Public Notice

City of Toronto Act, 2006 Public Notice

Metrolinx Ontario Line – Lower Don Bridge and Minton Place Portal - Temporary Lane Closures on the Don Valley Parkway and F.G. Gardiner Expressway and Temporary Delegation of Authority

Toronto City Council will be considering recommendations to adopt amendments to Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures.

Toronto City Council will be considering recommendations to amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, in order to authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, authority to temporarily close vehicular traffic on the Don Roadway.

It is proposed that the amendments be adopted at the City Council meeting to be held on May 21, 22 and 23, 2023, or at a subsequent meeting.

The report from the General Manager, Transportation Services, titled "Metrolinx Ontario Line – Lower Don Bridge and Minton Place Portal - Temporary Lane Closures on the Don Valley Parkway and F.G. Gardiner Expressway and Temporary Delegation of Authority" has the following recommendations, as required for the purpose of the construction of the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge and the slope stabilization works at the Minton Place Portal, located within the Don Valley Crossing area:

8. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, the authority to temporarily close to vehicular traffic:

1. the Don Roadway, southbound, between the Don Valley Parkway and Lake Shore Boulevard East, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including seven nights between May 26, 2025 and June 28, 2025, inclusive, to facilitate the monitoring equipment installation and lighting work related to the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge;
2. the Don Roadway, northbound, between Lake Shore Boulevard East and the Don Valley Parkway, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including four nights between May 26, 2025 and June 28, 2025, inclusive, to facilitate the monitoring equipment installation and lighting work related to the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge;
3. the Don Roadway, northbound and southbound, between the Don Valley Parkway and Lake Shore Boulevard, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including five nights between September 22, 2025 and October 24, 2025, inclusive, and for up to and including eight nights between December 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between June 1, 2027 and June 30, 2027, inclusive, to facilitate the installation and removal of trestle structure, final bridge adjustments and removal of monitoring equipment related to the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge;
4. the Don Roadway, northbound and southbound, between Don Valley Parkway and Lake Shore Boulevard, from 11:00 p.m. on one Friday to 5:00 a.m. on the following Monday for one weekend between January 15, 2026 and February 16, 2026, inclusive, to facilitate the launching of east half of the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge over the Don Valley Parkway;
5. the Don Roadway, southbound, between the Don Valley Parkway and Lake Shore Boulevard East, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including two nights between August 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between November 1, 2026 and November 30, 2026, inclusive, to facilitate the installation of access scaffolding in August 2026 and its removal in November 2026 related to the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge; and
6. the Don Roadway, northbound, between Lake Shore Boulevard East and the Don Valley Parkway, from 11:00 p.m. of one day to 5:00 a.m. on the following day for up to and including two nights between August 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026, inclusive, and for up to and including two nights between November 1, 2026 and November 30, 2026, inclusive, to facilitate the installation of access scaffolding in August 2026 and its removal in November 2026 related to the Ontario Line Lower Don Bridge,

and exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out this

delegated authority from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, that being the requirement to notify the local Ward Councillor of the pending closure and the requirement to report on the proposed closure if so requested by the local Ward Councillor.

9. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, to provide that the current delegation to Community Council to temporarily close public lanes or public alleys, local roads, collector roads, and minor arterial roads, does not include closures delegated to the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out the authority in Part 8 above.

The proposed amendments are outlined in the report titled " Metrolinx Ontario Line - Lower Don Bridge and Minton Place Portal - Temporary Lane Closures on the Don Valley Parkway and F.G. Gardiner Expressway and Temporary Delegation of Authority”. To view or obtain a copy of the report, visit the City's website at:

https://secure.toronto.ca/council/#/committees/2468/25774 

At its meeting to be held in person and by video conference at Toronto City Hall, Committee Room 1, 2nd Floor on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, the Executive Committee of Toronto City Council will hear from any person or by his or her counsel, agent, or solicitor, who wishes to speak to the matter.

To submit comments or make a presentation to the Executive Committee on May 13, 2025, please contact the Committee no later than 12:00 p.m. on May 12, 2025:

Executive Committee

Toronto City Hall

100 Queen Street West, 2nd Floor

Toronto, ON M5H 2N2

Telephone: 416-392-7033; Fax: 416-392-2980

E-mail: exc@toronto.ca 

To ask questions regarding the content of the report, please contact:

Ashley Curtis

Deputy General Manager, Transportation Services

Phone: 416-392-0170

E-mail: Ashley.Curtis@toronto.ca 

Any comments received after the Committee meeting will be forwarded to City Council.

The proposed amendments are subject to the decisions of the Executive Committee and City Council. Consequently, the proposed amendments may be modified. Additional or other amendments to the above-noted By-law, including amendments not contemplated or considered in the proposal by the City Clerk, may occur as a result of the decisions of the Committee and City Council.

If this matter is postponed at the Committee meeting or City Council meeting or considered at a subsequent Committee or City Council meeting, no additional notice will be provided other than the information on the subsequent Committee or City Council agenda. Please contact the above City officials if you require notice in these cases.

The Executive Committee will make its final recommendations on May 13, 2025 which will be forwarded to City Council for its meeting on May 21, 22 and 23, 2025.

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