Josh Matlow (Ward 22) has announced in his newsletter Thursday morning that he will support the removal of the eastern portion of the Gardiner Expressway. This is a change from his previous inclination, he says, to support the so-called hybrid plan that would maintain the section of the elevated road leading to Scarborough. In his quite detailed explanation, Mr. Matlow notes that the eastern portion is not heavily used and that in the distant future, when the work is completed, the delay for vehicles along the new surface-level boulevard will be an estimated average 52 seconds greater than over the retained section of the Gardiner to Scarborough. Most people will know that the fruits of such construction are many years distant and in the interim, there will be construction to deal with. Here in South Bayview we are fortunate to have ready access to the Don Valley north via Don Mills and again at Eglinton Ave E and to the Gardiner westbound by way of the Bayview extension to the downtown ramps. Newsletter
