Toronto officials have given the green light to an expanded work schedule that will see construction on the western leg of the Gardiner Expressway end earlier than expected.
Toronto officials have given the green light to an expanded work schedule that will see construction on the western leg of theend at least a year earlier than expected, but the actual start date for that accelerated work is less clear.
To get it done on that schedule, the city said work hours will be significantly increased to a minimum of 20 hours a day, six days a week, with some seventh workdays added as required. A city spokesperson said the work may be occasionally boosted to 24-7 schedules. Before the work begins, however, the city first needs to re-negotiate its contract awarded to Grascan Construction, which began the construction in the spring.Spokesperson Laura McQuillan told Global News in an emailed statement that the city is currently in the process of finalizing those negotiations, but would provide no clarity on when the talks were expected to be complete.
She added that the negotiations would need to be complete before the expanded work begins. No further details were provided out of concern of influencing contract talks.But city council will not be required to sign off on the details of the new negotiation, opting to give staff confidential limits to make a deal before councillors took an extended summer break before their next meeting in September.
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