Road closures :
- Khalsa Day Parade On Sunday, April 27, the following road restrictions will be in effect for the annual Khalsa Day celebration and parade at Nathan Phillips Square:
- From 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Queen Street West will be closed between Bay and York Streets.
- From 12:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., the following roads will be closed: Lake Shore Boulevard West between British Colombia Road and Bay Street. York Street between Lake Shore Boulevard West and Front Street, and between Queen and Adelaide Streets. University Avenue between Front and Dundas Streets. Queen Street West between Simcoe and York Streets.
- Bumrun On Sunday, April 27, the following road restrictions will be in effect for the 14th annual Bumrun Toronto charity run:
- From 5:30 a.m. to noon, Queens Park will be closed between College Street and Bloor Street West
- From 7:30 to 10 a.m.: College Street will be reduced to one westbound lane between Queens Park and Spadina Avenue. Spadina Avenue will be reduced to one northbound lane between College Street and Bloor Street West. Eastbound lanes on Bloor Street West will be closed between Spadina Avenue and Bay Street. Bay Street will be reduced to one southbound lane between Bloor Street West and St Joseph Street. Westbound St Joseph Street will be closed between Bay Street and Queen’s Park Crescent East.
- Finch Avenue West From 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, westbound lanes on Finch Avenue West will be closed between Highway 27 and Westmore Drive for a planned emergency simulation exercise for the future Finch West Light Rail Transit (LRT) line. Westbound traffic will be diverted north on Westmore Drive to continue west on Carrier Drive.
- Consilium Place Starting at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, Consilium Place will be closed between McCowan Road and Corporate Drive, including the Highway 401 eastbound on-ramp from Corporate Drive, as part of ongoing construction and tunnel work on the Scarborough Subway Extension Project. Traffic will be diverted via Bushby Drive. Local access to Consilium Place will be maintained for residents.
- 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.
- Don Valley Parkway - Rehabilitation of Eastern/Adelaide Bridges: From 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., nightly from Thursday, April 24 to Monday, April 28, the following road and ramp closures will be in place to transition to the next phase of work on the Rehabilitation of Eastern/Adelaide Bridges project:
- Don Valley Parkway southbound off-ramp at Richmond Street.
- Don Valley Parkway northbound on-ramp at Eastern Avenue.
- Richmond Street between Eastern Avenue Diversion and Power Street.
- Adelaide Street between Parliament Street and Eastern Avenue Diversion.
- Don Valley Parkway (rescheduled) - Starting Monday, April 21, work will be underway to rehabilitate the Don Valley Parkway ramp over the Bayview Avenue Extension and to resurface the Bloor Ramp between Bayview Avenue and the Don Valley Parkway. This work is expected to be completed by early 2026. During this work:
- A minimum of two lanes on the Don Valley Parkway off-ramp to Bloor Street East will be maintained.
- The Don Valley Parkway on-ramp from Bloor Street East will be reduced to one lane.
- A minimum of one lane in each direction on Bayview Avenue under the ramp will be maintained.
- Bremner Boulevard and Maple Leaf Square – Stanley Cup playoffs tailgates. For all home and away Leafs games during the Stanley Cup playoffs, Bremner Boulevard will be closed between Maple Leaf Square and York Street from approximately seven hours before puck-drop until up to two hours after the game ends. Maple Leaf Square will remain closed for the duration of the Leafs’ playoffs season. Local access to parking garages and the Le Germain Hotel will be maintained. Road closures will be in effect from the following times until two hours after each game ends:
- Noon on Saturday, April 26
- 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. From Tuesday, April 1 until Monday, June 30, access to the Highway 401 westbound on-ramp from southbound William R. Allen Road will be closed. Detour signs will be in place to divert traffic to access Highway 401 using an alternate interchange nearby.
- 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 (a pressurized sewer that transports wastewater):
- 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.
- Lake Shore Boulevard West: Until Sunday, May 18, rolling lane closures will be in effect on Lake Shore Boulevard West between New Brunswick Avenue and Strachan Avenue for road restoration following the completion of underground Toronto Hydro work. Work will commence at New Brunswick Avenue and continue east towards Strachan Avenue. Work will be completed in sections to minimize traffic impacts on Lake Shore Boulevard. From Monday, April 14 until Sunday, May 18, Lake Shore Boulevard West will be reduced to two lanes in each direction 24/7 for excavating, pouring concrete and laying asphalt.
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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.
