DVP and Lake Shore Boulevard closures in effect this weekend
Don Valley Parkway undergoing annual maintenance, Lake Shore Boulevard West closed for ActiveTO
Some major roadways closures will be in effect in Toronto this weekend, including the Don Valley Parkway (DVP) and Lake Shore Boulevard West.
DVP closed until Monday at 5 a.m.
The DVP will be closed from Friday, Aug. 14 at 11 p.m. to Monday Aug. 17 at 5 a.m. for annual maintenance.
The closure will span the entire expressway from Highway 401 to the Gardiner Expressway. The city says it moved the closure to August to take advantage of the warm weather and the lower than normal traffic volumes.
In order to help with traffic flow on nearby streets, the city says it will adjust traffic-signal timing to manage congestion during the closure.
Mark Mills, the city's manager of road operations, said crews are repaving 10 kilometres of lanes.
Mills said getting the work done all at once, instead of limiting the closures to less time spanned across more days, is the safest and most "cost-effective, cost-efficient way to keep this highway in a state of good repair."
"Is there have a good time to close the Don Valley Parkway? Probably not — but this is the best time."
Lake Shore Boulevard closed for ActiveTO
Lake Shore Boulevard West will be closed from Stadium Road to Windermere Avenue for one of the city's ActiveTO major weekend closures.
ActiveTO weekend closures normally include two other closures — Lake Shore Boulevard East and Bayview Avenue —but these will remain open to provide alternative routes for drivers.
Regular ActiveTO road closures will resume on the weekend of Aug. 22.