How do you get involved? You can write to your MPP (especially if they are a government member) and let them know that you support the FoNTRA concerns with Bill 138.  This need to be done immediately as the Bill 138 goes to Committee for clause by clause review on Wednesday and Thursday of this week and may go back to the Legislature for 3rd Reading as early as next week. 

The following is the position issued by FoNTRA which the OPA supports. If you are in agreement please email our MPP Jill Andrew at JAndrew-QP@ndp.on.ca.

December 2, 2019

99 Wellesley Street West Room 1405, Whitney Block Queen's Park Toronto, ON M7A 1A2

Attention: Julia Douglas, Committee Clerk

RE: Bill 138: Plan to Build Ontario Together Act, 2019

Dear Amarjot Sandhu, MPP, Chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs,

The Federation of North Toronto Residents’ Associations (FoNTRA), represents 30+ residents’ associations with thousands of members in the North Toronto and North York area. Our organization’s comments are exclusively concerned with Schedules 10 and 31, the changes proposed by Bill 138 to the Development Charges Act, and the Planning Act, respectively.

1. Need for legislative authority to provide for and require registering agreements between municipalities and developers on title.

Section 37 of the Planning Act has been an effective mechanism to obtain funds for community benefits. A key aspect of its efficacy has been its inclusion of a mechanism for achieving a clearly enforceable contract between a developer and a municipality that is registered on title. It is important that this mechanism not be lost as a side-effect of repealing Section 37. Without authority for registration of agreements, it is too easy for unscrupulous entrepreneurs to escape obligations they have agreed to.

We urge you to add a provision authorizing registration on title of agreements between municipalities and property developers. Such agreements, among other things, may include provisions regarding agreements for in-kind contributions as well as liens against a property for deferred Development and Community Benefit Charge deferrals. We support the City of Toronto request for legislative authority allowing municipalities to require registration on title of agreements with developers.

2. Uncertainty and potential non-transparency associated with the determination of land-value-based development charges.

We are strongly in support of greater certainty in the determination of development and community benefit charges. For that reason, we have substantial concerns regarding the land-value-based cap on development and community benefit charges.

Land values, by their nature, are not well-determined. The new Community Benefit Charge (CBC) enacted by Bill 108 provides for the appointment of appraisers on both sides of a dispute, but the key point is that adjudication of disputes over land values is problematic, potentially expensive, and anything but transparent. It would be far better to base caps for development and community benefits charges on variables that are more easily determined, such as number of units, or density (FSI).

3. Need to retain separate provision of parkland dedication under the Planning Act.

Parkland dedication is of crucial importance in building complete communities, especially in dense urban areas such as central and north Toronto where intensification leads to large communities of residential towers that obstruct sunlight and where park availability is deficient. Children in such areas have few places to play, whether playgrounds for young children or sports fields for teenagers. The reduction in developer park contributions enacted by Bill 108 represents a serious blow to the development of healthy communities in intensifying areas in Toronto.

We urge you to modify Bill 138 to keep a separate provision for parkland dedication and for cash-in-lieu contributions where parkland dedication is not possible. If commingled with all other development charges, it is too easy for parkland dedication to be subordinated to pressures for the construction of hard services or the provision of other community needs.

Land value caps are not well-related to community parkland needs, which are measured in hectares not dollars. Ensuring an adequate supply of parkland and playing fields is as important in suburbs as it is in central Toronto. New subdivisions and intensified neighbourhoods should not be allowed to become park-deficient just because land values are lower in the outer parts of the GTA.

4. Need to ensure that there is no gap between the effective date of repeal of the former Section 37 and Section 42 provisions and the date of enactment of municipal Community Benefits Charge by-laws replacing those provisions.

It is of crucial importance that transition provisions do not provide a period in which developments can avoid both existing Section 37/42 obligations and the new Community Benefit Charge (CBC) that is to replace them.

5. Uncertainty and non-transparency introduced by the proposal to allow appeals of municipal development charge by-laws

While we have concerns about how such appeals will be adjudicated, we have particular concern regarding the one-sided limitation on the powers of the LPAT tribunal set out in the new section 37(11.12)(a). That section limits the powers of the Tribunal by providing that it may not amend or order the amendment of a by-law so as to increase the amount of a community benefits charge that will be payable in any particular case.

We are concerned that the appeal process introduced by Bill 138 may be potentially used by developers seeking to game the system through making appeals in order to achieve negotiated settlements that reduce the charges payable on their properties. Such settlements by their nature are confidential prior to approval by a municipal council, being essentially concluded out of the public eye, and so are anything BUT transparent or certain.

We recommend that, at a minimum, Schedule 31 be amended to provide that Section 37(11.12) be changed to provide that the Tribunal “may not amend or order the amendment of a by-law so as to increase or decrease the amount … payable in any particular case”

Yours truly,

Geoff Kettel Co-Chair, FoNTRA

Cathie Macdonald  Co-Chair, FoNTRA

gkettel@gmail.com

cathie.macdonald@sympatico.ca

Cc: Mayor John Tory and Members of Toronto City Council

Chris Murray, City Manager

Gregg Lintern, Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division

Federation of Urban Neighbourhoods and other RAs

The Federation of North Toronto Residents' Associations (FoNTRA) is a non-profit, volunteer organization comprised of over 30 member organizations. Its members, all residents’ associations, include at least 170,000 Toronto residents within their boundaries. The residents’ associations that make up FoNTRA believe that Ontario and Toronto can and should achieve better development. Its central issue is not whether Toronto will grow, but how. FoNTRA believes that sustainable urban regions are characterized by environmental balance, fiscal viability, infrastructure investment and social renewal.

53 Division Communities,

BE AWARE BE SAFE

There has been much media about the increase of nearly daily pedestrian accidents within the City of Toronto.

We, the Police, take traffic safety very seriously as one of our service priorities ! Efforts are made daily with traffic enforcement, educational initiatives, school lectures, along with Social Media to help improve this significant issue.

Despite those efforts, people continue to dart out into traffic mid block ! This means they cross the street in random places without the use of a traffic light, or other controlled intersection ! Sadly, more & more of these people are getting struck by vehicles.

There is no doubt that drivers have to slow down, drive more carefully & pay attention instead of driving distracted , which is a huge issue of its own, however despite who’s right or wrong between human & vehicle, the vehicle usually wins, resulting in serious bodily injury or worse.

PLEASE help us get the message out there that in order to be safe, pedestrians MUST use a controlled crossing like a traffic light, stop sign, or crosswalk PLUS check to make sure the approaching drivers are aware of them BEFORE they cross the street !

Be aware, be safe !

Thank you

Timothy Somers

Police Constable #90023

Toronto Police Service

53 Division

Community Response Unit

Crime Prevention and Disorder Management Officer

Office - 416-808-5337

Mobile – 416-473-6314

AVENUE STATION CONSTRUCTION UPDATE Friday November 29, 2019

Mining operations are ongoing at the Secondary Entrance and occur 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Read the construction notice for more detail. What Work is Taking Place? Mining excavation is ongoing east of the Secondary Entrance between Oriole Parkway and Eastbourne Avenue. This sequence includes drilling roof supports, removal of earth and coating exposed surfaces with shotcrete. Excavation east of the Secondary Entrance is expected to be completed in July 2020. Periodic overnight inner walls demolition is ongoing until December 2, 2019 at the Secondary Entrance. Some vibration and drilling may be heard. What Work is Coming Up? Upcoming concrete pours between the Main and Secondary Entrances in December 2019. Pours will happen from within the closure on the south side shaft – traffic will not be impacted. See construction activities for details. Upcoming ground testing work west-side north of Burnaby Blvd tentatively on December 6, 2019 – time to be confirmed – for approximately two hours. Lanes will remain open and a paid duty officer will be on site to direct traffic around the work zone. Mining Information General mining activities occur in a continuous sequence, including drilling roof supports, excavation under the roof supports, and spraying of concrete to finalize exposed areas underground. Within the excavation portion of the sequence, periodic removal of concrete sections of the existing tunnels is required as well as periodic chipping of temporary concrete linings. When possible, crews complete higher impact works during the day, however due to the sequence nature of the work and the engineering requirements related to ground stability and cavern integrity, sometimes noticeable activity occurs overnight.

Noise & Vibration Mitigation Noise and vibration impacts to your building depend on your proximity to the source and how the vibrations travel through the soil and interact with the foundation and structure of your building. Crosslinx Transit Solutions has implemented several noise reductions measures on site to mitigate the impact felt by the community during mining activities. Enclosures are used to cover equipment like generators and pumps, silencers are used to reduce noise from fans, and delivery routes and times are selected to minimize disruption – just to name a few. If you experience disruption from mining activities, please call our 24/7 phone line at 416-782-8118.   Construction Activities   ACTIVITY & AREA WHAT TO EXPECT DURATION TENTATIVE DATE Concrete Pours Concrete pours will occur approximately once per week over the next year. Concrete trucks will be staged in the existing laydown area on the north side of Eglinton Avenue and exit the site at the gate on the west end of the site. Some of the trucks will be required to back into the west gate of the secondary entrance due to coordination with other construction activities that will be underway during the concrete pour.  6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Weekly December 3 and 4, 2019 Connection Bore Holes West of Main Entrance *more details in CLC deck from September 4 Additional connection holes to the tunnels are required to facilitate final lining activities and deliver concrete to the cavern level.   Drilling of the bore holes will occur just west of the Main Entrance.   Drilling will take approximately one (1) week. December 12 – 23, 2019 Ground Testing West-side north of Burnaby Burnaby Blvd. The team will be running cables across the road and performing ground testing. Approx. 2 hours December 6, 2019 Dewatering Well Maintenance Periodic maintenance of dewatering wells as required Periodic maintenance will be ongoing and require a short duration (1 day) enclosure around the well in the right of way.   A compressor and occasional hydrovac truck will be used to complete the maintenance.   Ongoing 9am to 4pm   Monitoring Work Equipment is installed in various locations around the station are to monitor ground movement during construction. Read the construction notice for more detail. To install the monitoring equipment in the ground, crews move from location to location around the station area. Typically, a drilling machine is used to drill the hole where the monitor will be installed.   If on the sidewalk, pedestrians may need to be routed around the work zone (sidewalks stay open). If on the roadway, a short-term lane closure may be required.   Readings will be taken regularly for the duration of the project. Installations planned to be complete in the next few months. Ongoing monitoring Currently installations are focused east of Secondary entrance

Closure of Chaplin Crescent for Overnight Concrete Pour - November 27, 2019 On Wednesday November 27, 2019, Chaplin Crescent will be closed between Eglinton Avenue West and Russell Hill Road from 4:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. while crews will perform a large concrete pour.  The concrete will form part of the roof of Chaplin Station.  Only TTC buses, emergency service vehicles and local traffic will be permitted through the closure.  Sidewalk access will be maintained per the existing traffic configuration.  Once the pour is complete, the road will re-open.   Details Wednesday November 27, 2019 beginning at 4:00 a.m. for approximately 11 hours In the event of inclement weather, this activity may be rescheduled Construction Staging What to Expect Chaplin Cres will be closed between Eglinton Ave W and Russell Hill Rd Several concrete trucks will enter and exit the closure each hour Overnight noise from trucks and concrete pumps can be expected Site lighting can be expected Property access will be maintained Pedestrian Details Pedestrian routing will remain the same Traffic Details Vehicles travelling northbound on Chaplin Cres will be required to divert at Russell Hill Rd or further south Vehicles travelling southbound on Chaplin Cres will be required to turn left or right at Eglinton Ave W TTC buses, emergency service vehicles, and local traffic will be permitted through the closure A Paid Duty Officer (PDO) and traffic control personnel will be present during the closure

AVENUE STATION CONSTRUCTION UPDATE -  Friday, November 22, 2019

Mining operations are underway at the Secondary Entrance and occur 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Read the construction notice for more detail.

What Work is Taking Place? The mining excavation sequence between the Main and Secondary Entrances is now complete. Mining excavation is underway east of the Secondary Entrance between Oriole Parkway and Eastbourne Avenue. This sequence includes drilling roof supports, removal of earth and coating exposed surfaces with shotcrete. Excavation east of the Secondary Entrance is expected to be completed in July 2020. What Work is Coming Up? Upcoming concrete pours between the Main and Secondary Entrances in December 2019. Pours will happen form within the closure on the south side shaft – traffic will not be impacted.

Mining Information General mining activities occur in a continuous sequence, including drilling roof supports, excavation under the roof supports and spraying of concrete to finalize exposed areas underground. Within the excavation portion of the sequence, periodic removal of concrete sections of the existing tunnels is required as well as periodic chipping of temporary concrete linings. When possible, crews complete higher impact works during the day, however due to the sequence nature of the work and the engineering requirements related to ground stability and cavern integrity, sometimes noticeable activity occurs overnight.

Noise & Vibration Mitigation Noise and vibration impacts to your building depend on your proximity to the source and how the vibrations travel through the soil and interact with the foundation and structure of your building. Crosslinx Transit Solutions has implemented several noise reductions measures on site to mitigate the impact felt by the community during mining activities. Enclosures are used to cover equipment like generators and pumps, silencers are used to reduce noise from fans, and delivery routes and times are selected to minimize disruption – just to name a few. If you experience disruption from mining activities, please call our 24/7 phone line at 416-782-8118. Construction Activities   ACTIVITY & AREA WHAT TO EXPECT DURATION TENTATIVE DATE Concrete Pours Concrete pours will occur approximately once per week over the next year. Concrete trucks will be staged in the existing laydown area on the north side of Eglinton Avenue and exit the site at the gate on the west end of the site. Some of the trucks will be required to back into the west gate of the secondary entrance due to coordination with other construction activities that will be underway during the concrete pour.  6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Weekly November 27, 2019 Connection Bore Holes West of Main Entrance *more details in CLC deck from September 4 Additional connection holes to the tunnels are required to facilitate final lining activities and deliver concrete to the cavern level Drilling of the bore holes will occur just west of the Main Entrance. Drilling will take approximately one (1) week. First week of December 2019 Dewatering Well Maintenance Periodic maintenance of dewatering wells as required. Periodic maintenance will be ongoing and require a short duration (1 day) enclosure around the well in the right of way A compressor and occasional hydrovac truck will be used to complete the maintenance Ongoing 9am to 4pm Monitoring Work Equipment is installed in various locations around the station are to monitor ground movement during construction. Read the construction notice for more detail. To install the monitoring equipment in the ground, crews move from location to location around the station area. Typically, a drilling machine is used to drill the hole where the monitor will be installed. If on the sidewalk, pedestrians may need to be routed around the work zone (sidewalks stay open). If on the roadway, a short-term lane closure may be required. Readings will be taken regularly for the duration of the project. Installations planned to be complete in the next few months. Ongoing monitoring Currently installations are focused east of Secondary entrance

Line 1 Subway Closure for TTC Line 1 Facility Service Building Construction (November 30 – December 1, 2019) What Work is Taking Place? Construction of a new Facility Service Building for TTC’s Line 1 Subway is underway at Berwick Avenue and Yonge Street.  Some of the work can only be safely performed while the subway is not operational.  Crews will work Friday November 29 through Monday December 2, 2019, to install plates on the track level, plumbing, hydro duct bank installation, strut installation and investigative work.   This work will take place on a 24-hour basis.  Berwick Avenue will not be closed during this work. However, the Hillsdale Avenue Bridge north sidewalk and lane, located between Duplex Ave and Yonge St, will be closed for material storage.  This work will coincide with a closure of TTC’s Line 1 Subway between Bloor-Yonge and Lawrence Stations on November 30 and December 1, 2019. Please note that this work is subject to cancellation. For more information, please visit www.ttc.ca.   Details • Friday November 29, 2019 at 7:00 a.m. through Monday December 2, 2019 at 7:00 a.m. • Construction activities will take place on a 24-hour basis   Subway Closure Details There will be no subway service at TTC Eglinton Station on each of the weekends listed below. Access to TTC Eglinton Station Bus Terminal will be maintained, allowing TTC users to access shuttle buses for the duration of the closure. Please visit TTC’s website www.ttc.ca, under “Scheduled Subway Closures” for more information on subway closures and shuttle bus operation.  Subway closure details are subject to change. Riders should consult www.ttc.ca for service information.   As of November 19, 2019, Line 1 will be closed: • Between Bloor-Yonge Station and Lawrence Station Saturday November 30 and Sunday December 1, 2019   What to Expect • Existing construction zones and laydown areas on Berwick Ave will remain in place   • Hillsdale Ave Bridge north sidewalk between Duplex Ave and Yonge St will be closed for material storage • Noise from large construction equipment, heavy truck traffic entering and exiting the work zone, equipment and material storage within work zones, as well as lighting can also be expected. • Work will occur on a 24-hour schedule during the TTC subway weekend closures listed above. • All property access is expected to be maintained   Traffic and Pedestrian Impacts • The north lane and sidewalk on Hillsdale Ave Bridge, located between Duplex Ave and Yonge St will be closed; a flagger will be present alternating traffic in each direction   Travelling Smart during Construction Travel delays are expected with the Crosstown construction. Please allow extra time for your journey. Traffic will be extra heavy at peak periods during the Crosstown construction. When possible, please travel during the off-peak period between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Monday November 25 | 6:30PM

North Toronto Collegiate Institute - Auditorium

17 Broadway Avenue

MIDTOWN

TOWN

HALL

Hosted by Councillors Mike Colle, Josh Matlow, and Jaye Robinson

With Keynote speakers:

Kerri Voumvakis, Director of Strategic

Initiatives, Policy & Analysis - City Planning

Roger Browne, Director of Traffic

Management - Transportation Services

Please join us to learn more about how changing Provincial Planning rules are affecting the Yonge & Eglinton community and potential measures to improve our quality of life.

What Work is Taking Place? The mining excavation sequence between the Main and Secondary Entrances is now complete. Mining excavation is underway east of the Secondary Entrance between Oriole Parkway and Eastbourne Avenue. This sequence includes drilling roof supports, removal of earth and coating exposed surfaces with shotcrete. Excavation east of the Secondary Entrance is expected to be completed in July 2020.  Periodic removal of temporary concrete walls is underway for the next 2-3 weeks in the cavern between the Main and Secondary Entrances. This involves continuous breaking of concrete for short periods of time and may be more noticeable to those closest to the construction location. What work is coming up? Upcoming concrete pours between the Main and Secondary Entrances in December 2019. Pours will happen form within the closure on the south side shaft – traffic will not be impacted. Mining Information General mining activities occur in a continuous sequence, including drilling roof supports, excavation under the roof supports and spraying of concrete to finalize exposed areas underground. Within the excavation portion of the sequence, periodic removal of concrete sections of the existing tunnels is required as well as periodic chipping of temporary concrete linings. When possible, crews complete higher impact works during the day, however due to the sequence nature of the work and the engineering requirements related to ground stability and cavern integrity, sometimes noticeable activity occurs overnight. Noise and Vibration Mitigation Noise and vibration impacts to your building depend on your proximity to the source and how the vibrations travel through the soil and interact with the foundation and structure of your building. Crosslinx Transit Solutions has implemented several noise reductions measures on site to mitigate the impact felt by the community during mining activities. Enclosures are used to cover equipment like generators and pumps, silencers are used to reduce noise from fans, and delivery routes and times are selected to minimize disruption – just to name a few. If you experience disruption from mining activities, please call our 24/7 phone line at 416-782-8118. Construction Activities   ACTIVITY & AREA WHAT TO EXPECT DURATION TENTATIVE DATE Concrete Pours Concrete pours will occur approximately once per week over the next year. Concrete trucks will be staged in the existing laydown area on the north side of Eglinton Avenue and exit the site at the gate on the west end of the site. Some of the trucks will be required to back into the west gate of the secondary entrance due to coordination with other construction activities that will be underway during the concrete pour.  6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Weekly November 15, and 20, 2019 Connection Bore Holes West of Main Entrance *more details in CLC deck from September 4 Additional connection holes to the tunnels are required to facilitate final lining activities and deliver concrete to the cavern level Drilling of the bore holes will occur just west of the Main Entrance.   Drilling will take approximately one (1) week. Mid-November 2019 Dewatering Well Maintenance Periodic maintenance of dewatering wells as required. Periodic maintenance will be ongoing and require a short duration (1 day) enclosure around the well in the right of way A compressor and occasional hydrovac truck will be used to complete the maintenance Ongoing 9am to 4pm   Monitoring Work Equipment is installed in various locations around the station are to monitor ground movement during construction. Read the construction notice for more detail. To install the monitoring equipment in the ground, crews move from location to location around the station area. Typically, a drilling machine is used to drill the hole where the monitor will be installed. If on the sidewalk, pedestrians may need to be routed around the work zone (sidewalks stay open). If on the roadway, a short-term lane closure may be required. Readings will be taken regularly for the duration of the project. Installations planned to be complete in the next few months.   Ongoing monitoring Currently installations are focused east of Secondary entrance

CITY HALL

By Jennifer PagliaroCity Hall Bureau

Fri., Nov. 15, 2019

A construction co-ordinator will work to make the Yonge-Eglinton area safer and less congested, Mayor John Tory announced Friday.

The one-year pilot will start Dec. 2 and involve a “hub co-ordinator” who a city news release said will “conduct logistical planning of the right-of-way, review construction management plans, connect travellers with real-time information, collaborate with enforcement officers and communicate impacts and changes to businesses and communities in the neighbourhood.”

The pilot comes two months after Evangeline Lauroza, 54, was struck and killed by a cement truck that was turning right as she was crossing Erskine Ave. near the intersection of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue. She was remembered as a devout woman who played guitar at regular religious get-togethers.

“Her death was a tragedy as is every death on our roads, but we got together in the immediate aftermath of that and promised to take action and today we’re taking the first step,” Tory told reporters. “The city is growing at a rapid pace. And while much of the construction that we are seeing right now will be buildings for people to living in and to work in or much needed transit infrastructure like the Eglinton Crosstown, this construction, the magnitude of this construction, does create real issues for people ... just living their lives in these communities.”

Toronto is currently home to the most major construction projects of any major North American city, the city’s news release said, with 120 cranes at work.

Staff said the pilot could lead to a permanent program that would see similar construction hubs set up in other busy parts of the city.

According to the release, a similar program in Seattle in 2016 saved that city 200 days of construction and $15.5 million.

Councillors Josh Matlow, Jaye Robinson and Mike Colle who represent the surrounding area hailed the pilot in a statement, saying they welcomed both safety efforts as well as the plan to help with congestion.

Upcoming Berwick Avenue Road Closures for TTC Line 1 Facility Service Building Construction - Friday November 15, 2019

What Work is Taking Place? In 2019, crews have conducted a series of closures of Berwick Avenue between Duplex Avenue and Yonge Street to perform supporting construction activities for TTC’s Line 1 Subway Facility Services Building.   The next closure is scheduled for Friday November 15, 2019.  During the closure, a large crane will be erected in the roadway and will be used to lift equipment into the work zone.  There is no scheduled subway closure associated with this work.  Access to TTC Eglinton Station will be maintained during this work. Please note that this work is subject to cancellation.  If cancelled, the road closure will not be required, and affected properties will be notified.       Road Closure Details Berwick Ave will be closed between Duplex Ave and Yonge St on Friday November 15, 2019 from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Schedule is subject to change and/or cancellation.   TTC Details There is no scheduled subway closure associated with this work.  Access to TTC Eglinton Station will be maintained during this work. Please visit TTC’s website www.ttc.ca, under “Scheduled Subway Closures” for more information on subway closures and shuttle bus operation.    What to Expect • Construction zones and laydown areas will be set up on Berwick Ave between Duplex Ave and Yonge St • Noise from large construction equipment, heavy truck traffic entering and exiting the work zone, equipment and material storage within work zones, as well as lighting can also be expected. • All property access is expected to be maintained, with the exception of four commercial parking spaces to the east of 34 Berwick Ave.  In the event that property access will be affected, property owners will be contacted directly. • Expect delays when travelling in the vicinity of Berwick Ave during each closure.   Traffic and Pedestrian Impacts • Berwick Ave will be closed mid-block between Duplex Ave and Yonge St, per the schedule listed above.  • On-street parking will be temporarily prohibited. • Access to Canada Square parking lot will be maintained from Duplex Ave only; access to 2180 Yonge St loading dock and TTC Bus Bay from Berwick Avenue will be maintained from Yonge St only. • Pedestrian access will be maintained along the north side of Berwick Ave from Duplex Ave to Yonge St. At times, pedestrians may be asked to halt or divert around the crane movements. • The south sidewalk of Berwick Ave from Yonge St to the west end of the work zone will be temporarily closed.   Travelling Smart during Construction Travel delays are expected with the Crosstown construction. Please allow extra time for your journey. Traffic will be extra heavy at peak periods during the Crosstown construction. When possible, please travel during the off-peak period between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.   Disponible en francais