This stretch of Gardiner construction is about to finish early
We can’t believe it either!
In a rare twist, some might say a miracle, even, the province confirmed today that a stretch of Gardiner Expressway construction is projected to finish early.
You heard that right. Not months or years late, but ahead of schedule.
CP24 reported that the Dufferin Street to Strachan Avenue portion of the rehabilitation project will now conclude later this month.
The job was originally set to finish next spring, but last year the Ford government contributed an additional $73 million, hoping to hurry things along after complaints of terrible traffic delays. Construction workers put in overnight and weekend time to get it done.
While more construction lies ahead—at Highway 427 to Humber River, York Street to Grand Magazine Boulevard, Cherry Street to the Don Valley Parkway and Humber River to Dufferin—a win is a win.
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Carly Lewis is a journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times and the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Wired, Interview Magazine, Pitchfork, Elle, and Maclean’s, where she is a contributing editor. Her work has been recognized by the National Magazine Awards and the Digital Publishing Awards. She reports on city life, culture—including what people do online—politics, art and crime. She received the Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award for “The Murder of Ashley Wadsworth,” an investigative feature about a Canadian teenager who was killed by a man she met on social media, published by Maclean’s.
