There’s a rough weekend ahead for Toronto drivers.

The Gardiner will be closed from Carlaw Ave. to Highway 427 starting from 11 p.m. on Friday until 5 a.m. on Monday for annual fall maintenance.

During the maintenance, workers plan to resurface lanes, inspect bridges, clean and repair catch basins, fix signs, guardrails, potholes and street lights, and more, the City of Toronto said in a news release.

The City is asking motorists to use alternate routes during this time, and says it “will make changes to traffic-signal timing,” in an effort to relieve congestion nearby.

Commuters won’t get off easy this weekend either though, as the subway will be closed on Line 1 between Finch and Lawrence for track work, the TTC said in a press release. Shuttle buses will be running.

Streetcar service will also be disrupted on Queen’s Quay between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Sunday morning.

The TTC, Toronto Police, Fire and Paramedic Services will be conducting an emergency simulation in the streetcar tunnel between Union Station and the Queen’s Quay Ferry Docks station. The exercise will involve about 350 participants and will simulate the evacuation of several streetcars in the tunnel.

The 510 Spadina streetcar will stop at Queen’s Quay, and the 509 Harbourfront router will be replaced by shuttle buses.

Normal service will resume at 8 a.m. on Sunday.

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