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Line 35: The Gardiner is named after the first chair of the now-defunct [[Metropolitan Toronto\|Metro Council]], [[Fred Gardiner\|Frederick G. Gardiner]].<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/once-upon-a-city-archives/2016/07/07/gardiner-expressway-big-daddys-gift-to-toronto.html "Gardiner Expressway: 'Big Daddy's' gift to Toronto"]. ''Toronto Star'', July 10, 2016.</ref> The six-lane section east of the [[Humber River (Ontario)\|Humber River]] was built in segments from 1955 until 1964 by the Metropolitan Toronto government with provincial highway funds, and upon completion the Gardiner also received the [[Ontario Highway 2\|Highway 2]] provincial route numbering until 1998. The ten-lane section west of the Humber was formerly the eastern-most section of the QEW until it was transferred to [[Metro Toronto]] in 1997. ~~The Gardiner has been~~Often described as "an out-of-date, crumbling and frequently traffic-jammed freeway".,{{sfn\|Levine\|2014\|p=203}} ~~Particularly~~the ~~for~~Gardiner is now the ~~elevated~~focus ~~section~~of ~~whose~~a major rehabilitation project that is expected to last at least until 2030. The condition of the elevated section has deteriorated over the years, ~~extensive~~necessitating ~~repairs~~much ~~have~~of ~~been~~its ~~carried out since the mid-1990s~~replacement. Due to its limited capacity and high maintenance costs, the Gardiner has been the subject of several proposals to demolish it or move it underground as part of downtown waterfront revitalization efforts. A section east of the Don River was demolished in 2001, while in 2018 the off-ramp to York/Bay/Yonge Streets was replaced by an off-ramp to Lower Simcoe Street, and the segment east of Jarvis Street to the Don River was designated to be realigned in 2021. The eastern terminus to Lake Shore Boulevard was demolished the following year. In November 2023, the municipal and provincial governments announced a tentative deal which will see responsibility for the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway transferred to the provincial government, with the two highways to be maintained as provincial highways.<ref name=":0">{{cite news\|url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/ontario-and-toronto-agree-to-new-deal-including-the-upload-of-dvp-and-gardiner-expressway/article_0efefb7d-c541-503e-b165-2b0c8f7174ba.html \|title=Ontario and Toronto agree to new deal, including the upload of DVP and Gardiner Expressway \|first1=Robert \|last1=Benzie \|first2=David \|last2=Rider \|work=[[Toronto Star]] \|date=November 27, 2023 \|access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news\|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/chow-ford-announcement-monday-1.7040823 \|title=Toronto uploads Gardiner, DVP to province, steps aside on Ontario Place redevelopment \|publisher=[[CBC News]] \|first=Adam \|last=Carter \|date=November 27, 2023 \|access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref>

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