Two major downtown Toronto intersections will be closed for a month this spring Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. Construction crews in Toronto took advantage of the eerily empty streets caused by pandemic lockdown to expedite some much-needed roadwork across the city last year, and though some of that work is still ongoing, one major forthcoming road closure was not exactly in the plans. An unexpected sewer burst under Bay Street right downtown has necessitated some heavy duty emergency maintenance that's going to mean a portion of the thoroughfare will have to be closed to all traffic for at least an entire month just as things are starting to open up.