Road closures :
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Lake Shore Boulevard East: From 2 a.m. on Saturday, June 14 to 3 a.m. on Monday, June 16, Lake Shore Boulevard East will be closed between Cherry Street and Carlaw Avenue for the installation of bridge girders (horizontal beams that support the elevated roadway) for construction of the new Lake Shore bridge as part of the Waterfront Toronto Lake Shore Bridge project. The Don Valley Parkway on- and off-ramps at Lake Shore Boulevard East and Don Roadway will also be closed.
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Taste of Little Italy: From 3 p.m. on Friday, June 13 to 3 a.m. on Monday, June 16, College Street will be closed between Bathurst and Shaw Streets for the Taste of Little Italy Festival.
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Under Armour Toronto 10K: From 4 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 14, Lake Shore Boulevard West will be closed between Windemere Avenue and Bathurst Street for the Under Armour Toronto 10K Run.
- Yorkville Exotic Car Show: From 4:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 15, the following roads will be closed for the Yorkville Exotic Car Show:
- Bloor Street West between Avenue Road and Bay Street, and between Bay and Yonge Streets
- Bellair Street between Bloor Street West and Critchley Lane
- St. Thomas Street between Bloor Street West and Sultan Street.
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Journey to Conquer Cancer: On Sunday, June 15, the following roads will be closed for the Journey to Conquer Cancer:
- Yonge Street: From 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, until 5 a.m. on Friday, June 13, Yonge Street will be closed between Dundas Street East and Shuter Street for safe use of a crane hoist as part of work on the Toronto Eaton Centre Galleria Skylight Replacement Project.
- King Street East and Church Street: From Monday, June 2, the intersection of King Street East and Church Street will be fully closed for the next stage of a project to replace a 142-year-old watermain and renew aging TTC streetcar tracks. The intersection closure is happening four weeks earlier than originally planned. The construction work is targeted for completion in mid-August, weather depending. TTC bus and streetcar service will continue to detour around the intersection. Updates will be shared on the project webpage. More information about TTC service changes is on the TTC website.
- Kipling Avenue: Beginning earlier May until November, Kipling Avenue is reduced from three to two lanes in each direction where it passes over the Gardiner Expressway as part of critical repairs on five bridges along or over the Gardiner Expressway between Highway 427 and the Humber River. Updates will continue to be provided as the project progresses. More information is on the project webpage: Gardiner Expressway Section 3: Early Works on Five Bridges – City of Toronto.
- Market Street: From Sunday, May 11 until Saturday, January 10, 2026, Market Street will be closed to vehicle traffic between Front Street West and The Esplanade. The street will be pedestrianized for live entertainment, pop-up market vendors and other events.
- Beginning Monday, April 7 the following road restrictions will be in effect for critical repair work on five bridges as part of the next stage of the Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation Plan. The westbound Gardiner on-ramp from Lake Shore Boulevard will be fully closed, Westbound Gardiner Expressway will be reduced to two lanes from the Lake Shore Boulevard on-ramp to Grand Avenue.
- Until November 2025, Kipling Avenue and Islington Avenue will be reduced from three lanes in each direction to two lanes in each direction where they pass over the Gardiner Expressway.
- 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 but with no lane reductions.
- William R. Allen Road - From Tuesday, April 1 until Wednesday, December 31, William R. Allen Road will be reduced to two lanes in each direction at Wilson Avenue for construction as part of the rehabilitation of the Wilson TTC Station bus underpass structure and the Mezzanine Bridge. Temporary closure of the on-ramp to Highway 401 from Allen Road southbound (approximately 60 days from April to June 2025). Alternative access to Highway 401 via Dufferin Street, Keele Street, Wilson Avenue, Yonge Street, and Yorkdale Road (no trucks).
- Updated Rehabilitation of Eastern/Adelaide Bridges: From 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. nightly between February 27 to November 1, 2025 (excluding weekends) , southbound traffic on Bayview Avenue will be slowed or stopped as needed between River Street and beneath the Gerrard Street Bridge for cleaning and maintenance work. Traffic Agents will assist with traffic flows.
- Bathurst St and Lake Shore Boulevard - Until mid-April, the second phase of TTC streetcar track renewal and watermain replacement will begin. No southbound travel will be allowed on Bathurst Street from south of Housey Street through to Lake Shore Boulevard. The Lake Shore Boulevard West and Bathurst Street intersection will be reduced to one eastbound lane and one westbound lane on Lake Shore Boulevard. There will be an eastbound left-turn restriction on Fleet Street at Bathurst Street as well as a westbound and eastbound left turn restriction on Lake Shore Boulevard. All project phases are anticipated to be completed by June.
- Blue Jays Way, Navy Wharf Court and Bremner Boulevard. The following road closures are in effect on Blue Jays Way, Navy Wharf Court and Bremner Boulevard for ongoing work to replace an aging sanitary forcemain
- Until June, Bremner Boulevard is reduced to one westbound lane at the intersection with Navy Wharf Court. Eastbound lanes remain open.
- Until August, Blue Jays Way is closed between Front Street and Navy Wharf Court. Local access is maintained.
- Until August, Navy Wharf Court is closed between Bremner Boulevard and Blue Jays Way. Local access for residents of Navy Wharf Court is maintained. At a later stage of construction, the east sidewalk on Navy Wharf Court and Bremner Boulevard will be closed to pedestrians and a detour route will be in place.
- Fort York Boulevard and Lake Shore Boulevard West: The following road restrictions are in effect on Lake Shore Boulevard West and Fort York Boulevard while Toronto Hydro upgrades underground electrical distribution cables to support new infrastructure at Ontario Place:
- From 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. on the dates outlined below, the eastbound Gardiner Expressway will be reduced to one lane between Dufferin Street and Strachan Avenue for the installation of new girders (large beams that support the elevated roadway).
- These lane closures will remain in effect until the project concludes in mid-2027 with a brief re-opening for FIFA World Cup 26 from May to the end of July 2026.
- SB University Ave. from College St. to Queen St W. reduced to one lane for infrastructure work: From November 27th to early December, northbound University Ave. from Armoury St. to Queen St. W. will be reduced to single lane traffic. After early December, two lanes of traffic will be available until the project's expected completion in 2026.
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Construction resulting in road restrictions:
Traffic-related concerns due to construction
The City of Toronto is committed to public safety and to maintaining its infrastructure in an efficient manner. The City also recognizes that road repairs and closing any intersection for any length of time have a tremendous impact on all road users.
The City is in a difficult position of having to address its capital repair needs while dealing with growth and competing road use interests across the City. We work to adjust signal timings to allow for greater movement on other streets and respect the wishes of the community without heavy traffic by trying to divert traffic to busier roads. Moving the work to nighttime hours is applied where appropriate and feasible. There are numerous factors that are considered with respect to working at night time including the safety of the public as well as additional financial costs.
While the City sympathizes with commuters' frustrations in being delayed, we owe it to all road users to provide the infrastructure that keeps transit moving and roads that are in better condition.
