Construction for a bike lanes pilot project on Bloor St. will start next week.

A construction notice from the city says work between Shaw St. and Avenue Rd. will begin Aug. 2 after council approved the pilot this May after years-long advocacy from the cycling community.

The city says all on-street parking will be removed beginning Aug. 1 at 6 p.m. with traffic temporarily reduced to one lane in each direction so workers can install new painted bike lanes and flexi-post bollards. The city will also install new signs with updated parking rules.

Once the bike lanes are installed, parking will be available on at least one side of the street with at one lane of traffic in each direction and dedicated turn lanes at major intersections.

The city is asking any scheduled deliveries and loading be arranged off Bloor St. wherever possible. Any parking tickets incurred for on-street parking during the construction period can be cancelled by contacting the project manager, unless cars were parked illegally.

Construction, which will continue around the clock from Monday to Friday, is scheduled to last two weeks, but is dependent on weather.

Staff have been instructed to report back in the third quarter of 2017 on the pilot and recommend whether the lanes should be made permanent, modified or removed.