TORONTO, Ont. – Toronto is accelerating its inspection and repairs of pedestrian areas under the Gardiner Expressway, promising to have the work completed by Friday.
If loose chunks of concrete are found, roadways and sidewalks may be closed temporarily.
The city has two expert chipping crews working overnight to get the job completed.
The surface area of the Gardiner itself is scheduled to be checked by June 15.
Three chunk of concrete fell off the Expressway within the last month.
One fell on May 22 onto Lake Shore Boulevard near Lower Simcoe. On May 10, one fell onto Parkside Drive and on May 7, one fell onto Lower Jarvis.
A piece of concrete fell off the Gardiner Expressway onto Lakeshore Boulevard West, just east of lower Jarvis Street, May 7, 2012
A piece of concrete fell from the Gardiner Expressway onto Parkside Drive near Lake Shore Boulevard West, May 10, 2012
The Gardiner Expressway at Bathurst where Olivia Chow held a news conference about the crumbling artery, Friday May 11, 2012
The crumbling Gardiner Expressway
The City of Toronto released this infographic explaining why concrete falls off the Gardiner
Toronto accelerating inspection of pedestrian areas under Gardiner
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