Transit Toronto

Metrolinx and its contractors continue to prepare for upcoming construction of the Hurontario light rail transit line in Mississauga and Brampton.

Since mid-September, contractors have been relocating utilities

• on Hurontario Street between Highway 407 and Matheson Boulevard

as part of the LRT construction project. The work zone blocks traffic lanes.

Starting 6 a.m. Friday, January 15, the northbound MiWay stop

• on Hurontario at Derry Road East (stop #1907)

is out of service, due to the lane closures. Use the temporary platform beside the regular stop to board and exit from buses along these routes while the stop is out of service:

• 17 Hurontario; and
• 103 Hurontario express.

Also starting 6 a.m. January 15, the northbound MiWay stops

• on Hurontario at Kingsway Drive (stop #4006) and
• on Hurontario at Topflight Drive (stop #1908)

are out of service due to the lane closures. Use the temporary platform beside the regular stops to board and exit from buses along this route while the stop is out of service:

• 17 Hurontario.

Northbound passengers continue to use temporary platforms on Hurontario at Derry East, Kingsway and Topflight “until June 2021”, meaning as late as until June 30, 2021.

Metrolinx contractors continue building the future Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit line between Mount Dennis and Kennedy.

Starting 6 a.m. Monday, January 11, the City of Toronto is closing

• Chaplin Crescent south of Eglinton Avenue West,

while crews reinstate the water main.

The City is also closing the laneway south of Eglinton West between Chaplin and Russell Hill Road behind Toronto Fire Station 135 (641 Eglinton Avenue West) during the work.

Crews work every day from 6 a.m. until 11 p.m.

Water-main construction near the future Chaplin Station, the road closure and the resulting TTC detour and delays continue “through late February”, meaning as late as until February 28.

For transit passengers

• The TTC is detouring buses along this route, while the street is closed:

• 14 Glencairn.

The TTC has also already relocated bus stops in the area. It may also temporarily further relocate stops near work zones. Passengers aboard buses along these routes can also expect significant delays:

• 32A / 32C Eglinton West;
• 33 Forest Hill; and
• 332 Eglinton West overnight.

For pedestrians

• A work zone blocks the sidewalk on the south side of Eglinton between Chaplin and just west of Russell Hill Road. You must walk on the north side.
• A work zone blocks the sidewalk on the south side of Eglinton just west of Chaplin. You must walk on the north side.
• A work zone blocks the sidewalk on the west side of Chaplin just south of Eglinton. You must walk on the east side.
• A work zone blocks the sidewalk on the east side of Chaplin between Spadina Road and Eglinton. You must walk on the west side.
• You must walk around the work zone on Latimer Avenue, by detouring north, then across Latimer, then south to continue walking east- or westward along the north side of Eglinton West.
• The laneway south of Eglinton West between Chaplin Crescent and Russell Hill Road behind Toronto Fire Station 135 (641 Eglinton Avenue West) is closed.
• Crews have relocated the east-west crosswalk on the south side of Eglinton at Chaplin further south on Chaplin than usually, due to the work zones on the south side of Eglinton east and west of Chaplin. West-side pedestrians on Chaplin must cross at this crosswalk. You cannot walk further north on the west side until you cross Eglinton.
• An unsignalized pedestrian island crosswalk remains available on Chaplin Crescent at Spadina.
• A work zone blocks the north-south crosswalk on the west side of Chaplin. You must cross on the east side.

For motorists

• Starting 6 a.m. Monday, January 11, Chaplin Crescent is closed to all traffic south of Eglinton Avenue West.
• Work zones block eastbound lanes on the south side of Eglinton West east and west of Chaplin.
• Another work zone blocks northbound traffic lanes on Chaplin north of Eglinton.
• Just one lane is available for traffic in each direction on Eglinton from west of Chaplin to Russell Hill. Traffic flows on the north side of the roadway.
• Just one lane is available for traffic in each direction on Chaplin north of Eglinton. Traffic flows on the west side of the roadway.
• You can’t turn in any direction from eastbound Eglinton onto Chaplin.
• You can’t turn left from westbound Eglinton onto southbound Chaplin.
• Latimer Road and Gilgorm Road remain closed to traffic at Eglinton.
• The laneway south of Eglinton West between Chaplin Crescent and Russell Hill Road behind Toronto Fire Station 135 (641 Eglinton Avenue West) is closed.

For nearby residents and business people

• Expect to hear noise from a crane, an excavator, trucks, a compactor and other heavy equipment.
• Expect to see site-lighting overnight.
• Trucks stage in work zones and on the median on Chaplin north of Eglinton.
• Deep excavation continues during the closure all day, every day.

From 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Thursday, January 14, the City of Hamilton is closing

• Upper Paradise Road just south of Scenic Drive,

while crews repair the sewer.

The Hamilton Street Railway is detouring buses along this route, while the street is closed:

• 34 Upper Paradise.

From 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Wednesday, January 13, the City of Hamilton is closing

• John Street North just north of Burlington Street East,

while crews repair the sewer.

The Hamilton Street Railway is already detouring buses in the area due to construction on Discovery Drive. It will further detour buses along this route Wednesday:

• 20 A-Line express.

The TTC is closing Line 1 Yonge - University between Finch and Eglinton stations earlier than usually Monday, January 11 until Thursday, January 14. Line 1 subway trains operate only between Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and Eglinton stations after 11 p.m. those days.

Shuttle buses partly replace subway service, dropping off or picking up passengers at stops on Yonge Street near stations on the closed section of the line. TTC staff are available in each station to direct you to shuttle-bus stops.

(Or, consider a shuttle-bus alternative.)

Although shuttle buses are accessible, Wheel-Trans is also available for passengers. Ask TTC staff in each station for help or information about Wheel-Trans service.

Most stations on the closed section of the subway line remain open so you can pay for fares or connect with TTC buses and Line 4 Sheppard subway trains. However, North York Centre Station is closed. Note also that the TTC is temporarily closing exits / entrances at three stations:

• At Sheppard - Yonge Station, it is temporarily closing the automatic entrance / exits on Yonge Street at Poyntz Avenue and Anndale Drive. You can use all other exits / entrances at the station.
• At York Mills Station, it is temporarily closing the Old York Mills Road entrance / exit. Enter or exit the station in the York Mills Centre or Yonge Corporate Centre or at the northwest corner of Yonge Street and Wilson Avenue.
• At Lawrence Station, it’s closing the entrances / exits at Bedford Park and Ranleigh Avenues. Enter or exit the station on Yonge Street at Lawrence Avenues East and West.

While this section of Line 1 is closed, TTC crews are maintaining the tunnel and signals in the subway corridor.

According to a TTC news release, “While the TTC does most subway maintenance at the conclusion of service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete critical infrastructure and [signal upgrades.”

The TTC is closing this section Line 1 three more times in January:

• Monday, January 18 until Thursday, January 21 — Finch to Eglinton — close early — tunnel and signal upgrades.
• Saturday, January 23 and Sunday, January 24 — Finch to St Clair — Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit construction and automatic train control installation.
• Monday, January 25 until Thursday, January 28 — Finch to Eglinton — close early — tunnel and signal upgrades.

On January 11-15, the west entrance doors to the station building will be closed for construction work to accommodate digital signage installation in the bus loop. Please follow signage to access the station building through the east entrance doors.

Metrolinx is enhancing safety features at Port Credit GO Station, as part of the GO Expansion Program. During various projects at the station, they’re:

• installing tactile yellow tiles at the edge of the train platforms (underway);
• upgrading elevators that connect the middle platform to the south platform (now underway);
• adding an accessible ramp to the west end of the south platform (underway); and
• upgrading the accessible ramp to the east end of the south platform (underway).

Starting Monday, January 11, GO Transit is closing the south platform elevator, while crews upgrade the device.

• Use the ramp at the northwest corner of the south parking lot by the passenger pick-up and drop-off areas (or “Kiss and Ride) to get to the south platform.
• After crews finish upgrading the south platform elevator, they start upgradingupgrades will start on the island platform elevator. We will inform you in advance.

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Since Thursday, December 2, GO has closed the stairs between the bus loop and the south platform. Contractors are using this space to create a new accessibility ramp beside the stairs. Instead, use the tunnels at the station building to get to the train platforms. You can also use the ramp at the northwest corner of the south parking lot by the by the passenger pick-up and drop-off area (or “Kiss and Ride”) to get to the south platform.

GO is closing the stairs until further notice.

GO has also temporarily removed the PRESTO fare-payment device on the west side of the stairs (between the bus loop and the south platform) until further notice.

GO has also temporarily removed the digital screen displaying trip information and the PRESTO fare-payment device on the east side of the stairs (also between the bus loop and the south platform). Crews will put the machines in place when they finish building the west ramp construction “in spring 2021”, meaning the device is out of service as late as until June 30, 2021.

PRESTO fare-payment devices are available in the station building and on the ramp at the northwest corner of the south parking lot by the Kiss and Ride. Digital screens are available on the train platforms and in the GO station building.

Since Tuesday, August 4 GO has closed 15 parking spaces in the southwest lot near Stavebank Road North, so crews can store construction material for ongoing construction at Port Credit GO.

Since Monday, September 14, GO has been building a new accessible ramp connecting the bus terminal to the south train platform. This temporarily affects how you access buses at the station. The work zone blocks platform 8 in the terminal. MiWay is relocating the stop for northbound buses along the 8 Cawthra route and eastbound buses along the 23 Lakeshore route to platform 5.

Since Tuesday, October 27, crews have been installing tactile yellow safety tiles on the north side of the island platform overnight nightly. The tiles remind passengers how far back to safely stand from the edge of the platform. This will not affect how you board or exit from trains at Port Credit.

When crews have completed the north side of the island platform, they’ll start working on the south side. GO says, “Please be careful around construction equipment until work is complete on the island platform”. Construction continues until “winter 2021”, meaning as late as until March 31.

Metrolinx and GO plan to accommodate more passengers and increase service along the Lakeshore West line, as part of their GO Expansion Program (formerly “regional express rail”).

Bus platform numbers have changed

Starting January 8, the bus platforms in the Oakville GO bus loop have had the numbers slightly changed. This is to align the buses with the new digital signs which were recently installed. The new numbering is as follows:

• Platform 5 is renumbered as Platform 6

• Platform 6 is renumbered as Platform 7

• Platform 7 is renumbered as Platform 8

• Platform 8 is renumbered as Platform 9

These changes are permanent. Please double check your bus information before boarding to ensure you are on the right platform

Metrolinx continues a project to enhance communication and safety features and create more connections at Malton GO Station, as part of the GO Expansion Program.

Starting 3 p.m. Thursday, January 7, GO Transit is temporarily changing how you access the station during the next phase of construction. Contractors are continuing to install utilities underground for the new electrical building at the station.

To board GO, Brampton Transit or MiWay buses, use a temporary bus platform, just west of the passenger pick-up and drop-off area (or “Kiss and Ride”) near the accessible parking spaces.

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The east tunnel is closed. Use the west tunnel to get to and from the train platform.

GO is closing about 90 parking spaces, including three accessible spaces. GO says, “There will still be plenty of parking available for you at the station.”

The transit agency continues to close part of the Kiss and Ride. Directional signs inform you where to enter and exit the Kiss & Ride. Part of the pedestrian path from the bus loop to the station building remains closed. To get to the station building, use the pedestrian path from the parking lot and the Kiss and Ride.

This phase of construction at Malton GO Station continues “for two months” meaning as late as until March 6.

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Since Monday, November 30, GO has closed 38 parking spaces in the lot west of the station building.

It’s also closing part of the passenger drop-off and pick-up area (the “Kiss and Ride”). However, most lanes are still available. It’s also closed part of the walkway at the west side of the station building, beside the Kiss and Ride. You can access the station building from the walkway at the east side of the station beside the bus loop.

GO is temporarily closing these facilities so that contractors can install utilities in the area and create a new laneway to access the station.

GO is closing the parking spaces, part of the Kiss and Ride and the walkway “until spring 2021”, meaning as late as until June 30, 2021.

Since Monday, October 26, GO has closed 25 parking spaces in the lot west of the station building as part of the same project.

The work zone blocks the parking spaces until “the end of the year”, meaning as late as until December 31.

Metrolinx is preparing the station for GO Expansion by:

• adding tactile yellow safety tiles at the edge of the train platforms to remind you how far back to stand;
• installing new digital signs on the train platforms;
• widening the island platform to allow trains to stop on the north side; and
• changing the accessible platform to function on both sides.

Metrolinx continues upgrading the station “until spring 2022” or until June 30, 2022.

Metrolinx and GO plan to accommodate more passengers and increase service along the Kitchener line, as part of their GO Expansion Program (formerly “regional express rail”).

Metrolinx continues to update amenities, enhance accessibility and make accessing services at Agincourt GO Station easier and more convenient, as part of the GO Expansion Program.

Starting Monday, January 11, GO Transit is relocating PRESTO and fare machines near the platform entrance area. By relocating the machines, GO is preparing for the next stage of construction, when contractors remove the current station building. By the end of this project, the contractors will build a new station building, a second platform and new pedestrian tunnels with elevators.

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Since Wednesday, December 23, 2020, GO has temporarily changed how you access the station to accommodate ongoing construction activities to build a new station structure.

GO extended the construction zone beside the station building westward to include part of the central parking lot. Crews have set up a temporary pedestrian pathway and crossing from the Dowry Street entry to the current GO Station building and platform. They also set up a pathway to connect pedestrians from Dowry Street to the Sheppard Avenue East entry.

Construction signs are in place to direct pedestrians to access the GO Station and these temporary pedestrian pathways.

Since Saturday, August 19, 2020 GO has opened a temporary south platform. It also closed the north platform and north walkway for construction.

Two new entrances safely lead you to the new platform - one is near the station building and another farther south, giving you direct access to the platform from the parking lot.

Not all doors on your train will open at Agincourt. If you’re unsure, check the graphic in this post or ask a Customer Service Ambassador for help. You may have to adjust where you normally board your train. Some coaches won’t open from outside of the train. Spread out along the platform and keep the accessibility coach available for those who need it most.

The new platform means a shorter walk from the bus loop and parking lot to where you board your train. GO is also temporarily relocating accessible parking to the north parking lot.

GO says, as work progresses, you can expect more changes to the parking lots. However, the current number of parking spaces will remain the same.

When crews have finished working on the south side of the platform and installed the first tunnel and elevator, they’ll start working on the north side of the station. Door restrictions will also change then.

Construction to upgrade Agincourt GO Station continues “until the end of 2021”, meaning as late as until December 31.

Crews continue building a new canopy structure over the Sheppard Avenue East staircase at the station.

“Until early January 2021” (meaning as late as until January 16), GO is closing the staircase and the north sidewalk on Sheppard East between the signalized intersection at the entrance of the Agincourt GO Station and the rail line. The south sidewalk is open at all times. Once construction is complete, the staircase and the sidewalk will be re-opened to pedestrians.

When construction ends, you’ll benefit from:

• a new station building that will be LEED- (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified;
• a new passenger pick-up and drop-off area (Kiss & Ride)
• a new second track and platform;
• a renovated original platform;
• two new pedestrian tunnels with elevators;
• canopies and integrated shelters on the platforms to protect you from the elements;
• a better connection to Sheppard Avenue East at the south end of the platforms; and
• more landscaping.

^ Rendering of the future Agincourt GO Station building. Image: Metrolinx

Metrolinx and GO plan to accommodate more passengers and increase service along the Stouffville line, as part of their GO Expansion Program (formerly “regional express rail”).