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Bay Street crane operations today
The TTC is detouring buses operating along the 6 Bay route after 6 a.m. today.
Read Transit Toronto’s May 19 post for more information.
Short-term construction projects
Short-term construction projects affect transit services in the City of Toronto, the Region York and elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
City of Toronto
Eglinton GO Station — parking
Construction at the station blocks part of the west lot and walkways to and from the train platforms.
Read Transit Toronto’s April 13 post for more information.
Construction continues until mid-May.
Warden Station — washrooms
The TTC is closing the facilities for repairs. It plans to reopen them Friday, June 15.
Read Transit Toronto’s February 19 post for more information.
Downsview Station — washrooms
The TTC is closing the facilities for repairs. It plans to reopen them Friday, June 29.
Read Transit Toronto’s February 19 post for more information.
Region of York
Highway 7 East rapidway construction today
Contractors are:
- periodically blocking east- and westbound curb lanes at Bayview Avenue from 7 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. each day, as they build the future Bayview Station. Work continues until August 31.
- widening the sidewalk and boulevard on the south side between Times Road and Saddlecreek Drive. Work continues until mid-June.
Read Transit Toronto’s May 14 post for more information.
Davis Drive Rapidway
Contractors are installing new hydro poles on Yonge Street and Davis Drive West. They’re getting ready to build bus-only lanes in the centre of the roadway.
Read Transit Toronto’s May 14 post for more information.
Work continues until May 27.
Elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe
Construction takes place in Guelph and Kitchener.
Stone Road Mall Terminal Guelph
While construction takes place at the terminal, Guelph Transit buses operating along the 8 Stone Road Mall, 15 University College and 50 Stone Road express routes drop off and pick up passengers at a stop on Scottsfield Drive.
Read Transit Toronto’s February 24 post for more information.
Courtland Avenue East Kitchener
The City of Kitchener and Region of Waterloo are rebuilding the roadway between Sterling Avenue South and Ottawa Street South.
Grand River Transit is detouring buses operating along the 8 Fairview via Weber / Courtland and 8 University via Courtland / Weber routes.
Construction continues until August 31.
Read Transit Toronto’s April 2 post for more information.
Long-term construction projects
Long-term construction projects affect transit services in the City of Toronto, Durham, Halton, Peel and York Regions and elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
City of Toronto
Queen Street East
The City of Toronto is repairing the watermains and the TTC is upgrading the tracks between Coxwell and Greenwood Avenues.
The TTC is detouring streetcars operating along the 301 Queen overnight and 501 Queen routes, starting today. It’s canceled service along the 502 Downtowner and 503 Kingston Rd tripper routes.
Shuttle buses replace streetcars along Queen Street East during regular hours and overnight. More buses replace streetcars along Kingston Road. Buses operating along the 31 Greenwood route also detour.
Read Transit Toronto’s April 30 post for more information.
Construction continues until October.
Union Station
GO Transit continues upgrading the train shed and other railway infrastructure.
Read Transit Toronto’s January 10, 2010 post for more information.
Work continues until 2015.
GO is restricting access between Platform 26-27 and the Great Hall, Front Street and the GO Concourse and you may have to use another route within the station to get to and from trains, while contractors set up a crane. The work blocks access for about six weeks, while the crane remains until the end of the project in 2015.
The TTC is adding a second platform to Union subway station. Construction reduces Bay Street and Front Street West to just one lane in each direction.
The TTC is detouring buses operating along the 6 Bay, 72A Pape via Commissioners, 97B Yonge and 320 Yonge overnight routes while the street is blocked.
Read Transit Toronto’s May 29, 2011 post for more information.
Construction restricts pedestrian access between the train station and the subway station.
Read Transit Toronto’s February 10 and March 10 posts for information about the pedestrian access.
The City of Toronto is renovating and restoring the building, installing new retail space and building a new connection from the station to the underground PATH pedestrian network.
York University subway station
Brampton Transit, GO Transit, the TTC and York Region Transit are detouring buses around the site of the future subway station at the east end of the Harry W. Arthurs Commons.
Read Transit Toronto’s July 16, 2011 post for more information.
Keele Street north of Finch Avenue West
The TTC is detouring northbound buses operating along the 41 Keele, 107 Keele North and 196 York University rocket routes, starting today.
Construction crews are moving a watermain, as part of the project to extend the 1 Yonge - University - Spadina subway northwest beyond Downsview Station.
Read Transit Toronto’s February 29 post for more information.
Construction continues until May 12.
Keele Street south of Finch Avenue West
Subway tunneling continues 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
Passengers riding TTC buses operating along the 41 Keele and 107 Keele North routes should expect detours and delays.
Read Transit Toronto’s January 13 post for more information.
Allen Road north of Sheppard Avenue West
Subway tunneling blocks the northbound high-occupancy vehicle lane.
Contractors are demolishing part of the tracks and the ventilation shaft north of Downsview Station, as part of the project to extend the TTC’s 1 Yonge - University - Spadina subway northwestward to York University and Vaughan.
Passengers riding TTC buses operating along the 104 Faywood, 105 Dufferin North, 117 Alness and 196 York University rocket routes seven days a week and GO buses operating along the 47G Hamilton - York U route Saturdays, Sundays and holidays shoule expect detours and delays.
Work continues Mondays to Saturdays 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Read Transit Toronto’s March 15 post for more information.
Steeles Avenue West near York University
Starting today, work on the subway project restricts traffic to just two lanes in each direction between Murray Ross Parkway and Founders Road, as contractors relocate underground utilities.
Read Transit Toronto’s April 6 post for more information.
Work on this phase of the project continues until July.
Pape Station
Work continues on a project to upgrade and modernize the station.
Read Transit Toronto’s September 29, 2009 post for more information.
Dufferin Station
Work continues on a project to upgrade and modernize the station.
Read Transit Toronto’s March 20, 2010 post for more information.
Queen’s Park Station
The TTC and private contractors are building a new north-east entrance to the station. The new entrance is part of the MArS development at University Avenue and College Street.
Agincourt GO Station
GO is building a new overpass to carry the train tracks across Sheppard Avenue East. The work blocks access to the south parking lot. GO is maintaining access to the station building, north lot and all other parking spaces.
Read Transit Toronto’s November 13, 2011 post for more information.
Oriole GO Station
York University GO Station
GO is extending the platforms to accommodate 12-car trains in the near future.
Work proceeds Mondays to Fridays from about 8:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Read Transit Toronto’s January 22, 2011 post for more information.
West Donlands construction
The TTC is detouring buses operating along the 72A Pape via Commissioners route, so that buses no longer operate through the Distillery District.
Read Transit Toronto’s April 22 post for more information.
Construction and the detours continue until early 2013.
Weston GO Station pedestrian access
GO is restricting access to the station from below the Lawrence Avenue West bridge, because it’s starting work widening the bridge.
Read Transit Toronto’s October 8, 2011 post for more information.
Sony Centre
Construction blocks westbound lanes of The Esplanade between Scott and Yonge Streets.
The TTC is detouring buses operating along the 72A Pape via Commissioners route.
Read Transit Toronto’s January 28, 2010 post for details.
Construction continues until 2013.
Exhibition GO Station
Contractors are building a new elevator and extending the tunnel to improve access to and from Atlantic Avenue, north of the station. They’re also installing a snow-melt system on the platform.
Read Transit Toronto’s August 10, 2011 post for more information.
Construction continues until winter 2012.
Scarborough GO Station — parking
GO has closed an area just south of the station building and two areas at the south-west corner near the new pedestrian walkways for more construction. Contractors are rehabilitating the parking facility to include new paving and curbs, new closed-circuit television cameras and energy-efficient lighting.
Read Transit Toronto’s December 10, 2011 post for more information.
Work continues until this spring.
Peckham Avenue
The TTC is detouring buses operating along the 98 Willowdale - Senlac route during storm sewer repairs.
Read Transit Toronto’s March 26 post for more information.
Construction continues until June.
St. Clair / Old Weston Road
Some work continues to block southbound buses operating along the 41 Keele route from making right turns from Old Weston Road to St. Clair Avenue West.
Read Transit Toronto’s December 22, 2009 post for more information.
Region of Durham
Ajax GO Station
GO Transit contractors are building a multi-level parking structure just west of the station building beside the bus loop. The new structure will include new elevators, a tunnel for passengers to reach the train platforms, a space to store bicycles and a new “Kiss ‘n’ Ride” — where motorists can drop off and pick up passengers.
The project adds about 1,000 more parking spaces for commuters.
During construction, GO will close most of the parking lot immediately south of the train platforms, leaving just a few remaining spots for reserved parking and the “Kiss ‘n’ Ride”.
All other parking at Ajax GO Station remains, including the 300 spots that GO recently opened just off O’Brien Court.
GO is also closing the west end of the station platform. Trains stop 450 feet off of the end station platform and therefore GO staff will not open the doors to the four east-end coaches, the first four from the locomotive.
Read Transit Toronto’s August 21, 2011 post for more information.
Construction on the parking structure continues until early 2013.
Pickering GO Station
GO Transit and the City of Pickering are building a new parking structure for commuters at the Pickering Town Centre on the north side of Highway 401. A new pedestrian bridge crosses the 401, linking the Town Centre and the GO Station.
Read Transit Toronto’s November 30, 2010 post for more information about the construction project.
Work continues until this spring.
Region of Halton
Milton GO Station parking lot
GO Transit is expanding the lot to add 300 more parking spaces and 14 more accessible parking spaces at the northwest end of the lot.
During construction, it’s closing 12 former spots close to the construction zone.
Read Transit Toronto’s October 2, 2011 post for more information.
Construction continues until the end of 2011.
Main Street Milton overpass
The Town is restricting traffic to just one lane in each direction during construction of an overpass across the railway tracks east of Ontario Street.
The work may delay passengers traveling on GO Transit buses operating along the 21 Milton / Toronto and 27 Milton / North York routes and Milton Transit buses operating along the 1 Steeles / Martin, 2 Main and 5 Yates routes.
Read Transit Toronto’s April 12 post for more information.
Construction continues until 2014.
Region of Peel
Mississauga busway
The City of Mississauga continues to work on its project to build a bus rapid transit line through central Mississauga.
Erindale GO Station
Contractors are building a new multi-level, covered parking structure, with 1,500 spaces. They’re also building a new bus loop, walkways and a pedestrian bridge to the tracks..
GO is closing most of the south parking lot during construction. However, it will make more parking available in a temporary lot on the north side of Rathburn Road West.
GO is also closing the pedestrian bridge across Burnhamthorpe Road West until summer. A covered pedestrian walkway replaces the bridge while it’s closed. Portable washrooms outside the station building will also replace the usual facilities until spring 2012.
Read Transit Toronto’s April 15, 2011 post for more information.
Construction on the project as a whole continues until October, 2012.
Region of York
Bayview / Highway 7 rapidway
Due to construction of the new bus-only lanes along Highway 7, YRT is detouring eastbound Viva buses serving the pink and purple route along High Tech Road, instead of Highway 7. The buses serve a temporary eastbound Bayview vivastation at the southeast corner of High Tech and Bayview.
Read Transit Toronto’s February 12 post for more information.
The detour continues until early 2013.
Highway 7, west of Jane Street
Subway tunneling blocks eastbound lanes between Interchange Way and Jane Street.
YRT passengers riding buses operating along the 77 Highway 7 / Centre route and Brampton Transit passengers riding buses operating along the 501 Züm Queen route should expect detours or delays.
Read Transit Toronto’s January 14 post for more information.
Rutherford GO Station
GO is extending the platforms and installing a snow-melt system, more lighting, a public-service announcement system and closed-circuit television cameras.
Read Transit Toronto’s August 13, 2011 post for more information.
Starting October 3, 2011, the construction restricts train access the six north-end coaches only.
Work continues until early 2012.
Aurora GO Station
GO is improving the north and northeast parking lots by building more parking spaces and a new “Kiss ‘n’ Ride” facility, where motorists can drop off and pick up passengers.
It’s closing both areas and access to the northeast lot from Industrial Parkway. However, parking is still available in the parking structure. It’s also closing the walkway beside the north lot and replacing it with a temporary walkway across Ross Street.
Read Transit Toronto’s September 21, 2011 post for more information.
Work continues until mid-2012.
Elsewhere in the Greater Golden Horseshoe
Construction takes place in the Ancaster area of Hamilton, Bradford and Guelph.
Wilson Street East Ancaster
The Hamilton Street Railway is detouring buses operating along the 16 Ancaster route, while the City of Hamilton reconstructs the roadway.
Read Transit Toronto’s March 1 post for more information.
Construction continues until July.
Bradford GO Station
GO Transit is extending the north end of the platform at Bradford GO Station.
The longer platform will have more lighting, a public-address system and closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV). The longer platform sets the stage for GO to accommodate 12-car trains in the future.
Read Transit Toronto’s October 26, 2011 post for more information.
Downtown Guelph terminal
Construction continues on the new terminal for GO Transit, Guelph Transit and intercity buses.
The terminal opens May 13.
University Centre Terminal Guelph
Construction blocks part of the terminal area, so Guelph Transit buses operate to temporary terminals.
Construction continues until early 2013.
Read Transit Toronto’s March 4 post for more information.
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