DKB
New Member
Great… I will be retired when this is all completed… meantime … I will sit in my car, crawling down to Jarvis st
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hawc
Senior Member
More pictures!!!
DSCToronto
Superstar
The best part is all done, now they are moving gravel and concrete pieces around to turn the area that was below the raised Gardiner into a paved traffic lane. REALLY not worth wasting film on :->
Dan416
Senior Member
I didn’t realize they are closing the Jarvis off-ramp. That’ll be inconvenient for getting to the Village.
DSCToronto
Superstar
It is closing but being moved so it will end at Yonge.
hawc
Senior Member
680News (CityNews680) was reporting yesterday that Leslieville residents are complaining about a lot more noise in the neighbourhoood now that the ramp has been torn down.
This is not construction noise, but general ambient noise levels have apparently risen.
Weird. They're wondering if ramp had been acting as sound barrier somehow.
This is not construction noise, but general ambient noise levels have apparently risen.
Weird. They're wondering if ramp had been acting as sound barrier somehow.
evandyk
Senior Member
Our daycare is in Leslieville, so I'm there every day, and I doubt there is anything to this. That said, there's a real possibility there is more traffic on Eastern, which is already pretty clogged with roadwork.
Northern Light
Superstar
I don't know, but I would wager that the Gardiner/Lake Shore there acted as a sort of 'white noise'; that is to say, you get so used to that 'hum' that you don't really count it as noise, its just how your area sounds.
But it was loud enough to drown out some other noises that are now more apparent.
Neil
Active Member
Interesting theory. Or perhaps, it's fall, and as can happen, leaves have fallen from trees.
Dan416
Senior Member
EddyMCD
Active Member
Yea having one downtown exit for everybody east of Yonge does not seem like a great idea. But maybe there's something I'm missing.
Tuscani01
Senior Member
It's temporary. The re-alignment will include a new off ramp near Cherry once done.
nfitz
Superstar
Very little leaves have fallen yet this year though.
But looks to me like there's a lot more traffic than we've seen since March 2020, and it started picking up in September with more opening up, etc. Perhaps what is being seen in Leslieville is the combination of life returning to normal, and a bit more traffic on Eastern and maybe Queen.
With the new piece of eastbound Lake Shore at Yonge though, won't that be fast, and eliminate east-west problems at Yonge?
Dan416
Senior Member
I’m not sure what you mean? I find it quicker to go up Jarvis than Yonge. Lots of pedestrians and slow moving vehicles on Yonge
innsertnamehere
Superstar
the replacement ramp for the jarvis ramp will end at Yonge St. but will continue straight onto Lake Shore, sort of similar to how the new Simcoe ramp does, meaning that you will simply have a single extra stoplight to get to Jarvis from the Gardiner. It's not a big deal, but it will let the ramp service the financial district more, taking a bit of pressure off the Simcoe ramp.
The bigger issue with the planned gardiner ramp changes is that there will no longer be an eastbound on ramp between Rees and Jarvis, and Lake Shore will become discontinuous between Yonge and Jarvis, meaning there won't be a clear path for vehicles to access the eastbound Gardiner from the financial district. THAT will be annoying.