Could city council speed up Gardiner Expressway construction?

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A motion coming to city council this week asks Toronto staff to investigate further accelerating construction on the Gardiner Expressway.

A bid to speed up construction on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway will come before city council this week, as Mayor Olivia Chow is promising that measures to address congestion on the key artery are on the way. A bid to speed up construction on Toronto's Gardiner Expressway will come before city council this week as Mayor Olivia Chow promises measures to address congestion on the key artery are on the way.

"We are asking experts to give us opinions on how we can do it faster and more efficiently," she said. Bradford said the current pace of the project isn't good enough. Compounding the problem is that many of the alternative routes to the Gardiner are also choked by construction, he added. Earlier this week, Ontario's transportation minister weighed in on the gridlock, telling reporters that he drives the highway in from Brampton every day and feels the impact first-hand. Prabmeet Sarkaria said the province wants to help cut the length of construction on the expressway.

 

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