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LANE RESTRICTIONS & BIKE LANE CLOSURE: Beginning Monday, April 8, work will begin work on the King Street Cycle Lane Improvement Project. Read the full Public Service Announcement here - https://t.co/1m4k5aDB7R. #LdnOnt #ConnectingOurFuture pic.twitter.com/PYOthn0a2U — City of London (@CityofLdnOnt) April 6, 2019

Safety measures on King became a pressing issue when London Transit buses were moved off Dundas Street to allow for the construction of Dundas Place – the city’s first pedestrian-first “flex-street.”

Though full street closures won’t be necessary to finish the project, some lane restrictions along King Street will happen while work is completed. The bike lane could later be displaced when the downtown rapid transit route is built.

City hall is also proposing Dufferin Avenue as an alternative route for cyclists commuting downtown during the construction.

The project, expected to be completed by the end of May, will also result in the loss of a number of on-street parking spaces along King.

Besides the King Street project, Dundas Street, between Richmond and Wellington streets, remains closed as the $16-million Dundas Street project continues.

York Street, between Talbot and Richmond streets, is also closed as city crews work to replace century-old sewers in the area as part of a nine-year plan to replace aging infrastructure all the way down York to Lyle Street.