Flooding mostly clears on DVP, Lake Shore amid heavy downpours, thunderstorm watch
Posted July 24, 2024 3:38 pm.
Last Updated July 24, 2024 5:08 pm.
Flooding has cleared on the Don Valley Parkway and Lake Shore Boulevard as heavy downpours had the potential to drop 50mm of rain in less than an hour.
Toronto police say at the Bloor Viaduct on the DVP, there was water flooding the highway in both the southbound and northbound lanes with one lane completely under water, but it has since cleared.
One of the eastbound lanes on Lake Shore Boulevard near Ontario Place was flooded too, but has since subsided as well.
The intersection of Rees Street and Lake Shore is also experiencing pooling of water.
The TTC says trains were not stopping at Osgoode station due to flooding, but service has since resumed. The bridge between Yorkdale Station and Yorkdale Shopping Centre is closed due to flooding.
The rainfall was the first one since last week’s storms that brought severe flooding to the GTA in which the DVP was completely underwater in places.
Nearly 98 millimetres of rain fell in Toronto on July 16, making it the fifth wettest day in the city’s history.
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