What's going on here?: Vaughan widening Kirby Road from 2 to 4 lanes

City seeking input from residents in online survey until Aug. 21

Yorkregion.com
August 4, 2020

The City of Vaughan is widening Kirby Road to four lanes from two lanes and is inviting residents to share their thoughts about what the new corridor should look through an approximately 10-minute online survey.

JUST THE FACTS:

The City of Vaughan is in the initial phases of studying Kirby Road between Jane and Dufferin streets to:

• Widen Kirby Road from two to four lanes
• Physically separate Kirby Road from the Barrie GO Rail Line
• Straighten Kirby Road at the Jane Street intersection

 

The study will consider alternative designs for widening the road, pedestrian and cyclist spaces, a grade separation at the Barrie GO Rail crossing and straightening the road at the intersection of Kirby Road and Jane Street.

The study builds on the North Vaughan and New Communities Transportation Master Plan that assessed a study area bounded by Hwy. 27, King-Vaughan, Bathurst and Teston roads (referred to as the North Vaughan Study Area). The study was completed in 2019 with an objective to identify a well-integrated and sustainable transportation network that considered vehicle, public transit, cycling and pedestrian needs for the North Vaughan Study Area to 2031 and beyond.

To garner input from residents, the city is conducting an online survey set to end Friday, Aug. 21. To take the survey, visit vaughan.ca/KirbyWidening.