[URBAN NOTE] "Construction for Bloor St. bike lanes to start August 2"

[rfmcdonald]

The Toronto Star's Jennifer Pagliaro notes that construction of the Bloor Street bike lanes is impending.

Construction for a bike lanes pilot project on Bloor St. will start next week.

A construction notice from the city says work between Shaw St. and Avenue Rd. will begin Aug. 2 after council approved the pilot this May after years-long advocacy from the cycling community.

The city says all on-street parking will be removed beginning Aug. 1 at 6 p.m. with traffic temporarily reduced to one lane in each direction so workers can install new painted bike lanes and flexi-post bollards. The city will also install new signs with updated parking rules.

Once the bike lanes are installed, parking will be available on at least one side of the street with at one lane of traffic in each direction and dedicated turn lanes at major intersections.