Don Valley Parkway closed this weekend for annual spring maintenance

City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:

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News Release:  April 30, 2014

Don Valley Parkway closed this weekend for annual spring maintenance

The City of Toronto's Transportation Services Division will be performing maintenance activities on the Don Valley Parkway from Friday, May 2 to Sunday, May 4. For the safety of the public and the workers, full closure of the Don Valley Parkway is required.

The Don Valley Parkway will be closed in both directions from Highway 401 to the Gardiner Expressway from Friday, May 2 at 10 p.m. to Sunday, May 4 at 6 a.m.

"We would like to thank the public for their patience as we perform maintenance to keep the Don Valley Parkway in a state of good repair," said Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong (Ward 34 Don Valley East), Chair of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee.

Specific activities during the closure include:

• replacement of precast subway beams at lower deck of Prince Edward viaduct

• cleaning and repair of 500 catch basins - required to ensure proper drainage 

• sign maintenance for entire length of roadway 

• maintenance of 15 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras 

• inspection and repair of 73 overhead signs 

• repairs on Road Emergency Services Communications Unit (RESCU) vehicle detectors 

• guiderail repair at 40 locations, and 

• expressway sweeping operations and litter removal.

As an alternative, motorists can use Don Mills Road, Bayview Avenue, Victoria Park Avenue and Kingston Road during the closure and should allow extra time to get to and from their destination during this closure. Whenever possible, the public is encouraged to consider using public transit and other modes of travel as a convenient alternative.

More information and a complete list of events and road work is available at http://www.toronto.ca/torontostreets/.

In addition, the City's T.O. INview map shows planned capital construction work taking place across the city. T.O. Inview can be accessed at http://www.toronto.ca/inview.

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Media contact: Steve Johnston, Strategic Communications, 416-392-4391, sjohnsto@toronto.ca