F.G. Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation Plan

Rank 2025

42

Image Credit: City of /Toronto

Industry Sector: Transportation

Project Type: Highway

Project Value: $2.2 billion

Funding Source: Public

Municipal Funding: $1.48 billion

Province: Ontario

City / Region: Toronto

Estimated End Date of Substantial Completion: 2029

The F.G. Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation Plan addresses the rehabilitation of the expressway, extending from Highway 427 to the eastern limit at the Don Valley Parkway (DVP), including the 11-km at-grade section from Highway 427 to Dufferin Street with its 32 bridges and structures, and the 7-km elevated section from Dufferin Street to the DVP with 335 spans. With two eastbound lanes now rehabilitated and reopened, 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.

Project Owner: City of Toronto

Engineer: WSP (design and construction); Stantec; Parsons, GHD (Section 1: Cherry St. to Jarvis St.); Parsons (Section 2: Dufferin St. to Strachan Ave.)

Project/Construction Manager: Aecon (Section 1: from Cherry St. to Jarvis St.); Grascan Construction Limited (Section 2: Dufferin St. to Strachan Ave.)

Environmental Services: Dillon Consulting Limited (Environmental assessment); Perkins+Will; Hargreaves Associates

Other Key Players: EY, Hanscomb, and HDR (advisory support); Aon (risk advisor); EllisDon; Englobe; Entuitive; HKA; EY (financial advisor); E.S. Fox

Supplier Other: Canam Group

Legal: Blake, Cassels & Graydon (City of Toronto); Osler

Road or Transit Length (km): 18

2024 Rank: 41

2023 Rank: 31

2022 Rank: 32

2021 Rank: 28

2020 Rank: 26

2019 Rank: 23

2018 Rank: 19

2017 Rank: 14

2016 Rank: 17