Project Implementation - A Phased Approach

The project is currently completing the functional design phase. Functional designs establish the overall layout and general approach for each interchange, to be confirmed and refined through a future detailed design process prior to construction.

Implementation of these overall interchange improvements will occur in phases. First, MTO will complete the bridge replacements, which will include the necessary walking and cycling facilities across the new structures. Following MTO’s bridge project, the City will tie-in to the new facilities on the bridges and deliver the active transportation connections through the rest of the interchange to adjacent communities.

Following completion of the functional design phase, the City’s priority is to advance the Maitland Avenue and Pinecrest/Greenbank Road interchange connections first, with the goal of implementing these improvements as soon as possible following completion of MTO’s bridge replacements. The Richmond Road and Woodroffe Avenue interchange functional designs will be retained as design-ready plans and implemented at a later date based on funding availability, future needs, or coordination with potential Highway 417 widening projects.