2023 infrastructure improvements. Credit to London.ca
The City of London is investing more than 200 million dollars on new roads, bridges and traffic signals. Jeannie Dann, Director of Construction and Infrastructure, said “these projects are key to supporting our growing population, making sure London is sustainable and ready for the future, and making it safer for people to get around, no matter how they travel.”
Dann went on to claim that the City of London is “prioritizing three phases of rapid transit in the core area – Downtown Loop Phase 3, East London Link Phase 2 and Wellington Gateway Phase 1.”
London will also be expanding its cycling network and adding more pedestrian facilities and multi-use pathways. New sewers will be installed as well.
This year London aims to reconstruct 80 lane-kilometres of road, add or replace 20 kilometres of sanitary and storm sewers, rebuild 12 kilometres of watermain, and construct 25 intersection improvements to enhance safety in growing areas.
The best ways to get in and out of downtown are through Richmond Street, York Street, Dufferin Avenue, Waterloo Street, Talbot Street, and Colborne Street.
London is encouraging cyclists to Dundas Place and the Dundas Bikeway if they are traveling east-west. While pedestrians are encouraged to use nearby streets to avoid construction.
In conclusion, Dann mentioned that London “is aiming to have much less construction downtown in 2024 and completing all the essential rapid transit work in the central business area by 2025.”
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