Jarvis Street to Cherry Street Rehabilitation

The City’s first project as part of the Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation Plan will:

  • replace the entire concrete deck and steel girders of the Expressway between Jarvis Street and Cherry Street,
  • replace the westbound off-ramp at Sherbourne Street and the eastbound on-ramp at Jarvis Street, and
  • rehabilitate the westbound off-ramp leading to Yonge, Bay and York Streets.

This work is using an innovative construction method called Accelerated Bridge Construction, which can reduce the construction time by approximately 40 per cent and minimize the impact on the travelling public as well as reduce noise and dust impacts.

This work on the Expressway is scheduled to begin in summer 2019 and be completed by early 2021.

More information coming soon.

Access Platform Installation – Traffic Impact on Westbound Lake Shore Boulevard East

Dates: February 19 to March 7, 2019 (except Friday and Saturday nights)

Location: Westbound lanes of Lake Shore Boulevard East from Cherry Street to Jarvis Street

Time: Overnight rolling lane closures from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Impact:

  • This work will require intermittent 15-minute rolling lane closures hourly, overnight from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on the westbound lanes of Lake Shore Boulevard.
  • At least one westbound lane will always remain open to reduce the impact on traffic.
  • On February 25 and 26 and March 4 and 5, there will be one full-lane closure from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. instead of the rolling closures.

Work details: These closures will allow crews to install access platforms for forthcoming work on the underside of the Gardiner Expressway. Access platforms are necessary for crews to gain access to the underside of the Expressway to later complete necessary repairs to bearings and bearing seats.

Please note: After March 7, further lane closures will be required on Lake Shore Boulevard East between Cherry Street and Jarvis Street so crews can continue to install access platforms on the underside of the Gardiner Expressway and conduct other repairs. A series of lane closures is anticipated to continue until December and may take place during the day and/or overnight. The details, timing and impact of this work will be communicated in advance.

Construction Impact Notice for more details:

F.G. Gardiner Expressway Rehabilitation, Jarvis Street to Cherry Street – Access Platform Installation

Work zone map:

Map details work zone for access panel installation - Westbound Lake Shore Boulevard East between Cherry Street to Jarvis Street will have intermittent rolling overnight lane closures.

Below is an example of the access platforms that were previously installed on the Gardiner Expressway for work on the West Deck rehabilitation. The lane closures on Lake Shore Boulevard East will allow crews to install similar access platforms on the underside of the Gardiner Expressway from Jarvis Street to Cherry Street.

Image of the underside of the Gardiner Expressway West Deck that shows an example of an installed access platform. The access platform depicted is a wooden structure that is installed on the underside of the Expressway along the bent.