Toronto city councillors asked staff to come back to them with a plan to speed up work on the Gardiner Expressway. That report back is expected in July.
Toronto city councillors want a plan to speed up construction on the Gardiner Expressway and have asked city staff to deliver it by July.Toronto city councillors have asked staff to provide them with a plan to speed up refurbishment work on the Gardiner Expressway. A report from staff is expected in July. Toronto city councillors want a plan to speed up construction on the Gardiner Expressway and have asked city staff to deliver it by July.
"The Gardiner corridor … is also home to tens of thousands of residents, residents who live right next to this active construction area," said Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, who represents the ward. "Construction must be managed with this reality factored into our considerations." "Frankly, that section of highway is of national importance when it comes to the economy," he said of the Gardiner. "We really owe it to the city at large to find ways to accelerate this as much as we can."
Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik represents the downtown ward where much of the work on the Gardiner Expressway is taking place. She says the needs of residents who live nearby must be taken into account if more overnight construction is planned.
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