11-10-2017, 10:40 PM
Highway 401 (Hespeler Road to Townline Road) Widening Update
Current Work
Appendix A includes the limits of the current project. MTO has established a website for project information at http://www.highway401-hespeler-townline.ca, and has published a Notice of Study Update (Appendix B). The project has been divided into two phases:
• Phase 1 (2018) will involve replacement of the Franklin Boulevard bridge, rehabilitation of retaining walls at the Townline Road bridge, and expansion of the commuter parking lot at the Townline Road interchange.
• Phase 2 (2019–2021) will involve the widening of Highway 401, reconstruction of the Highway 401 interchanges at Franklin Boulevard and Hespeler Road, and replacement of the Hespeler Road bridge. Work on retaining walls, drainage improvements, illumination, overhead signs and traffic signals, as needed, will be completed during this phase.
Replacing the Franklin Boulevard bridge in 2018 will require full closure of the bridge and ramps to/from Highway 401. To better accommodate the increased traffic expected on Hespeler Road and Townline Road, Regional staff are collaborating with the City of Cambridge to review traffic operations and adjust traffic signal timings. Closure of the
bridge will also affect Grand River Transit service in the area. The area under review is provided in Appendix C.
Current Work
Appendix A includes the limits of the current project. MTO has established a website for project information at http://www.highway401-hespeler-townline.ca, and has published a Notice of Study Update (Appendix B). The project has been divided into two phases:
• Phase 1 (2018) will involve replacement of the Franklin Boulevard bridge, rehabilitation of retaining walls at the Townline Road bridge, and expansion of the commuter parking lot at the Townline Road interchange.
• Phase 2 (2019–2021) will involve the widening of Highway 401, reconstruction of the Highway 401 interchanges at Franklin Boulevard and Hespeler Road, and replacement of the Hespeler Road bridge. Work on retaining walls, drainage improvements, illumination, overhead signs and traffic signals, as needed, will be completed during this phase.
Replacing the Franklin Boulevard bridge in 2018 will require full closure of the bridge and ramps to/from Highway 401. To better accommodate the increased traffic expected on Hespeler Road and Townline Road, Regional staff are collaborating with the City of Cambridge to review traffic operations and adjust traffic signal timings. Closure of the
bridge will also affect Grand River Transit service in the area. The area under review is provided in Appendix C.
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