London Roads

[manny_santos]

Originally Posted by jammer139

Platts Lane underpass - a little history for the fun of it.

https://lfpress.com/opinion/columnists/c...-an-opportunity-to-reflect-on-times-past

I enjoyed that read.

[jammer139]

York St from Clarence to Convention Center reopened for winter. Will finish off next spring.

[jammer139]

2026 road projects


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/as...n-here-s-what-s-coming-in-2026-9.7023175

[jammer139]

LFP article on road work projects.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/lond...hat-was-done-in-2025-whats-ahead-in-2026

[jammer139]

London drivers and crashing into buildings.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ca...th-on-average-new-numbers-show-9.7031476

[jammer139]

London drivers who can't read signs are a problem everywhere.

I've lost track of the number of drivers making right turns off King St onto Richmond and Wellington where those are now prohibited due to the BRT lane. They are blissfully ignorant of the do not turn signs or simply don't care.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/old-north-traffic-calming-meeting-9.7061951

[Djeffery]

Ignorant because it's only been parts of the last couple years where you couldn't make those turns after they first put the signs up (and then covered them up). And mostly they don't care. Nothing in the BRT lane, so no harm no foul. Not sure that's something I would get worked up over myself. It was only recently that you could access York from Clarence. Before that, you come down King, let's say from the Market. You can't turn right on to Richmond. Then you couldn't turn right onto Clarence because it was closed at York, then you can't turn right at Wellington because of BRT same as Richmond. Then if you went right on Waterloo and right on York, then York was closed, and all you want to do is go south on Richmond past Horton and now you are all the way over to Colborne trying to get across the tracks (or sitting in a long left turn at York and Wellington). I don't blame anyone for turning right illegally on Richmond either. At least now Clarence and York is open so hopefully people will learn, even though it's still rather nonsensical to have to make 2 rights and a left and drive 2 extra blocks to accomplish what a single right would do. Hopefully someday there will be enough buses in those bus lanes for people to realize they can't use them.

[jammer139]

Old South 4-way stop arrives.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/duchess-edward-four-way-stop-9.7107271

[jammer139]

London traffic congestion rankings

https://lfpress.com/news/london-traffic-congestion-ranking-improves-whats-behind-the-shift

[MolsonExport]

^behind paywall now.

[jammer139]

London road work begins with York St now closed and other sites kicking off again.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-on-construction-9.7130556

[MolsonExport]

I just assume that York Street, or parts of it, are always going to be closed. Because York Street, or parts of it, are always closed.

[jammer139]

2026 projects


https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/bi...his-years-biggest-construction-projects/

[CanadianTalk]

The city has released their annual map and list of construction projects for 2026 (link below)

https://london.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/CofL_InfrastructureProjects2026-V3-Digital.pdf

Top 10 Projects

1. Highbury Avenue South Road Rehabilitation
2. Philip Aziz Avenue and Western Road Reconstruction
3. The Queen’s Bridge Rehabilitation (Queens Ave / Riverside Dr over the Thames)
4. Sunningdale Road West Improvements (Wonderland to Richmond)
5. Kilally Road Improvements (Webster St to Clarke Rd)
6. Bradley Avenue Extension
7. Wellington Gateway Phase 2 (Rapid Transit)
8. East London Link Phase 3; Highbury Bridge (Rapid Transit)
9. East London Link Phase 4; Oxford Street East (Rapid Transit)
10. East London Link Phase 5; Dundas St (Rapid Transit)

Overview of Top-10 projects: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/79844f40248b480d945676bfd916cd12

These arterial roads will be rehabilitated:

• Fanshawe Park Road East (Adelaide to North Centre)
• Gore Road (VMP to east city limits)
• Gainsborough Road (Wonderland to Aldersbrook)
• York Street (Lyle to Egerton)
• Sunningdale Road West (Hyde Park to Jordan St)

Plus many many more construction projects

https://london.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/CofL_InfrastructureProjects2026-V3-Digital.pdf

[jammer139]

London Hydro crews have been busy installing new hydro poles along the south side of Kilally Rd west of Clark Rd. These poles are set back about 6m from the current line of poles to accommodate the upcoming road improvements.

[jammer139]

Another watermain break on Highbury this time at the intersection of Huron.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/busy-london-intersection-shut-down-after-watermain-break

[haljackey]

There's been a number of issues with railway crossings as of late. Both today and yesterday at rush hour, the rail crossing at Commissioners and Adelaide had it's gates down for 2 hours or more without any train coming. I got stuck there for nearly an hour today before turning around. No good alternatives as Thompson/Base Line was bumper to bumper with everything diverting. Pond Mills/Southdale the same.

With Highbury under repairs and Wellington about to be torn up for BRT work, minor issues like this turn into major headaches. Give yourselves even more time than you think.

Speaking of Highbury- it will be fully closed tomorrow for annual garbage removal.

[jammer139]

Oxford St West in front of Fleetway 40 is down to 2 lanes as they work on the Mud Creek remediation project. Not sure how long this is planned for.

[jammer139]

Not just Highbury for major trash clean-up.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/stre...way-closed-for-daylong-cleanup-city-hall

[jammer139]

Kilally Rd reconstruction to start with closure in May.

https://getinvolved.london.ca/kilally-infrastructure-project