Torontoist is reporting on the completion of the Lower Don Trail (between the Martin-Goodman Trail and Queen Street) and the scheduled re-opening of the trail this weekend!

Although the path may continue to look like a bit of a moonscape until landscaping is completed later this year or next, it's already a huge improvement over what was there when construction began. The most visible upgrade for pedestrians and cyclists will be the elimination of the dingy, dangerous metal-grate underpass that seemed barely a couple of centimetres above the river most days. The ominous steel trap with bike-eating gates at both ends has been replaced by an at-grade underpass that can only feel palatial by comparison.

The bike path improvements are part of a much larger project that includes flood protection for downtown, access to a new park, and improved habitat for the three-headed fish that make their homes in the Don. You can get an appreciation for the size of the project from some of the pictures posted on Don Watcher. Many cyclists weren't happy to lose this important path for over a year, but the improvements may be worth the wait.

Thank goodness. I'm sure I'm not the only one that has been missing this connection between the Don Trail and the waterfront.

[photo credit: DonWatcher]

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