https://globalnews.ca/news/10464912/toronto-construction-season-traffic-solutions/
Driving on parts of the Gardiner that's temporarily reduced to 2 lanes each way for repairs, can give people in the GTA a sense of what it's like driving in stunted Vancouver.
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/03/19/gardiner-construction-phase-two-dufferin-strachan/
The mostly six lane Gardiner should have been designed to have had at least a 4th lane each way so that it could have been used as a bus & HOV lane.
https://bayview-news.com/2024/03/bayview-leaside-commuters-face-impact-of-2024-road-work.html/
Nothing like the Gardiner_Expressway or the Don_Valley_Parkway was ever allowed in Vancouver. That's because a clearing of houses would have been required. Thus, it's been tough enough just to have something like a 6 lane Lake_Shore_Boulevard (LSB) in Vancouver.
Kingsway_at_the_Vancouver-Burnaby boundary, is funneled into a 4 lane bottleneck.
Hastings_Street_in_downtown_Vancouver is funneled into a 5 lane cokepoint & gets even narrower.
The Knight_Street corridor isn't all 6 lanes wide. There are a few 4 lane chokepoints. An urban 6 lane corridor is essential, because a 3rd lane each way can be a bus & HOV lane. However, the congestive Vancouver approach is to funnel everything into a 4 lane bottleneck. Fortunately, most cities have allowed enough extra space for bus & HOV lanes.
Is Toronto construction just as safe & easy as last year?
https://www.toronto.ca/news/city-of-toronto-kicks-off-busy-billion-dollar-construction-season/
Of course all the various construction projects can't be done in one year, as it can take several years or even decades.
