Mayor John Tory won’t support reopening the debate over the Gardiner Expressway even though the cost to fix it has ballooned by $1 billion and there is uncertainty over federal funding. “We have had discussions on a number of these projects over and over and over again,” Tory said Monday. “No matter what decision is made, no matter by how big a margin at city council, there are always those who want to reopen them, usually the people on the losing end of the vote.”Last week, city staff released a report saying the estimated cost to repair the entire Gardiner had jumped from $2.6 billion to $3.6 billion. That includes an added $468 million to rebuild the 1.7-kilometre section east of Jarvis St., which now has a price tag of $1.4 billion. In 2015, council narrowly voted 24-21 to rebuild that section rather than the cheaper alternative of tearing it down and replacing it with a boulevard.

Source: thestar November 28, 2016 19:57 UTC