Benito
Senior Member
Great to see that section completed. I'm sure the merchants are even more elated.
They use a paint that intentionally does not last too long to identify underground utilities (red=hydro, blue=water, yellow=gas, orange=phone/cable and purple=heating/cooling.)Is there any requirement for paint markings to be removed from surfaces after the work has been completed? IE the orange paint in the road in the first photo.
They use a paint that intentionally does not last too long to identify underground utilities (red=hydro, blue=water, yellow=gas, orange=phone/cable and purple=heating/cooling.)
The first set of trees died because a contractor used a low-quality fill that trapped salt while preventing the roots from growing beyond the root ball. Construction crews are now pulling up the dead trees by their trunks so they can suck out the backfill and replace it with appropriate soil.
I remember seeing them drop in one of the original trees, the hole was lined with a black felt like material, I thought it was odd since the whole point of the silva cell setup was to allow the roots to spread... I've never planted a tree before so I assumed they knew what they were doing, but now it appears as if they didn'tInteresting story in the G&M about street trees includes this tidbit about the trees on Bloor, which I hadn't heard before:
So it sounds like the tree type wasn't the only problem.
If true, that'd be huge.I don't have enough info to start a thread yet but on a related note to this thread, some business owners on King West said that there is talk about doing a coordinated public realm revitalization from Bathurst to University. Has anybody heard about this?