Dufferin Jog
The intersection of Dufferin Street and Queen Street West also intersects with the main railway line from downtown to the northwest. While an underpass was built for Queen Street, one was not built for Dufferin Street to connect it a block north of Queen, so it was closed to all traffic. The block that was closed went around the closed section to Peel (east-west) and Gladstone (north-south), which became 'de facto' sections of Dufferin. The detour was known locally as the Dufferin Jog.
This jog was finally eliminated in 2010 with the construction of a four-lane underpass beneath the railroad track, including public art and an amphitheatre styled park with tiered gardens at the southwest corner of the underpass. This project was approved by city council in 2007, and work on extending the roadway began on July 2009. The underpass was opened on November 18, 2010.
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Famous quotes containing the word jog:
“Jog on, jog on, the footpath way,
And merrily hent the stile-a.
A merry heart goes all the day,
Your sad tires in a mile-a.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)