General Road and Highway Discussion

[GtwoK]

Noticed there's a recent info sheet about a full reconstruction of King St in the Sportsworld area to add an MUT as well as make accommodations for Ion Stage 2

The section of King near the 401 lists "HWY 401 upgrades in 2020". What is this? I figured this would've been public by now, are they finally adding the remaining HWY 8 -> HWY 401 interchange ramps in?

EDIT: ah, nevermind:

The MTO is currently planning the following work on Highway 401 in the vicinity of King Street;
• Replacement and widening of Highway 401 at Grand River bridge to accommodate 6 westbound lanes and 4 eastbound lanes
• Rehabilitation and widening of Highway 401 at King Street overpass structure
• Ramp modifications to the westbound Highway 401 to northbound King Street off-ramp
This work is expected to start in 2019 and take three to four years to be completed. Regional staff are working with MTO to determine the optimal timing and phasing of these projects to minimize adverse impacts on traffic and property access to the greatest extent possible.

Also, numerous instances of "traffic signal modernization"; what does that mean?



Another interesting thing to note in here: the location of the LRT platforms! I had just assumed they'd be at Sportsworld Drive, but it seems like they'll be split on either side of the Sportsworld Crossing intersection, which  I suppose make more sense, given that's where more destinations might be. Too bad about the distance from Costco though.