Gardiner articles

  • 'Needs to be done faster': Calls grow for Gardiner construction to pick up the pace

    In the final report of a three-part series on Gardiner Gridlock, CTV Toronto asks what more can be done to alleviate the impact of the construction that has been a tipping point for Toronto traffic. Part 1: 'It's just been a nightmare': Gardiner restrictions are Toronto's traffic tipping point Part 2: A blow to business: Lane restrictions undercut productivity in costly commute It’s just after 6 p.m. on a Thursday and Fezz Barbhuiya is leaving his Canary District job – hoping to make it...
  • A blow to business: Gardiner lane restrictions undercut productivity in costly commute

    In the second of a three-part series on Gardiner Gridlock, CTV Toronto examines the impact of the latest round of expressway construction on businesses losing time and money contending with the congestion. PART 1: 'It's just been a nightmare': Gardiner restrictions are Toronto's traffic tipping point Klea Mosho is well-used to spending time behind the wheel of her little white Civic – she lives in Mississauga, Ont., and drives the GTA daily as part of her job as a rehabilitation therapy...
  • 'It's just been a nightmare': Gardiner restrictions are Toronto's traffic tipping point

    In the first of a three-part series on Gardiner Gridlock, CTV Toronto examines the impact that the three-year cut to capacity on the downtown expressway is having on commuters – and their outcry. As the coffee maker whirs in his Leslieville kitchen, Brandon Parent grabs his lanyard and packs his bag ahead of a long shift at a Toronto-area hospital. An emergency room nurse, Parent is often on the road earlier than most – but his 13-kilometre commute to St. Joseph’s Health Centre can still...