innsertnamehere
Superstar
Thanks. So by my estimation we could see the lane shift back over by the end of October, then just however long it takes to rebuild the central median.. Looking like completion before Christmas is well in the cards to me!
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innsertnamehere
Superstar
The latest community update has the final paving occurring on the weekend of October 24th:
I suspect we will see the lane shift late October, then November spent working on the central median and December seeing 3 lanes open again.
max
Active Member
The lane shift was in place today, I was on the outside lanes instead of the middle going eastbound today. It was after 6am so past the nightly closure.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Carpe Diem
New Member
I don't use the Gardiner often, have they started the next phase (3 of 7) Humber to 427? And also, any idea on when phase 4 starts, the Grand Magazine to York section? The website isn't super up to date.
www.toronto.ca
The Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation Plan
The effects of age, heavy daily usage, weather and salt have made it necessary to undertake a major multi-year rehabilitation of the Expressway to keep it operational for the future. Because the Gardiner runs across several areas of the city, including established neighbourhoods, two river...
www.toronto.ca
drum118
Superstar
I drove tha section westbound on the weekend and work is taking place in the westbound lane and at the bridges. Don't drive the Gardner much these days as its too stressful.I don't use the Gardiner often, have they started the next phase (3 of 7) Humber to 427? And also, any idea on when phase 4 starts, the Grand Magazine to York section? The website isn't super up to date.
The Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation Plan
The effects of age, heavy daily usage, weather and salt have made it necessary to undertake a major multi-year rehabilitation of the Expressway to keep it operational for the future. Because the Gardiner runs across several areas of the city, including established neighbourhoods, two river...
innsertnamehere
Superstar
I think there is a lot of questions on next stages with the upload to the province.I don't use the Gardiner often, have they started the next phase (3 of 7) Humber to 427? And also, any idea on when phase 4 starts, the Grand Magazine to York section? The website isn't super up to date.
The Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation Plan
The effects of age, heavy daily usage, weather and salt have made it necessary to undertake a major multi-year rehabilitation of the Expressway to keep it operational for the future. Because the Gardiner runs across several areas of the city, including established neighbourhoods, two river...
The City has started on some of the bridge work for Phase 3, but the whole project is not yet underway. I'm most interested in Phase 3 as the City was planning to make some geometric changes on that part of the Gardiner about a decade ago (changes to the Kipling and Islington interchanges, the collector lanes, and adding a lane from Park Lawn to the collectors) and I'm not sure if those are still happening or not.
There generally isn't a lot of transparency on the Gardiner program and it's having a lot of schedule slippage in general. Originally it was all supposed to be done by 2029.. I think they will be lucky to have Phase 3 done by that time at the rate they are moving.
EYorker
New Member
They have only advanced work on five bridges within section 3. These bridges require urgent attention before the rest of the section commences construction in 2027.I don't use the Gardiner often, have they started the next phase (3 of 7) Humber to 427? And also, any idea on when phase 4 starts, the Grand Magazine to York section? The website isn't super up to date.
The Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation Plan
The effects of age, heavy daily usage, weather and salt have made it necessary to undertake a major multi-year rehabilitation of the Expressway to keep it operational for the future. Because the Gardiner runs across several areas of the city, including established neighbourhoods, two river...
Gardiner Expressway Section 3: Early Works on Five Bridges
Beginning at 5 a.m., Wednesday, April 16: Until May 2026, the westbound Gardiner Expressway will be reduced from four lanes to three from east of Park Lawn Road to Grand Avenue. Until November 2026, eastbound Gardiner Expressway lanes from Grand Avenue to east of Park Lawn Road will be narrowed...
www.toronto.ca
RapidTransit
Active Member
The transparency won't be around for much longer. When the province uploads the expressway ,expect to hear nothing. Enjoy what little information we do get.
Also with the upload, they should also upload Lake Shore Blvd. Apparently that's the biggest hurdle to finalizing the upload. If the province uploads the Lake Shore where the Gardiner runs above it, it makes future maintenance work much easier to work through.
RapidTransit
Active Member
Too stressful, imagine if they had demolished it.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Gardiner construction ending, all lanes to reopen by late October
Last month, the City announced that the Gardiner construction project was six months ahead of the last expected completion date.
toronto.citynews.ca
All lanes opening before the end of the month!
T3G
Senior Member
Thank God. The GO bus has been an even more unpleasant experience than in previous years because of this.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
yes. It's a shame the lane closure at Park Lawn is continuing until May so there will still be lane restrictions on the Gardiner as a whole, albeit now only in one direction and in a spot where it's overall less impactful.
T-Bor
Active Member
I couldn't believe that all it took to move something up 15 months was $73 million. Peanuts on a $212B budget
drum118
Superstar
It is amassing what 7/24 work will do for a project like this. All projects should be 7/24 where possible. The $73m is about 35% increase to the main budget.