Final milling and paving activities are scheduled from August 4th to 9th.

The details of the closures to accommodate this work are as follows:
 
Nightly, 9:00 pm to 5:30 am, Tuesday, August 4th to Thursday, August 6th, asphalt milling and temporary line markings  

• Eastern Avenue is fully closed from Sumach Street to Broadview Avenue 
• Adelaide Street East is fully closed from Power Street to Eastern Avenue 
• DVP Northbound On-Ramp at Eastern Avenue closed 
• DVP Southbound Off-Ramp at Richmond Street closed (closure 10:30 pm to 5:30 am)

Friday, August 7th, 9:00 pm to Sunday, August 9th, 5:30 am final milling, final asphalt paving, and permanent line markings 

• Eastern Avenue is fully closed from Sumach Street to Broadview Avenue 
• Adelaide Street East is fully closed from Power Street to Eastern Avenue 
• DVP Northbound On-Ramp at Eastern Avenue closed 
• DVP Southbound Off-Ramp at Richmond Street closed (closure 10:30 pm Friday to 10:00 am Saturday and 10:30 pm Saturday to 5:30 am Sunday).   

 
The paving operation is weather-dependent.  The Saturday closures will be rescheduled to Sunday if work cannot proceed due to rain.
 
Looking Ahead:
Following the final paving operation, one eastbound and one westbound lane on Eastern Avenue will remain closed in a localized area between Sumach Street to St Lawrence Street to complete the Adelaide Bridge pier rehabilitation until fall 2026.  Following this work, rehabilitation work on the underside of the bridges will continue, including intermittent short-term/overnight closures on Eastern Avenue, DVP, and the connecting ramps. Final restoration and plantings are scheduled to be completed in Spring/Summer 2027. 

​Join Margaret Atwood, former Ontario Premier Bob Rae, David Mirvish, former Mayors David Crombie and Art Eggleton, and other notable Torontonians including Reality Check founders Ken Greenberg, together with colleagues David Powell, Cameron Charlebois, Helen Burstyn, Anne Golden and Paul Bedford in delivering a Reality Check to federal Liberal MPs.

The purpose of their campaign, called Reality Check, is to protect Toronto’s Inner Harbour from the proposed expansion of the Billy Bishop Airport.

You can help by demanding answers from your federal elected representatives and asking that they help stop the undemocratic expansion of Toronto's Island Airport.

Collectively, the campaign has already sent over 500 letters to local MPs via the Reality Check website. 

Above is the campaign video, highlighting the beauty of Toronto’s waterfront and describing how the province's proposed expansion of the Billy Bishop Airport can negatively affect it.

Your support in sharing this video, along with the Reality Check website with your friends and other interested parties is appreciated. There’s so much impact that can be made. To make it easy to share, here is some suggested text to go along with it.

• Toronto’s waterfront is at a turning point. This video showcases what is at stake, including our shoreline, public spaces, and the future of our city. Irreversible decisions are being made RIGHT NOW.
• You can make a difference by visiting www.TOrealitycheck.ca where you can send a letter to your local MP today about the proposed Billy Bishop Airport expansion.

The St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association is a founding member of both Waterfront For All and No Jets TO and, unless and until the case is properly made and supported, remains opposed to the most recent proposal from the Provincial government to expand the Billy Bishop airport to accommodate jets, driving a related significant increase in passenger traffic.

The provincial government announced today that tunnelling has officially begun for the downtown segment of the Ontario Line. Two tunnel boring machines are about to begin digging twin tunnels which will run six kilometers from the launch shaft near Exhibition Station to the Don Yard, just west of the lower Don River.

In the same announcement, Metrolinx confirmed the new names chosen for several downtown stations “that better reflect well-known Toronto neighbourhoods.”

• Corktown will be known as Distillery District;
• King-Bathurst will be known as King West,
• Queen-Spadina as Chinatown, and
• Riverside-Leslieville as Leslieville.

March 30, 2026 | TORONTO, ON — The Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario today announced their commitment to a cost-sharing agreement alongside the City of Toronto to advance Waterfront East Transit — a landmark commitment to unlock housing, connect communities, and drive economic growth along Toronto’s eastern waterfront.  

More than a transit project, Waterfront East Transit is a critical piece of infrastructure needed to help revitalize Toronto’s Eastern waterfront. By extending higher-order transit across the eastern waterfront to the Port Lands at the new Island called Ookwemin Minising, the project will unlock new neighbourhoods, connect people to jobs and destinations, and provide the certainty needed to deliver thousands of new homes.

Waterfront East Transit will ultimately support approximately 75,000 homes, helping to address Toronto’s housing needs while enabling long-term growth for the city, region, and country.

The project will serve more than 150,000 people who will live and work along the eastern waterfront and accommodate over 50,000 daily riders, connecting into a broader transportation network that includes new roads, trails, bridges, and streetcars, integrated with other major public transit hubs.  

Public investment in enabling infrastructure delivers economic growth. Alongside the recently announced $975 million tri-government investment in enabling housing infrastructure on the waterfront, Waterfront East Transit is expected to create more than 100,000 jobs and generate more than $13.2 billion in economic value, delivering lasting economic impact locally, provincially, and nationally.

Today is another advancement in the continued commitment of all three levels of government to work together to deliver the infrastructure required to build connected, inclusive, and complete communities on Toronto’s waterfront. 

Source: Waterfront Toronto​

​​The park block between Lower Jarvis Street and George Street and the park block between Lower 
Sherbourne Street and Princess Street, is planned to close as of March 16, 2026, to prepare for the first 
phase of construction at David Crombie Park. The closure date is subject to change based on weather 
and site conditions. Street access will remain open.

Construction at David Crombie Park will begin in March 2026 and proceed in phases to allow the 
community to continue using most park spaces and pathways throughout the project. The overall project 
is anticipated to be complete in 2028.

During construction, nearby residents can expect typical construction-related impacts, including noise, 
construction activity, and temporary changes to pedestrian circulation. Access to building lobbies and 
residential entrances will be maintained at all times. Where short-term detours are required, clear signage 
will be installed and maintained to help guide pedestrians safely around the work zone.

For more project information: toronto.ca/DavidCrombiePark

Waterfront Toronto is excited to share a new immersive experience that brings into focus the transformation of public spaces happening around Quayside. 

This interactive experience highlights how work today is setting the foundation for new homes, future transit, and a vibrant, people‑first community. Take a look and discover how today’s progress is building tomorrow’s waterfront. 

Link: https://www.waterfrontoronto.ca/qipr-experience/

​Note: the animation is accessible with embedded transcripts and was created without sound.