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Concrete Once Again Falling From the Gardiner Expressway

By • Photos by Christopher Drost

Heads up, Toronto—for the second time this week, concrete is falling from the Gardiner Expressway. Toronto Police told 680News this morning that concrete had fallen onto Lake Shore Boulevard, near Parkside Drive. No injuries were reported and the area hasn’t been closed off, but this is a repeat of a similar incident on Monday afternoon, when two westbound lanes on Lake Shore at Lower Jarvis were closed off for the same reason. After Monday’s incident, Councillor Adam Vaughan (Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina) proposed the City implement a road toll to help maintain the elevated roadway. [UPDATE: May 10, 3:45 P.M. And now we have some pictures of the damage, above.]

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  • Anonymous

    Even the Gardiner thinks it should be torn down!

  • http://twitter.com/Welshgrrl Vashty Hawkins

    I walk under the Gardiner @ Bay Sreet at least twice a week – I know its been described as structurally sound, but from my vantage point looks like its being held together with cardboard and spit. One of these days a big chunk of concrete is going to flatten a car/pedestrian.

  • Anonymous

    I know: let’s convert the Gardiner to a subway, at no expense to the taxpayer! And re-point it at Woodbine Live! Win-win-win!

  • http://paul.kishimoto.name Paul Kishimoto

    Seriously, though, let’s bury it.

    • Anonymous

      Our own Big Dig? What could possibly go wrong?

      • http://paul.kishimoto.name Paul Kishimoto

        What will certainly go right?

      • Michael DiFrancesco

        Hey, he just said to bury it. It doesn’t have to be a tunnel, so much as a grave.

        • Anonymous

          If you’re going to use it for a political football, you better be wearing steel-toe boots … [tests concrete] … actually, flip flops will suffice.

  • Anonymous

    Sorry, repairing falling concrete is gravy. If it hits a pedestrian, they shouldn’t be under the Gardiner since roads are for cars.

    (sarcastic)

  • Anonymous

    What’s with the ghost streetcar on the wall? That looks kinda cool!

    • Anonymous

      It’s a Rob Ford nightmare so vivid, it has become etched into the very stone.