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Work continues on the makeover of Bloor Street through the Bloor-Yorkville shopping area. Drab concrete sidewalks and a wide street are giving way to widened black granite sidewalks and planters and a narrowed street. Designed by Peter Clewes of architects Alliance, the work is being funded by the City and by the merchants of the Bloor-Yorkville Business Improvement Area. While construction is still a distance from completion, much progress has been made over the summer months.
East of Yonge some delayed work still continues.
Laying of the black granite sidewalk tiles outside of the Bloor-Yonge subway exit was delayed so that work could be completed on the hydro vault below.
While work on the hydro vault outside of Peridot and The Spotted Dick is finished, the sidewalk still has not been completed here. The restaurants have missed having a patio this summer.
West of Bay, north side, outside of Banana Republic. Granite tiles go down on a level bed of sand.
Further west, in front of Roots, work is only as advanced as the excavation stage.
Ready for sand and granite in front of the Pottery Barn.
Bridges connect pedestrians to shops.
Silva cells will maintain the height of the space under the sidewalk and prevent the compaction of soil once trees are planted.
Concrete substrate ready for the finishing layers outside of the Church of the Redeemer at Avenue Road.
Work is continuing west of Avenue Road in front of the Park Hyatt.
Sidewalk and planter construction is closer to completion on the south side of Bloor. These images are from out front of the Colonnade.
Each planter includes 4 inch diameter irrigation pipes and is wired for tree uplighting.
This tree pit is also wired for uplighting, with space for pot lights sunk into the sidewalk on either side. A 1 inch diameter irrigation tube awaits the day water will flow through it.
East of Bay the new planters await the fall when transplantation of the London Plane trees will be least stressful on them, and the spring when tulips will colour the street.
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