Trouble under the Gardiner: Expressway a hazard to public safety, says report
The underbelly of the Gardiner Expressway is rife with deteriorating chunks of concrete that present a “significant hazard to public safety,” an outside engineering firm hired by the City of Toronto has concluded.
IBI Group found serious problems with the way city engineers go about identifying these problem zones. Its independent analysis uncovered sizeable cracks, spalls (pieces that have detached from a larger mass), problematic patches, and splitting in six areas where the city found “no signs of surface deterioration.”
But the report also cautions it is impossible to guarantee concrete won’t fall off in the future, no matter what precautions are taken.
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