Lost down at the end of an article about the connection of Simcoe Street beneath the railyards is some good news about the new Bathurst bridge that will be spanning the railway tracks, due to be constructed in the fall of 2008:

This fall, after the CNE is over, Bathurst Street south of Front Street will be closed for about a year, while the bridge over railway lines is taken down and replaced.

City traffic officials said that new bridge will be wider than the old, with a dedicated roadway for street cars as well as two lanes of traffic, bike lanes and sidewalks.

More at the Globe. Read it soon, because the Globe likes to lock up their content.

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