Brimley Road South Multi-Use Trail
Construction Update: February 2026
Excavation for the temporary road widening works has begun. This work will allow for the installation of a temporary pedestrian walkway along the west side of the road to facilitate safe access for users entering and exiting Bluffer’s Park during trail construction.
Road widening and temporary pedestrian access works will continue into spring of this year.
Tree removals will be underway within the City-owned right-of-way over the next few weeks. A total of 367 trees will be removed for this project, of which 59% are classified as saplings, and 63% are non-native, invasive species.
Following trail construction, 109 trees will be replanted within the work area, alongside 761 shrubs, to compensate the loss of these trees. In addition to this, another 470 trees and 90 shrubs will be planted in the vicinity of the Chine Meadow on the west side of Brimley Road, following management of the invasive Dog Strangling Vine.
Please see our Tree Removal Factsheet for more information.
More updates to come – stay tuned!
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), in partnership with the City of Toronto, launched the Scarborough Waterfront Project with a vision of creating a system of public greenspaces along the Lake Ontario shoreline between Bluffer’s Park and East Point Park.
This system will respect and protect the significant natural and cultural features of the Bluffs, enhance terrestrial and aquatic habitat, and provide a safe and enjoyable waterfront experience.
Construction Updates
Brimley Road South Multi-Use Trail: December 2025
Site set-up activities are underway for the Brimley Road South Multi-Use Trail, with the initial mobilization of the staging and stockpiling area in the northern end of the Bluffer’s Park boat launch parking lot completed in the fall, and the installation of tree protection hoarding recently completed throughout the majority of the site.
Erosion and sediment control installation has begun and will continue into the new year.
Starting in January 2026, the contractor will be preparing for full mobilization, which will include further expansion of the staging area and closing of the western access ramp to the Bluffer’s Park west parking lot, as shown in the figure below.
Access will still be provided to the Bluffer’s Park west parking lot via the eastern access ramp.
Once all mobilization activities have been completed, tree removals will begin, and will be followed by the installation of traffic control measures and temporary road widening works to facilitate a temporary pedestrian walkway along the west side of the road during construction.
More updates to come in the new year – stay tuned!
Brimley Road South Multi-Use Trail: Fall 2025
The Brimley Road South Multi-Use Trail (MUT) Project has now entered the Construction Phase.
READ THE NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and the City of Toronto, with Ward 20 Councillor Parthi Kandavel, Chair of the TRCA Board of Directors Paul Ainslie, and a number of other dignitaries and project advocates celebrated the project’s groundbreaking on October 20, 2025, marking the beginning of construction.
Construction is expected to continue through to mid-2027, with TRCA and their contractor occupying the north end of the boat launch parking lot for staging and stockpiling.
Following site set-up and the installation of a temporary pedestrian walkway on the west side of Brimley Road, trail work will start at the south end in Bluffer’s Park and continue north to Barkdene Hills.
Any questions or comments you may have during the Construction Phase can continue to be directed to the project team.
Brimley Road South Multi-Use Trail: August 2025
Brimley Road South Multi-Use Trail
This component of the Scarborough Waterfront Project (SWP) West Segment includes construction of an at-grade multi-use trail on the east side of Brimley Road South, between Barkdene Hills and Bluffers Park Road.
Detailed Designs have been finalized and the construction contract for the project has been secured. Pre-construction monitoring activities are underway and will continue throughout Summer 2025, in anticipation of construction start this Fall 2025.
Further updates will be provided in advance of construction start dates.
READ THE NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION
September 2025
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West Segment Shoreline and Multi-Use Trail
Detailed design of the West Segment Shoreline and Multi-Use Trail is now complete.
Funding has been secured, with construction of this component anticipated to commence after the completion of the Brimley Road South Multi-Use Trail.
Get Involved
We invite you to contact our project staff with comments, questions and feedback. Public engagement opportunities will be advertised on the project website.
- Email: ScarboroughWaterfrontProject@trca.ca
- Phone: (437) 880-2437