Road closures :
- Beaches International Jazz Street Festival: From 6 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. nightly from today until Saturday, July 26, Queen Street East will be closed between Woodbine and Beech Avenues for the Beaches International Jazz Street Festival.
- Yonge Street: From 10 p.m. July 24 until 5 a.m. July 25, Yonge Street will be closed between Dundas and Shuter Streets for the safe use of a crane hoist as part of the Toronto Eaton Centre Galleria Skylight Replacement Project.
- Eastern/Adelaide bridge rehabilitation: The following restrictions will be in effect for work as part of the Rehabilitation of Eastern/Adelaide Bridges project:
- From 11 p.m. Sunday, July 27 to 5 a.m. on Monday, July 28, southbound Don Valley Parkway (DVP) will be reduced to one lane from Dundas Street to south of Eastern Avenue. The southbound DVP off-ramp at Richmond Street will be closed.
- From 11 p.m. Monday, July 28 to 5 a.m. on Tuesday, July 29, northbound DVP will be reduced to one lane from south of Eastern Avenue to Queen Street East. The northbound DVP on-ramp at Eastern Avenue will be closed.
- Dream Wheels on Eglinton: From 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, Eglinton Avenue West will be closed between Avenue Road and Russell Hill Road for the Dream Wheels on Eglinton car show.
- OssFest: From 6 a.m. on Saturday, July 26 to 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 27, Ossington Avenue will be closed between Dundas Street West and Queen Street West for OssFest.
- Korea Town Festival: From 7 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, Euclid Avenue will be closed between Bloor Street West and Oscar Ryan Lane for the Korea Town Festival.
- Toronto Triathlon Festival: From 1 a.m. to noon on Sunday, July 27, the following roads will be closed for the Toronto Triathlon Festival:
- Eastbound Gardiner Expressway between Humber River and Don Valley Parkway.
- Northbound Don Valley Parkway between the Gardiner Expressway and Eglinton Avenue East.
- Gerrard Street East: From 6 a.m. on Sunday, July 27 to 6 a.m. on Monday, July 28, Gerrard Street East will be closed between Yonge and Church Streets for the replacement of an aging transformer by Toronto Hydro.
- Gerrard Street bridge: From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly, from Tuesday, July 29 to Thursday, July 31, the westbound lane on Gerrard Street between St Matthews Road and River Street will be intermittently closed for the removal of concrete barriers. During this work, westbound traffic will be managed by traffic control personnel. Eastbound lanes will not be affected.
- St. Clair Avenue bridge: Until further notice, the St. Clair Avenue bridge between Inglewood Drive and Avoca Avenue is reduced to one lane in each direction after a recent fire. The City continues to assess the damage to the underside of the bridge and will conduct further analysis to determine necessary repairs to restore the bridge to its full operation.
- 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.
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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).
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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.
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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 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 early December 2024, 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.
