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Update: rapid transit projects Town of Richmond Hill Committee of the Whole May 7, 2018

agenda

Current projects and communications > Yonge Subway Extension > Bathurst & Centre > Yonge Street > Ongoing communications

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> The Yonge Subway Extension [YSE] is the number one rapid transit priority for York Region

> Project features:

> 7.4 km long > Five stations > Underground train storage > Two major bus terminals > Park and ride lot for up to 2,000

vehicles

> The preliminary design and engineering [PDE] phase is currently underway, and is expected to take approximately two years to complete

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Yonge Subway Extension > > project overview

> Deliverables for the PDE phase include: > Confirming the project scope > Advancing the overall level of design

[15% - 30%] > Developing a cost estimate > Developing a comprehensive project

schedule > A business case and economic analysis > Preparing and submitting a Transit Project

Assessment Process amendment, if required

> Recommending the next steps required regarding the preferred project delivery model

> Staff reports to York Regional Council, the City

of Toronto Council and their respective Boards is anticipated in Q4 2019

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YSE >> preliminary design and engineering scope

YSE >> work structure

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Governance and Project Management

Planning, Ridership Forecasting and Modelling

Economic Analysis, Benefits/Business Case Update

Preliminary Engineering

Communications and Community Relations

YSE >> project governance

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Principle Geotechnical and Geotechnical Services > RFPs have closed and evaluations have been completed > Principle Geotechnical being awarded > Geotechnical Services approval to occur at TTC’s May

Board meeting > A communications plan will follow

Tunnel and Stations > Tunnel Design RFP closed on May 1, 2018 > Station Design RFP closed on May 1, 2018 > Approval to occur at TTC’s May Board meeting

Systems > Systems RFP closed on May 15, 2018 > Approval to occur at TTC’s July Board meeting Project Management Services > A draft RFP currently under review

YSE >> preliminary design and engineering update

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> As the local municipal

partner for the YSE segments in Richmond Hill, the Town has a key opportunity to advance important goals and priorities during the PDE phase of the YSE

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YSE >> turning visions into reality

http://www.urbanstrategies.com/project/richmond-hill-regional-centre-study/

Richmond Hill Regional Centre

YSE >> communications and community engagement

> A YSE Joint Communications Working Group has been established

> Communications, Community Relations and Media Relations plans and protocols have been developed

> Broader public outreach will commence in Q2 2018 to coincide with the award of contract(s)

> The YSE Project Team will work closely

with The Town of Richmond Hill to execute the PDE phase of the project and to implement Project Engagement initiatives

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Yonge Street BRT >> construction update

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Yonge Street BRT >> utility relocation

Highway 7 – Major Mackenzie Drive [South Segment] > Alectra – overhead

> 100% complete

> Enbridge – gas main > 90% complete

> Alectra/Bell/Rogers

– underground > 66% complete

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Yonge Street BRT >> utility relocation

Levendale Road – 19th Avenue/Gamble Road [North Segment]

> Alectra – overhead > 100% complete

> Enbridge – gas main > 100% complete

> Alectra/Bell/Rogers – underground

> 75% complete

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Yonge Street BRT >> road widening

> Road construction has started

> Ongoing traffic staging, which includes:

> Road and lane closures/reductions

> Sidewalk closures/detours > Potential night and

weekend work > Potential temporary side

street road closures

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Bathurst & Centre >> construction update

Vivastation canopy – Bathurst & Hwy7

> Canopy glass installed at Bathurst & Highway 7 platform

> Sidewalk and concrete planter box construction begins

> Base paving on Bathurst & Centre > Final paving on Highway 7, east of

Bathurst > Utility relocations and new hydro

poles will be completed > A shared-use path will be built,

from the entrance to Richmond Hill Centre Terminal, along Highway 7 to Bathurst

> The possibility of early hand-over of this segment is under review

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construction resumes

Public awareness campaigns

> Project newsletters

> Construction notices

> On-street signage

> Meeting with key stakeholders [i.e.; retirement homes, condos, EMS, etc.]

> Visiting business owners to provide updates and mitigate impacts

> Social media and website posts

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communications

Public safety campaign

> Road signs

> School newsletters

> Radio ads

> Project newsletters

> Social media

> Spring/Summer campaigns include: > Newspaper and digital ads > Website and social media posts > Targeted social media assistance for

small businesses > Offering assistance for companies

registering their business on Google > Complimentary memberships to

the Board of Trade > Community engagement

> For more information on the Business Support Program, contact your Community Liaison

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business support program

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community liaisons