Work on Gardiner ahead of schedule: Toronto mayor [Video]

Mayor Olivia Chow says the ongoing construction on the Gardiner Expressway is four months ahead of schedule after around-the-clock work began in July.

“We are ahead of schedule. That is just exciting,” Chow said during a visit at a construction site on Wednesday evening. She was joined by Ontario Transport Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria to survey the ongoing work.

“We know that congestion is a problem. That’s why we need to rebuild the Gardiner. But in order to rebuild the Gardiner, we have to tear down half of it and rebuild it,” the mayor

Mayor Olivia Chow and Ontario Transport Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria survey the ongoing construction on the Gardiner Expressway on Wednesday, Oct. 9. 2024. (CP24)

In July, the Ontario government announced it was giving the city $73 million to speed up the rehabilitation work on the highway between Dufferin Street and Strachan Avenue, hoping to complete it by April …