Leaside Bridge is finally getting a safety barrier, with city council telling staff to immediately install temporary protective measures until the permanent barrier is in place.
Council not only voted overwhelmingly in favour of fast-tracking the barrier on Thursday, but authorized senior city officials to negotiate and award a contract to RV Anderson Associates Limited “on a non-competitive basis” for the barrier’s design — which they also decided would be angled steel frames with mesh.
Mahdis Habibinia is part of the Star’s city hall bureau, basedin Toronto. Reach her via email: mhabibinia@thestar.ca
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