8/1/2013 7:31:10 PM

August 1, 2013

Full closure of intersection at Eastern and Cherry for weekend


The intersection of Eastern Avenue and Cherry Street in Toronto will be closed in all four directions for TTC streetcar track work from Friday, August 2 at 9:30 a.m. to Tuesday, August 6 at 5 a.m.

Traffic travelling eastbound on Eastern Avenue will be diverted to Sumach Street. Traffic travelling westbound on Eastern Avenue will be diverted along Richmond Street. Traffic may re-access Eastern Avenue via Parliament Street.

In addition, vehicles travelling on the Don Valley Parkway ramp to Richmond Street will not be able to access Eastern Avenue.

Local access will be maintained during the construction period.

Alternative eastbound and westbound routes include Queen Street or King Street. Parliament Street and Jarvis Street are alternatives for northbound and southbound traffic.

A more complete list of events and road work is available at
http://www.toronto.ca/torontostreets/.

In addition, the City has introduced T.O. INview, a map at http://www.toronto.ca/inview that shows information about planned capital construction work taking place across the city.