The Regional Municipality of York is investing in building a safe, efficient and reliable Regional transportation network for all users.

Improvements to Leslie Street and St. John’s Sideroad in the Town of Aurora, Town of Newmarket and Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville are underway to accommodate growth and improve traffic flow.

Improvements include:

• Widening Leslie Street to four lanes from Don Hillock Drive to Mulock Drive to improve traffic flow
• Widening St. John’s Sideroad to four lanes from Bayview Avenue to Leslie Street to meet the needs of travellers in the area
• Enhancing street lighting, installing on-street bike lanes, constructing sidewalks, building a multi-use path and improving landscaping to support cycling and walking along Regional roads and provide more travel options for residents
• Replacing existing culverts with larger culverts or bridges to allow for the safe passage of fish and wildlife and to improve creek flow
• Replacing and updating traffic signals to improve intersection accessibility to meet the needs of our communities today and into the future
• Reconnecting 14 kilometres of water course by removing barriers and enhancing existing streams to allow for more fish habitat

Construction Update

Phase 1: Leslie Street from Broughton Lane to Mulock Drive

• The project is complete

Phase 2: St. John’s Sideroad to Woodbine Avenue

• Road widening between Bayview Avenue and Leslie Street is complete. Final clean up and painting of symbols will take place in fall 2020

• Rehabilitating the road from east of Leslie Street to Woodbine Avenue is complete

• Sanitary sewer installation east of Leslie Street is now complete

• Final road work and paving, east of Leslie Street to Highway 404, is expected to be completed by fall 2020

Phase 3: Leslie Street from Don Hillock Drive to Broughton Lane

• Construction on the east side of the road took place last year. Work along the west side continues and is expected to be complete by fall 2020
  

Safety

Safety is a priority on all Regional construction sites. For everyone’s safety, please reduce your speed through the construction area. Please contact us if you notice any safety issues in and around this site.

To help manage your daily commute during construction, please plan your route in advance by using Waze, a community-based traffic and navigation app with real-time York Region traffic and road information.

We are here to answer your questions. Accessible formats of this newsletter or communication supports are also available upon request.

Construction Activity:
Abdus Sobahan
Construction Administrator
Phone: 1-877-464-9675 ext. 75930
Email: transportation@york.ca