With the Gardiner construction, there’s more to it than meets the eye. Here’s what’s happening ‘behind the scenes’

You could almost hear Toronto’s collective groan.

Last month, the city reduced traffic to two lanes in both directions on the Gardiner Expressway for rehabilitation between Dufferin Street and Strachan Avenue. The work there is scheduled to last for three years, except for a brief reprieve from May to end of July 2026 for the FIFA World Cup.

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The Gardiner Expressway is reduced to a pair of lane in each direction between Stratchan and Dufferin for work at in Toronto. 

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The next phase of construction on the Gardiner Expressway, expected to last three years, began March 25, 2024 with the closure of the eastbound on-ramp from Lake Shore Boulevard near Jameson Avenue, and a lane reduction between Dufferin and Strachan. 

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