Phase II of Gardiner Expressway Construction Set to Begin Ahead of Schedule

• Thanks to our government’s $73 million investment to speed up construction on the Gardiner Expressway, crews are now set to begin the second phase of the project four months ahead of schedule.
• With construction now complete on two eastbound lanes, crews will begin the demolition and reconstruction of two centre lanes, before completing work on the remaining two westbound lanes.
• The full project is expected to be finished one year ahead of schedule and includes revitalizing 700 metres of elevated roadway from Dufferin Street to Strachan Avenue, reinforcing support structures, installing new streetlights and upgrading the traffic management system.
• Once construction is complete, the 140,000 drivers who rely on the Gardiner every day will save up to 22 minutes per trip.
• The accelerated construction is expected to save Ontario’s economy $273 million by getting drivers and goods out of gridlock earlier than originally planned.
• Under the leadership of Premier Ford, we’re not only getting it done on the Gardiner Expressway, we’re also bringing common sense changes to bike lanes through new legislation and speeding up construction of priority highway projects like Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass to help get drivers out of gridlock.