Jog construction delayed by four weeks
Construction to straighten the Dufferin Jog at Queen Street won't be complete in time for a planned grand opening during Nuit Blanche.
According to Parkdale-High Park Councillor Gord Perks, the opening of the Dufferin Street underpass has been delayed by four weeks.
City staff confirmed to Perks the delay is related to the lowering of the rail bridges over Queen Street onto the portal frame at the south entrance to the underpass.
The city's contractor, Dufferin Construction, had originally scheduled the lowering of the Queen Street rail bridges in early August, however, due to a revision in the company's procedure for this part of the job, the work has been postponed.
Dufferin Construction will now be lowering the rail bridge on the weekend of Sept. 11.
Following this operation, asphalt paving, lane marking, installation of lighting, traffic signals and architectural cladding will complete the project. The public art installation will be installed in spring 2011.