Metrolinx hosts open house, meeting tonight on impacts of Ontario Line in Carlaw and Gerrard area
East Toronto residents are invited to an open house and meeting tonight hosted by Metrolinx to learn more about upcoming construction activities in the Carlaw Avenue and Gerrard Street East area as it relates to the Ontario Line subway project and its impact on Pape Avenue Junior Public School.
The meeting and open house is set for Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Pape Avenue Junior Public School, 220 Langley Ave.
Topics to be discussed at the meeting will include storm sewer installation and removal of existing storm sewer in the area, the installation of a combined sewer and water main in the area, the demolition of the shopping plaza at 449 Carlaw Ave., and portal construction and tunneling for the Ontario Line. The impact of all of this construction on the nearby Pape Avenue Junior Public School will also be part of tonight’s meeting topics.
Metrolinx is the provincial transit agency responsible for the building of rapid transit lines in the province including the Ontario Line subway and Eglinton Crosstown LRT.
The agenda for tonight’s meeting will consist of an open house from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at which those attending can review information boards and speak with “subject matter experts in small group settings.”
A panel presentation will then take place from 6:30 to 7 p.m. After the presentation, there will be question-and-answer session from 7 to 7:30 p.m.
For more details on the upcoming work in the area, please go to https://assets.metrolinx.com/image/upload/v1731967831/Images/Metrolinx/Ontario%20Line/2024-11-15_Notice_449Carlaw_Works_Nov2024.pdf
Those attending tonight’s meeting do not need to register in advance.
