed from Lake Shore Boulevard [...]
Old Eastern Avenue has been closed to traffic this week until the end of 2012 to facilitate the construction of the second phase of Underpass Park (pictured above). Construction of the park began last month and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Opening of the first phase of Underpass Park [...]
From Waterfront Toronto:
Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto are working on a business and implementation plan for the Port Lands Acceleration Initiative, and want the public to be part of the process.
Given the amount of information and its complexity, this round of consultation will be a two-step process. Key findings and [...]
The minutes for the West Don Lands Construction Liaison Committee meeting from February 7, 2012 are now available for download here.
The first streets in the West Don Lands are now open with the extension of Bayview Avenue south to Lawren Harris Square, which connects to Lower River Street back to King Street. River Street between King Street and Queen Street are closed indefinitely for reconfiguration of the roadway and removal of the Bayview Avenue [...]
After several months of lobbying by the CRBA for TCHC to form a Construction Liaison Committee similar in purpose to the one we are members of for the West Don Lands, we finally received an invitation to attend the first such meeting last Wednesday, February 29 along with residents and representatives from Regent Park, Trefann [...]
As part of the development of the West Don Lands, there will be changes to the King-Queen-River-Bayview intersection that forms the eastern gateway into Corktown. The Bayview Avenue ramp, a mainstay in the community since the construction of the Queen Street Viaduct in 1911, will be closing and the first three streets in the West [...]
Waterfront Toronto has provided a construction update for the Cherry Street closure between Lake Shore Boulevard and Mill Street, which will begin on Monday, October 31 and last for approximately two months. The closure is required to build a part of the West Don Lands stormwater management system.
Read more: Waterfront Toronto Construction [...]
The following lists past construction updates for the West Don Lands, as provided by Waterfront Toronto. Newer updates can be viewed through Corktown.ca’s postings under the West Don Lands category.
Construction Liasion Committee Terms of Reference January 2011 — PDF
Construction Updates – from Waterfront Toronto October 28, 2011 — PDF [...]
Upcoming Events
- June 5, 2012
- Monthly CRBA Public Meeting7:00 pmLocation: Dominion on Queen (500 Queen Street East)
- July 3, 2012
- Monthly CRBA Public Meeting7:00 pmLocation: Dominion on Queen (500 Queen Street East)
- August 7, 2012
- Monthly CRBA Public Meeting7:00 pmLocation: Dominion on Queen (500 Queen Street East)
- September 4, 2012
- Monthly CRBA Public Meeting7:00 pmLocation: Dominion on Queen (500 Queen Street East)
- October 2, 2012
- Monthly CRBA Public Meeting7:00 pmLocation: Dominion on Queen (500 Queen Street East)
Latest Discussions- thanks, and . . . . Re: New trees in the Distillery May 17, 2012
- Reminder: Final Port Lands Public Meeting - May 24 May 17, 2012
- FW: [WestDonLands] TTC notice re Cherry Street rail welding [1 Attachment] May 15, 2012
- Filming in Corktown: May 16th - May 17th May 15, 2012
- Fwd: On track for Toronto 2015 / En bonne voie pour Toronto 2015 May 11, 2012




