Retro-futuristic Toronto bridge is about to be demolished for good

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Retro-futuristic Toronto bridge is about to be demolished for good
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A distinctive bridge spanning a major Scarborough artery is about to disappear forever as part of the Scarborough Subway Extension (SSE) project. N...

Now well under construction, the SSE will extend the TTC's Line 2 Bloor-Danforth by 7.8 kilometres from the current eastern terminus at Kennedy Station to a new end point at Sheppard Avenue East and McCowan Road.

The main bridge structure carrying Progress Avenue into the shopping centre lands is scheduled to close permanently on August 16. Demolition of the main bridge carrying Progress Avenue is scheduled to occur over the Labour Day weekend, from August 30 to September 3.A full closure of McCowan Road from Bushby Drive to Corporate Drive will commence after 8 p.m. on August 30 and continue until September 3, followed by debris removal and road restoration before 5 a.m. on the morning the closure is lifted.

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