Partial closure of a section of Toronto's Adelaide Street scheduled to allow for necessary electrical work

City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:

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News Release:  January 29, 2015

Partial closure of a section of Toronto's Adelaide Street scheduled to allow for necessary electrical work

Two lanes of Adelaide Street – from approximately one block west of Jarvis Street to one block east of Jarvis Street – will be closed from February 2 to mid April while Toronto Hydro constructs a new transformer vault on Adelaide Street. Adelaide is a one-way (eastbound) street.

At the Adelaide-Jarvis Street intersection, one lane of Adelaide Street will allow traffic to continue through the intersection or turn right, and one lane will allow left turns.

Alternative eastbound downtown routes in the area are King Street and Queen Street, neither of which has any lane closures planned during peak traffic periods.

This work is part of the City's comprehensive, co-ordinated strategy to rehabilitate and upgrade Toronto's roads, transit and underground infrastructure for current and future needs.

This news release is also available on the City's website: http://bit.ly/1DkJMUl

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Media contact: Steve Johnston, Strategic Communications, 416-392-4391, sjohnsto@toronto.ca

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