Item - 2022.IE29.6
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on May 11, 2022 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by Infrastructure and Environment Committee on April 26, 2022 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on May 11, 2022.
IE29.6 - Eastbound F.G. Gardiner Expressway and Northbound Don Valley Parkway Closures - 2022, 2023 and 2024 Toronto Triathlon Festival
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- 4 - Parkdale - High Park, 10 - Spadina - Fort York, 13 - Toronto Centre, 14 - Toronto - Danforth, 16 - Don Valley East, 19 - Beaches - East York
City Council Decision
City Council on May 11 and 12, 2022, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the closure of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, eastbound lanes only, from the Humber River to the Don Valley Parkway, including all ramps, and the Don Valley Parkway, northbound lanes only, from the F.G. Gardiner Expressway to Eglinton Avenue East, including all ramps, on the Sundays of July 24, 2022, July 23, 2023 and July 21, 2024 from 2:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., for the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Toronto Triathlon Festival event.
2. City Council require the organizer to pay, within 90 days of the City issuing an invoice, any costs incurred to the City to secure the work zones along the F.G. Gardiner Expressway during the F.G. Gardiner Expressway rehabilitation work.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-224372.pdf
IE29.6 - Eastbound F.G. Gardiner Expressway and Northbound Don Valley Parkway Closures - 2022, 2023 and 2024 Toronto Triathlon Festival
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- 4 - Parkdale - High Park, 10 - Spadina - Fort York, 13 - Toronto Centre, 14 - Toronto - Danforth, 16 - Don Valley East, 19 - Beaches - East York
Committee Recommendations
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:
1. City Council authorize the closure of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway, eastbound lanes only, from the Humber River to the Don Valley Parkway, including all ramps, and the Don Valley Parkway, northbound lanes only, from the F.G. Gardiner Expressway to Eglinton Avenue East, including all ramps, on the Sundays of July 24, 2022, July 23, 2023 and July 21, 2024 from 2:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., for the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Toronto Triathlon Festival event.
2. City Council require the organizer to pay, within 90 days of the City issuing an invoice, any costs incurred to the City to secure the work zones along the F.G. Gardiner Expressway during the F.G. Gardiner Expressway rehabilitation work.
Origin
Summary
The purpose of this report is to seek City Council's authority to close portions of the eastbound lanes on the F.G. Gardiner Expressway and northbound lanes on the Don Valley Parkway for the Toronto Triathlon Festival event for 2022, 2023 and 2024. The proposed route and time of year of the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Toronto Triathlon Festival event will remain the same as 2019.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-224372.pdf
Motions
That Infrastructure and Environment Committee delete Recommendation 2 in the report (April 8, 2022) from the General Manager, Transportation Services