Section of Fleet Street permanently closed to improve safety
Posted November 25, 2019 6:33 am.
Last Updated November 25, 2019 7:50 am.
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A stretch of westbound Fleet Street near Lake Shore Boulevard will be permanently closed to drivers starting Monday.
City of Toronto officials said closing the 200-metre stretch of Fleet between Bathurst and Iannuzzi streets will improve safety.
“The high-collision, five-arm intersection has long been a problematic location in the city’s road network for all modes of travel,” the city said in a release.
The change is also expected to reduce transit delays for the 509 and 511 streetcars part of a long-term plan to reconfigure waterfront transit.
The area will remain open to pedestrians and cyclists.
The project is part of the city’s Vision Zero Road Safety Plan — aimed at reducing traffic-related deaths and serious injuries.
