Item - 2025.IE22.6
Tracking Status
- This item will be considered by Infrastructure and Environment Committee on June 11, 2025. It will be considered by City Council on June 25, 26 and 27, 2025, subject to the actions of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee.
IE22.6 - Temporary Street Closure for Eastbound F.G. Gardiner Expressway and Northbound Don Valley Parkway - 2026 Toronto Triathlon Festival
- Consideration Type:
- ACTION
- Wards:
- 4 - Parkdale - High Park, 10 - Spadina - Fort York, 13 - Toronto Centre, 14 - Toronto - Danforth, 16 - Don Valley East, 19 - Beaches - East York
Origin
Recommendations
The General Manager, Transportation Services 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 Sunday, July 26, 2026 from 2:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., for the 2026 Toronto Triathlon Festival event;
2. City Council prohibit other road closures due to events or film permits on arterial roads bounded by Highway 401, Warden Avenue, Lake Ontario, Humber River, Queen Street / The Queensway, and Yonge Street, on Sunday, July 26, 2026 as they will be required to accommodate overflow traffic from the expressway closures resulting from the 2026 Toronto Triathlon Festival event; and
3. 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.
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 on Sunday July 26, 2026. The proposed route of the 2026 Toronto Triathlon Festival event will remain the same as 2025.
In previous years, Transportation Services has recommended approval of these closures for this annual event for a three-year period. At this time, Transportation Services is recommending approval for a one-year period (2026), considering the ongoing provincially led due diligence review related to the upload of the F.G. Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway to the Province.
Financial Impact
The revenues related to permit issuance for the 2026 Toronto Triathlon Festival are approximately $17,000 and will be included as part of the 2026 Operating Budget submission for Transportation Services. The event organizers will be responsible for full costs associated with the event.
The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer has reviewed this report and agrees with the financial impact information.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-255765.pdf