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Metrolinx is building the Ontario Line subway between Exhibition Place / Ontario Place and the area near the former Ontario Science Centre, through downtown Toronto.

To accommodate future excavation and construction of Cosburn Station, contractors have been relocating the sewer under Pape Avenue south of Cosburn Avenue since Wednesday, November 13. They’re building the new sewer using a micro-tunnelling machine under the laneway west of Pape.

To accommodate Phase Four of the project, the City of Toronto is closing

• Cosburn Avenue west of Pape Avenue

to all traffic from 6 a.m. Friday, February 7 until 7 a.m. Monday, February 10.

The TTC is detouring buses along these routes, while the street is closed:

• 87 Cosburn; and
• 322 Coxwell overnight.

And, passengers aboard buses along these routes can expect delays on Pape Avenue between Cosburn and Gowan avenues:

• 72 Pape; and
• 325 Don Mills overnight.

During this phase, crews are connecting the new sewer to older infrastructure and extracting the micro-tunnelling machine. The construction team will work continuously to complete the work over the weekend.

The ongoing closure and work zone at the intersection of Gowan and Pape avenues remain.

Thursday, February 6, the work zone reduces Cosburn Avenue to just two traffic lanes — one in each direction — near the laneway (Figure 1). By 6 a.m. Friday, February 7, the full closure (Figure 2) begins. By 7 a.m. Monday, February 10, two traffic lanes on Cosburn reopen, one in each direction (Figure 1).

During the closure, the work zone blocks the sidewalk on the south side of Cosburn. Pedestrians walking eastward can access Pape Avenue along the sidewalk on the north side of Cosburn north of the work zone. Traffic-control personnel and “paid-duty” Toronto Police Service officers will be on site to maintain pedestrian safety.

Crews are using large equipment, machines and cranes.

Residents and nearby business people can expect to hear noise from work equipment. Crews will reduce noise as much as possible.

Metrolinx originally announced that this phase of the project would take place from 5 a.m. Friday, January 31 until 8 a.m. Monday, February 3. Similarly, the TTC announced detours.

The TTC is advising passengers that it’s detouring streetcars along these routes from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Sunday, February 9 “due to City work:”

• 503 Kingston Rd; and
• 504 King.

The City of Toronto is working at the intersection of King Street East with Church Street this Sunday. It intends to replace the water main at that intersection later this year, so the closure may result from early work to prepare for that project. The TTC will replace the tracks, switches and curves at the junction during the same project.

Shuttle buses replace the cars between Sumach Street and Spadina Avenue.

(Unofficially, this may be the first time that the TTC has formally scheduled any service along the new tracks on Adelaide Street West between Charlotte and York streets.)

The TTC is advising passengers that, overnight, it is diverting streetcars along these routes due to “streetcar infrastructure upgrades on Dundas Street West:

• 305 Dundas overnight; and
• 505 Dundas.

The cars detour from 11 p.m. Thursday, January 6 until 7 a.m. Friday, January 7 and from 11 p.m. Friday until 7 a.m. Saturday, January 8. The TTC has not identified the site where it’s upgrading the infrastructure, but the work zone is likely on Dundas West between Ossington and Spadina avenues.

Shuttle buses replace the cars between College Street and Spadina.

Starting Tuesday, February 4, the City of Richmond Hill is closing

• West Beaver Creek Road west of Granton Drive

to accommodate crews who are repairing the roadway.

York Region Transit is detouring buses along this route, while the street is closed:

• 90B Leslie.

Emergency road repairs and the resulting YRT detour continue until February 14.

The TTC is closing Line 1 Yonge - University subway between Finch and St Clair stations earlier than usually, Monday, February 3 until Thursday, February 6. Line 1 subway trains operate only between Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and St Clair stations after 11 p.m. those evenings.

Shuttle buses partially replace subway service. The buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops near each station on the closed section of the line. TTC staff are available in each to station to direct you to the shuttle-bus boarding and offloading locations.

(Or, consider a shuttle-bus alternative.)

Most stations on this section of Line 1 remain open, so you can buy fares or connect to TTC buses and Line 4 Sheppard subway trains or to GO Transit and York Region Transit buses. However, North York Centre and Lawrence stations are closed.

Note also that the TTC is closing exits / entrances at two more stations:

• Sheppard - Yonge Station — the exits / entrances at Poyntz Avenue and Anndale Drive; and
• York Mills Station — the exit / entrance on Old York Mills Road.

Since the bus terminal at Lawrence Station is closed, board connecting buses at temporary stops on Lawrence Avenue West, instead of in the station bus terminal:

• westbound at Lorindale Avenue (one block west of Yonge Street); and
• eastbound at Yonge Street.

Finch and St Clair are accessible stations. The TTC is assigning two Wheel-Trans vehicles to operate along Yonge Street between the two stations. Speak to any TTC staff member for directions or help to locate Wheel-Trans stops at or near each station.

While this section of Line 1 is closed, TTC crews are maintaining the tracks. The TTC also likely continues working on the Easier Access elevator project at Lawrence Station.

According to a TTC news release, “While the TTC does most subway maintenance after service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete critical infrastructure and state-of-good-repair work.”

From 7 a.m. Monday, February 3 until 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 4, the City of Hamilton is closing

• Wilson Street between Catharine and Hughson streets north

to accommodate a project to repave the roadway.

The work zone also blocks through traffic on John Street North from crossing Wilson.

The Hamilton Street Railway is detouring buses along these routes, while the street is closed:

• 2 Barton; and
• 3 Cannon.

^ Note that route 508 Lake Shore cars don’t operate weekends. And that route 503 Kingston Rd cars don’t operate west of York Street.

The TTC is closing Line 1 Yonge - University subway between St George and St Andrew stations earlier than usually, Saturday, February 1 and Sunday, February 2. Line 1 trains operate only between Vaughan Metropolitan and St George stations and between Finch and St Andrew stations those days.

While shuttle buses will not operate due to traffic conditions, the TTC is increasing service on downtown surface routes to make sure you can get to where you’re going.

If you’re travelling downtown to the University branch of Line 1, board a 510 Spadina bus at Spadina Station, then transfer to connecting eastbound services at:

• College Street (506 Carlton);
• Dundas Street West (505 Dundas);
• Queen Street West (501 Queen); and
• King Street West (504 King).

If you’re travelling downtown along the Yonge branch, connect to westbound services at:

• Wellesley Station (94 Wellesley);
• College Station (506 Carlton);
• Dundas Station (505 Dundas);
• Queen Street East at Church Street (501 Queen); and
• King Station (504 King).

Some stations on the closed section of the subway remain open so you can buy PRESTO fares or tickets or connect with TTC buses and streetcars. However, Museum, Queen’s Park and St Patrick stations are closed.

Extra standby Wheel-Trans vehicles are available throughout the downtown area. The TTC is also assigning extra staff at all downtown stations to help you find your way.

During the closure, the TTC intends to:

• continue “Easier Access” elevator construction at Museum Station;
• upgrade station tiles at Queen’s Park and St Patrick stations; and
• maintain the tracks between St George and St Andrew stations.

According to a TTC news release, “While the TTC does most subway maintenance after service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete critical infrastructure and state-of-good-repair work.”

The TTC is closing part of this section of Line 1 at least twice more in February:

• Monday, February 10 until Friday, February 14 — Bloor to Osgoode — close early — track work.
• Tuesday, February 18 until Friday, February 21 — Bloor to Osgoode — close early — track work.

Update — Thursday, February 6, 5:32 p.m.: Metrolinx is proceeding with the work, the City is closing the street and the TTC is detouring buses from 6 a.m. Friday, February 7 until 7 a.m. Monday, February 10.

Update — Friday, January 31, 8:45 a.m.: According to @TTCHelps, Metrolinx has postponed the work and the TTC has cancelled the diversion.

Metrolinx is building the Ontario Line subway between Exhibition Place / Ontario Place and the area near the former Ontario Science Centre, through downtown Toronto.

To accommodate future excavation and construction of Cosburn Station, contractors have been relocating the sewer under Pape Avenue south of Cosburn Avenue since Wednesday, November 13. They’re building the new sewer using a micro-tunnelling machine under the laneway west of Pape.

To accommodate Phase Four of the project, the City of Toronto is closing

• Cosburn Avenue west of Pape Avenue

to all traffic from 5 a.m. Friday, January 31 until 8 a.m. Monday, February 3.

The TTC is detouring buses along these routes, while the street is closed:

• 87 Cosburn; and
• 322 Coxwell overnight.

And, passengers aboard buses along these routes can expect delays on Pape Avenue between Cosburn and Gowan avenues:

• 72 Pape; and
• 325 Don Mills overnight.

During this phase, crews are connecting the new sewer to older infrastructure and extracting the micro-tunnelling machine. The construction team will work continuously to complete the work over the weekend.

The ongoing closure and work zone at the intersection of Gowan and Pape avenues remain.

Thursday, January 30, the work zone reduces Cosburn Avenue to just two traffic lanes — one in each direction — near the laneway (Figure 1). By 5 a.m. Friday, January 31, the full closure (Figure 2) begins. By 8 a.m. Monday, February 3 at 8 a.m., two traffic lanes on Cosburn reopen, one in each direction (Figure 1).

During the closure, the work zone blocks the sidewalk on the south side of Cosburn. Pedestrians walking eastward can access Pape Avenue along the sidewalk on the north side of Cosburn north of the work zone. Traffic-control personnel and “paid-duty” Toronto Police Service officers will be on site to maintain pedestrian safety.

Crews are using large equipment, machines and cranes.

Residents and nearby business people can expect to hear noise from work equipment. Crews will reduce noise as much as possible.

TTC transit control continues to ask subway operators to reduce their speed through certain areas of the subway system “as a safety precaution”. The TTC explains that the reduced speed zones (RSZs) allow trains to run safely during service hours while minimizing disruptions to [passengers]. According to the TTC, they also protect workers who may be required at track level to conduct routine or emergency inspections.

Here’s where reduced speed zones are in effect on Line 1 Yonge - University and Line 2 Bloor - Danforth:

At reduced speeds, trains are moving at between 15 and 25 kilometres per hour (km/h), instead of normal speeds of 40 to 50 km/h.

TTC staff are making announcements on the trains and sharing information on the screens near the doors on trains along Line 1 to let you know why the train is travelling more slowly than normally in that area. Similar announcements are also playing at stations so you’re aware that your commute may be longer than usually before you board a train.

The TTC says, “Crews are working as quickly as possible within the available overnight and weekend windows to complete the track work. Our goal is to minimize the overall number of RSZs so the impact on trip times is minimal. While we anticipate reducing the number of current restrictions significantly over the coming months, ongoing proactive track inspections mean that the TTC will always have some slow orders in place in different locations across the network.”

The TTC is closing Line 1 Yonge - University subway between St George and St Andrew stations earlier than usually, Monday, January 27 until Friday, January 31. Line 1 trains operate only between Vaughan Metropolitan and St George stations and between Finch and St Andrew stations after 11 p.m. those days.

Shuttle buses partially replace subway trains. The buses operate along streets, stopping near all stations on the the closed section of Line 1.

The TTC is encouraging passengers travelling downtown to transfer to Line 2 Bloor - Danforth trains at St George Station and then connect with Line 1 trains along the Yonge branch of Line 1 at Yonge Station. It also advises boarding eastbound streetcars at Queen’s Park, St Patrick, Osgoode or St Andrew stations and then transferring to Line 1. It’s adding extra service to streetcars along the 501 Queen, 504 King, 505 Dundas and 506 Carlton routes to support this connection.

Some stations on the closed section of the subway remain open so you can buy PRESTO fares or tickets or connect with TTC buses and streetcars. However, Museum, Queen’s Park and St Patrick stations are closed.

Extra standby Wheel-Trans vehicles are available throughout the downtown area. The TTC is also assigning extra staff at all downtown stations to help you find your way.

During the closure, the TTC intends to:

• continue “Easier Access” elevator construction at Museum Station;
• upgrade station tiles at Queen’s Park and St Patrick stations; and
• maintain the tracks between St George and St Andrew stations.

According to a TTC news release, “While the TTC does most subway maintenance after service each night, it continues to require weekend and early weeknight closures to complete critical infrastructure and state-of-good-repair work.”

The TTC is closing this section of Line 1 at least three more times in February:

• Saturday, February 1 and Sunday, February 2 — St George to St Andrew — elevator installation, station upgrades and track work.
• Monday, February 10 until Friday, February 14 — Bloor to Osgoode — close early — track work.
• Tuesday, February 18 until Friday, February 21 — Bloor to Osgoode — close early — track work.