COMMON SPACES. EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS. PROVIDING QUALITY CONDOMINIUM RENOVATIONS & MAINTENANCE info@torontodecorating.com torontodecorating.com 905-944-1385 construction is taking place, with old and newer existing infrastructure to deal with in addition to daily traffic. “The project runs through multiple neighbourhoods across the city, with many different stake- holders, including residents, businesses, business improvement areas, schools, and community organizations,” she explains. Early considerations included establishing regular communications processes with the different communi- ties and stakeholders so everyone would be aware of upcoming work and know where to ask for more information. Project communications now include community liaison committees in each neighbourhood, semi-annual open houses, regular stakeholder briefings, a project website, electronic and printed newsletter, advertising and the use of various social media channels. Tokeepcyclists,pedestriansanddrivers safe throughout construction, CTC, Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario started running a safety campaign along Eglinton Avenue in early fall 2018. The campaign includes advertising, social media outreach, radio messages, on-street activations and site signage. All traffic changes are advertised and communicated through notices that are mailed to affected areas, as well as through the Internet. “Together with Metrolinx, we use a dedicated website (thecrosstown.ca) and social media to communicate changes on the ground, with the addition of site maps and videos to help cyclists, pedestrians and drivers navigate through the construction safely,” Pytel reports. “In addition, the teams work with municipal and community stakeholders to distribute the informa- tion to their audiences.” Early in the project, CRT also launched the Crosstown app, which delivers real- time traffic and transit information to help cyclists, pedestrians and drivers plan their trips along Eglinton. To date, it has been downloaded over 3,000 times. BUILDINGCONSIDERATIONS On the construction front, the greatest challenge has been building the new transit system on a busy corridor that runs right through the heart of Toronto. Pytel notes, however, that steps have PROJECT MANAGEMENT Three of the stations are being constructed using the sequential excavation method, making it easier for local residents Builders' Digest Quarter 3 2018 | 27