Item - 2025.IE22.6
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on June 25 and 26, 2025 with amendments.
- This item was considered by the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on June 11, 2025 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025.
IE22.6 - Temporary Street Closure for Eastbound F.G. Gardiner Expressway and Northbound Don Valley Parkway - 2026 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
City Council Decision
City Council on June 25 and 26, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the closure of the Frederick 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 Frederick 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.
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 Frederick G. Gardiner Expressway during the Frederick G. Gardiner Expressway rehabilitation work.
4. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to deploy additional traffic agents in the vicinity of major events where road closures and adjacent construction have an outsized impact on traffic congestion, to ensure the resulting traffic congestion is minimized.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-255765.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to deploy additional traffic agents in the vicinity of major events where road closures and adjacent construction have an outsized impact on traffic congestion, to ensure the resulting traffic congestion is minimized.
Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) Jun-26-2025 9:57 AM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - IE22.6 - Adopt the item as amended |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 19 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Olivia Chow, Paula Fletcher, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are Stephen Holyday |
| Total members that were Absent: 5 | Members that were absent are Brad Bradford, Shelley Carroll, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Parthi Kandavel |
IE22.6 - Temporary Street Closure for Eastbound F.G. Gardiner Expressway and Northbound Don Valley Parkway - 2026 Toronto Triathlon Festival
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- 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 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.
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.
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 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.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-255765.pdf