Hammer Sounding of underside of F G Gardiner Expressway.
★ Quick facts
- Location
- Between between Yonge St and Lower Jarvis St
- Start date
- Sun, Aug 30, 2026 · 11:00 PM
- End date
- Fri, Sep 4, 2026 · 5:00 AM
- Lanes affected
- One Direction
- Severity
- Heavy
Traffic context
Traffic today
This closure is one part of the day. The daily brief shows the event load, other road work, and the likely busy window from the same calendar data.
- Day status
- Severe
- Busy window
- Sharpest squeeze likely 11 PM to 1 AM as crowds leave; arrivals build more gradually 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
- Main signal
- Canadian National Exhibition (CNE / The Ex) + Lake Shore Blvd W restriction + Lake Shore Blvd E restriction
- Canadian National Exhibition (CNE / The Ex)
- Lake Shore Blvd W
- Lake Shore Blvd E
What's affected
Lake Shore Blvd E between between Yonge St and Lower Jarvis St is impacted by a closure record. The source lists affected lanes as: One Direction.
Corridors to compare: Front Street and Queens Quay are downtown east–west surface streets, while King Street has transit-priority restrictions on through traffic. They do not follow Lake Shore for its full length. Which one wins depends on the day — check a live map before you leave.
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