Toronto to study road tolls on Gardiner Expressway, DVP

Both drivers and Mayor John Tory don't like the idea of road tolls,but the the City of Toronto is pushing ahead with a plan to study them.

The city has issued a request for proposalsto study what road tolling technology would work on the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway.

The winning bidderis expected to lay out who should pay for tolls and what mechanism would work to collect them.

City officials say the move ispart of a"broad discussion" around generatingrevenue that will begin in April when the city manager presents his long-term financial plan.

Toronto is set to spend$2.5 billionto fix the eastern portion of the agingGardiner, and many have suggested tolls would be a way to pay for that work.

Mayor John Tory, however, disagreed with that idea in a statement released by his office.

"The Mayor does not wish to pre-empt that discussion but his views on road tolls are well documented: it would not be his preferred way to pay for road infrastructure," the statement said.

In September 2015, the city's executive committee had the general manager of transportation services undertake a more detailed study and consultation on tolling and pricing of the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway.

The city's call for proposals runs untilApril 11.