Rehabilitation of Eastern/Adelaide Bridges

Construction Update Notice 3 (Dated: September 15, 2025)

Construction Update Notice 2 (Dated: April 11, 2025)

Construction Update Notice (Dated: January 10, 2025)

Construction Notice (Dated: July 24, 2024)

Pre-Construction Notice (Dated: May 15, 2024)

Upcoming:

FIFA World Cup Shutdown (on top of bridges) – Spring to Summer 2026

Stage 5 – Fall to Winter 2026

 – Reinstatement of centre median on Eastern Avenue Bridge

 – Rehabilitation of substructure elements on Eastern Avenue Bridge, Richmond Street Bridge, Adelaide Street Bridge, the DVP Off-Ramp at Richmond Street

 – Finishing and restoration activities

Current:

Stage 4 – October 2025 to Spring 2026

 – Rehabilitation of northeast section of the Eastern Avenue Bridge and DVP Off-Ramp at Richmond Street Bridge including barrier wall and deck overhang replacement, expansion joint replacement, deck top concrete repairs, and replacement of asphalt and waterproofing

 – Rehabilitation of substructure elements on Eastern Avenue Bridge, Richmond Street Bridge, Adelaide Street Bridge, the DVP Off-Ramp at Richmond Street

Completed:

Stage 1 – August 2024 to January 2025

 – Rehabilitation of southwest section of the Eastern Avenue Bridge including barrier wall and deck overhang replacement, expansion joint replacement, deck top concrete repairs, and replacement of asphalt and waterproofing

 – Rehabilitation of substructure elements on Eastern Avenue Bridge, Richmond Street Bridge, Adelaide Street Bridge, the DVP Off-Ramp at Richmond Street

Stage 2 – January 2025 to April 2025

 – Rehabilitation of middle section of the Eastern Avenue Bridge including expansion joint replacement, deck top concrete repairs, and replacement of asphalt and waterproofing

 – Rehabilitation of substructure elements on Eastern Avenue Bridge, Richmond Street Bridge, Adelaide Street Bridge, the DVP Off-Ramp at Richmond Street

Stage 3 – April 2025 to October 2025

 – Rehabilitation of southeast and northwest section of the Eastern Avenue Bridge including barrier wall and deck overhang replacement, expansion joint replacement, deck top concrete repairs, and replacement of asphalt and waterproofing

 – Construction of multi-use trail on south side of Eastern Avenue Bridge

 – Rehabilitation of substructure elements on Eastern Avenue Bridge, Richmond Street Bridge, Adelaide Street Bridge, the DVP Off-Ramp at Richmond Street

Map showing the locations of the Eastern Avenue Bridge, Richmond Street East over King Street Bridge, Adelaide Street East over King Street Bridge, and the Don Valley Parkway Ramp over the Don River.

Schedule: Work began in July 2024 and is expected to be completed by early 2027. Please refer to Travel Impacts section for further details.

Work Hours: Work is permitted 24 hours a day, Monday to Sunday, including holidays.
Overnight Work: Some tasks, including rehabilitation of the Don Valley Parkway Ramp, will require overnight work. Timelines for overnight work will be communicated in advance. During these times, construction impacts and noise levels are expected to be similar to daytime construction activities.

Pedestrian Access: Pedestrian access will be maintained. Temporary pedestrian detours may be required.

Accessibility Accommodation: The City’s contractor must ensure safe and accessible walkways and entryways are maintained for everyone during construction. Any temporary access disruptions will be communicated as soon as possible. If you experience a disruption, have a specific access need or related request, please contact us via email or call 416-495-4214.

Parks and Trails

• Portions of Underpass Park will need to be closed during construction to ensure the safety of park users and to provide the Contractor access to the required work area. Impacts to the park will vary as the construction proceeds and are expected to continue until early 2027. Updates will be posted for each stage of work.  

• From the week of May 12th until Spring 2026, the area of Underpass Park between Lower River Street and Bayview Avenue will be closed due to the rehabilitation of the Eastern/Adelaide Bridges. The basketball courts and skatepark will be closed during this time. We encourage you to explore other skateparks across the city. You can find a list of available locations here. 
• The next closest basketball courts are located at Jimmie Simpson Park, Regent Park and David Crombie Park.

• Additionally, the City property between Eastern Avenue and St. Lawrence Street is closed for construction. 
• The playground between St. Lawrence Street and Lower River Street is currently open.  There are localized closures within this section of the park around the bridge piers to safely complete the work. 

Map of area of Underpass Park which is closed from May 12 till Spring 2026.

Art Installations and Murals: The mirrored art piece ”Mirage”, located in Underpass Park, has been removed and safely stored. It will be reinstalled once construction has been completed.

Other existing artwork and murals on the piers may also be impacted as the work involves concrete removals, patching, and the installation of new drain pipes. StreetARToronto, who oversees these murals, will assess the damage of the murals once construction is complete and decide how to restore or replace them.

Farmers Market: The construction work will allow for the Underpass Park Farmers Market to continue to operate.

Traffic Management: Road users should expect delays and increased traffic on nearby main and side streets.

At least one lane on Eastern Avenue, Richmond Street East and Adelaide Street East will remain open in each direction.

The Don Valley Parkway Southbound Off-Ramp at Richmond Street will be fully closed from October 2025 to Spring 2026 to complete the rehabilitation work. Congestion and delays are expected. Travelers are advised to take transit if possible, leave early, and plan your route ahead of time.

Streets below the bridges including St. Lawrence Street, Lower River Street, Bayview Avenue, as well as the Don Valley Parkway – will experience periodic road impacts throughout the project. These disruptions will not all occur at the same time. All impacted roads will continue to stay open to traffic.

Multi-Use Trail:  As part of the bridge rehabilitation work, the existing sidewalk on the south side of the Eastern Avenue Bridge (ID264) will be replaced with a multi-use trail.  The multi-use trail will be separated from the vehicular lanes by a concrete barrier with steel railing.  The City is developing plans to extend this multi-use trail west to Power Street and east to Broadview Avenue as part of future construction contracts for other area projects.

Work will be carried out in multiple stages. Vehicle lane restrictions will be in place for all stages of construction.

Traffic Restrictions – Ongoing 

Tuesday October 14 from 10:30 p.m. until Spring 2026

• DVP Southbound Off-Ramp at Richmond Street closed

10:00pm Thursday October 23 to 5:30am Friday October 24, and 10:00pm Friday October 24 to 8:00am Saturday October 25 

• DVP reduced to one lane northbound from south of Eastern Avenue to Queen Street East
• DVP Northbound On-Ramp at Eastern Avenue closed

Intermittent overnight DVP lane and ramp closures are expected to continue throughout 2025.  Details will be provided ahead of each week of closures.

Closures by other nearby projects:

Waterfront Toronto Broadview Eastern Flood Protection

Starting Friday October 24^th, Eastern Avenue will be reduced to one lane in each direction for a 4-week period for watermain work.  More information is available in Waterfront Toronto’s Construction Notice here.

Metrolinx Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge 

Nightly 11:00pm to 5:00am, Monday October 24th to Friday October 31st 

• All lanes on the Don Valley Parkway and Gardiner Expressway will be closed between Jarvis Street and Eastern Avenue for Metrolinx Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge work. The DVP Northbound On-Ramp at Eastern Avenue will be closed on these nights and the Rehabilitation of Eastern/Adelaide Bridges project will work at the Eastern Avenue Bridge on these nights.

• More information is available in Metrolinx’s Construction Notice here.

Bayview Avenue – Traffic Restrictions – Week of April 7, 2025 to December 2026 (Current)

• Open: One southbound lane and multi-use trail (narrowed and bi-directional underneath bridges)

Stage 4 – Traffic Restrictions – October 2025 to Spring 2026 (Current)

Don Valley Parkway:

• Closed: southbound Off-Ramp at Richmond Street

Eastern Avenue:

• Open: one eastbound through lane, eastbound ramp lane from Adelaide Street, two westbound through lanes
• Closed: one eastbound through lane, westbound ramp lane from DVP Off-Ramp

Richmond Street:

• Open: one westbound lane
• Closed: one westbound lane

Stage 3 – Traffic Restrictions – Late April 2025 to October 2025 (Complete)

Eastern Avenue:

• Open: one eastbound through lane, eastbound ramp lane from Adelaide Street, one westbound through lane, westbound ramp lane from DVP Off-Ramp at Richmond Street
• Closed: one eastbound through lane, one westbound through lane

Adelaide Street:

• Open: one Eastbound lane
• Closed: one eastbound lane

Richmond Street:

• Open: one westbound lane
• Closed: one westbound lane

Stage 2 – Traffic Restrictions – January 15, 2025 to end of April 2025  (Complete)

Eastern Avenue:

• Open: One Eastbound Through Lane, Eastbound Ramp Lane From Adelaide Street, One Westbound Through Lane, Westbound Ramp Lane from DVP Off-Ramp at Richmond
• Closed: One Eastbound Through Lane, One Westbound Through Lane

Adelaide Street:

• Open: One Eastbound Lane
• Closed: One Eastbound Lane

Stage 1 – Traffic Restrictions – August 26, 2024 to January 2025 (Complete)

Eastern Avenue:

• Open: One Eastbound Lane, Two Westbound Lanes
• Closed: One Eastbound Lane

Adelaide Street:

• Open: One Eastbound Lane
• Closed: One Eastbound Lane

There will also be traffic disruptions to St. Lawrence Street and Lower River Street in 2025. Details will be provided in future webpage updates ahead of the work. The next stages of the project will be announced in future notices and webpage updates.