Overview
- All lanes between Dufferin Street and Strachan Avenue are expected to be open by the end of October, with officials signaling a target as early as Oct. 27.
- Crews replaced a 700‑metre section of concrete deck and girders in a project that began in March 2024 and was originally slated to run until April 2027.
- Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria credits around‑the‑clock construction funded by the province for finishing well ahead of the revised timeline.
- The province assumed responsibility for the Gardiner and the Don Valley Parkway two years ago, a shift that enabled the acceleration funding and approach.
- Officials acknowledge heavy congestion during the work and say lessons from this project could be applied to speed up other road repairs, with four more Gardiner sections still to come.