Cost of Renaming Dundas Street Balloons to $12.7 Million, Toronto City Manager Says

Published on December 15, 2023

Renaming Dundas Street will cost Toronto up to $12.7 million, more than double the price of the original $6.3 million price tag, according to a city manager. For the time being, the city is moving ahead with renaming Yonge-Dundas Square to Sankofa Square. Toronto City Council voted July 14 to rename the 23-kilometre thoroughfare in response to a 2020 petition with 14,000 signatures, according to the city website. The cost of the project has increased exponentially since a 2021 report to council estimated a $6.3 million price tag. The costs have risen for multiple reasons, city manager Paul Johnson said in a letter presented to council on Dec. 13....

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