▁completed ▁for ▁several ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁Toronto ▁B yp ass : ▁between ▁Highway   4 0 0 ▁and ▁D uffer in ▁Street ▁in ▁August , ▁west ▁to ▁West on ▁Road ▁in ▁September , ▁east ▁to ▁Bath urst ▁Street ▁in ▁October ▁and ▁finally ▁to ▁Y on ge ▁Street ▁in ▁December . ▁Ext ensions ▁east ▁and ▁west ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ; ▁the ▁eastern ▁extension ▁to ▁Bay view ▁Avenue ▁opened ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁but ▁the ▁western ▁extension ▁was ▁delayed ▁by ▁the ▁damage ▁caused ▁by ▁H urr icane ▁Haz el ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁which ▁nearly ▁destroyed ▁the ▁new ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁H umber ▁River . ▁The ▁reconst ruction ▁would ▁take ▁until ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁highway ▁was ▁opened ▁between ▁West on ▁and ▁Highway   2 7 ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁entire ▁by pass , ▁including ▁the ▁w iden ing ▁of ▁Highway   2 7 ▁into ▁an ▁express way ▁south ▁of ▁Highway   4 0 1 , ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁Upon ▁its ▁opening , ▁the ▁by pass ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁one ▁rep orter ▁as ▁" a ▁motor ist ' s ▁dream " ▁providing ▁" some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁so othing ▁scen ery ▁in ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁area ". ▁The ▁rep orter ▁continued , ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁eastern ▁section ▁through ▁Sc ar borough , ▁that ▁it ▁" w inds ▁smooth