DVP lanes at Don Mills to be reduced overnight due to repair work

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The Don Valley Parkway will be a little more congested overnight as lane reductions will be in place starting next week.

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The city is embarking on repairs to the Don Mills Rd. bridge beginning Sept. 5. The work is expected to finished by Nov. 3.

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Workers will be cleaning and coating the structural steel on the bridge, which will help protect it from corrosion, prevent costly repairs and extend its service life, the city says.

Nightly traffic restrictions will be near Don Mills Rd. and in place from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. during the week, and 11 p.m. to 9 a.m. on weekends.

Starting Tuesday during the designated hours, the southbound and northbound DVP will be reduced to one or two lanes, the southbound off-ramp to southbound Don Mills Rd. will be closed, the southbound DVP on-ramp from northbound Don Mills Rd. will be closed, and the northbound DVP off-ramp to northbound Don Mills Rd. will be closed periodically.