City releases resurfacing program for 28 streets

The City's public works and transportation staff has released details of planned resurfacing work on 28 low-traffic roads.

In a plan to be presented to City Council on Monday for approval, more than 10,000 metres of City roads will be surface-treated at a cost of $282,106.

The plan applies only to those roads that are surface-treated, as opposed to being paved with hotmix asphalt. Surface treatment is used only on roads that have minimal truck traffic, and is considered a cost-effective way to control dust and eliminate the grading problems normally associated with gravel roads.

Liquid asphalt, stone chips

"When the road is severely distorted, we pulverise the existing surface treatment, add granular material and place a base coat of liquid asphalt followed two to four weeks later by a second application of liquid asphalt with a stone-chip riding surface," says Patrick McAuley, the City's deputy commissioner of public works and transportation.

"Where the existing asphalt street may have a number of patches on it and the riding surface and base is in reasonable condition, we apply a topcoat of liquid asphalt and stone chips," McAuley says.

The work is not contracted out, but is done entirely by City works staff. Here's what they're asking for this year:

McNiece Street 92 metres, from Civic #46 to Civic #7

Falldien Road 460 metres, from Queen Street East to River Road

Creery Avenue 525 metres, from Civic #98 to Elizabeth Street

Oakbine Avenue 157 metres, from Blake Street to Elmwood Avenue

Spruce Street 71 metres, from Pardee Avenue to St. George's Avenue

Birch Street 237 metres, from Wilcox Avenue to dead end

Birch Street 210 metres, from St. Mary's Avenue to dead end

Terrance Avenue 418 metres, from Great Northern Road to Civic #117

Killarney Road 183 metres, from Terrance Avenue to dead end

Killarney Road 161 metres, from Great Northern Road to Civic #54

Landslide Road 1,045 metres, from Hiawatha Park to Connor Road

Connor Road 900 metres, from Sixth Line to end of chips

Brunswick Avenue 255 metres, from Second Line to Sussex Road

McQueen Road 781 metres, from Goulais Avenue to Hood Road

Foothill Road 779 metres, from Goulais Avenue to Hood Road

Oriole Street 187 metres, from McQueen Road to Foothill Road

Creek Road 346 metres, from Third Line to Civic #94

Ransome Drive 421 metres, from Allen's Side Road to Rex Avenue

Ellis Road 482 metres, from Rosita Street to Nixon Road

Base Line 'A' 449 metres, from Leighs Bay Road to Base Line

Eastwood Street 274 metres, from Terrance Avenue to Northwood Street

Gehrig Drive 73 metres, from Eagle Drive to Malabar Drive

Gehrig Drive 200 metres, from Willoughby Street to Eagle Drive

Albion Street 211 metres, from Willoughby Street to Marwayne Avenue

Malabar Drive 91 metres, Willow Avenue to Great Northern Road

Hamilton Avenue 432 metres, from Wemyss Street to Trelawne Avenue

Hawthorne Avenue 255 metres, from Hamilton Avenue to Trelawne Avenue

Hare Avenue 152 metres, Goulais Avenue to dead end

Spadina Avenue 100 metres, from Hare Avenue to dead end

Ranger Street 187 metres, from McQueen Road to Foothill Road

Trelawne Avenue 231 metres, from Wemyss Street to Fauquier Avenue

Brule Road A 700-metre section of Brule Road north of Fourth Line, scheduled for surface treatment last year, was not completed because of plans to service lots in the new Crimson Ridge subdivision. Instead of surface treatment this year, the developer will be given $25,000 (the cost of surface treatment) toward the cost of paving the street with hotmix asphalt once the lots are serviced.

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