Metrolinx and York Region contractors continue to work on the project to build a rapidway — bus-only lanes in the centre of the roadway.

This week, crews will be paving red asphalt along the rapidway at:

• the rapidway lanes on South Town Centre Boulevard, Cedarland Drive and Warden Avenue;
• the intersection of Highway 7 and Town Centre / South Town Centre Boulevards; and
• the rapidway lanes on Highway 7 at or near Woodbine Avenue, Allstate Parkway and Saddlecreek Drive.

They’ll work overnight from 7 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, August 4 until 5 a.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, August 5 and continue overnight nightly until 5 a.m. Friday, August 7.

First, crews are grinding and paving the roadway in the intersection of Highway 7 with Town Centre Boulevard / South Town Centre Boulevard.

• they’ll shift traffic to the north side of the intersection while they’re paving the south side of the intersection early Wednesday August 5.
• they’ll shift traffic to the south side while they’re paving the north side of the intersection early Thursday, August 6.
• they’ll restrict Highway 7 to just one lane for east- and westbound traffic in each case.
• they’ll temporarily block the east side of South Town Centre Boulevard from 1 until 5 a.m. Wednesday between Highway 7 and Clegg Road and shift traffic shifted to the west side of the road. They’ll keep one lane open for traffic in each direction.
• they’ll temporarily block Town Centre Boulevard between Cox Boulevard and Highway 7 from 10 p.m. Thursday to 1 a.m. Friday.

Second, crews are grinding and paving the rapidway lanes on South Town Centre Boulevard, Cedarland Drive and Warden Avenue.

• they’ll keep traffic lanes, sidewalks and crosswalks open on Cedarland and Warden.
• they’ll close Cedarland vivastation overnight from 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 4 until 1 a.m. Wednesday, August 5 and nightly until 1 a.m. Friday, August 7.

Third, crews are grinding and paving small areas of roadway near intersections with Woodbine Avenue, Allstate Parkway and Saddlecreek Drive.

• they’ll temporarily close traffic lane and restrict turns the intersections.
• they’ll use heavy equipment to grind and pave the road — expect noise.

Sidewalks and crosswalks remain open through all parts of this work and and “paid-duty” York Regional Police officers and traffic-control staff will be on site to guide pedestrians and drivers.

During this phase of the project, York Region Transit is detouring buses operating along this route:

• Viva purple.

Throughout Highway 7 rapidway construction, expect delays for:

• TTC buses operating along the 24 Victoria Park, 68 Warden and 224 Victoria Park North routes; and
• YRT buses operating along the Viva green, Viva pink, Viva purple, 1 Highway 7, 224B Woodbine, 300 Business express and 302 Unionville express routes.

Also, YRT continues to detour buses operating along the 302 Unionville express route, during ongoing construction on South Town Centre Boulevard and Cedarland Drive.

Sources:

• vivaNext;
• York Region Transit.