Exhibition Place is closing many of its streets as crews set up, maintain and take down the infrastructure for the upcoming Honda Indy Toronto — and during the event, too — from Monday, June 8 until Monday, June 15.
The Indy is taking place earlier than usual this year, since the Pan Am Games are filling its standard mid-July time slot.
The TTC is detouring buses operating along these routes, while the streets are closed:
The City of Toronto is also closing:
- Lake Shore Boulevard West, all lanes, between British Columbia Drive and Strachan Avenue
all day Friday, June 12, Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14.
The TTC is also detouring this route:
- 145 Downtown / Humber Bay express.
145 Downtown / Humber Bay express
All day Friday, June 12, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Lake Shore Boulevard West and Colborne Lodge Drive, then detour:
northward along Colborne Lodge; and then
eastward along The Queensway and King Street West to Bathurst Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Bathurst.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Fleet Street at Bathurst Street and
- on Bathurst Street at King Street West.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Bathurst Street at King Street West.
29 Dufferin
From Monday, June 8 until 5 a.m. Monday, June 22, buses operating along all branches of the route start and end their trips in Dufferin Gate Loop.
Southbound buses skip their regular stops:
- on Saskatchewan Road east of Dufferin Street,
- on Manitoba Drive east of Saskatchewan Road, at Nova Scotia Avenue and across from Exhibition Loop and
- in Princes’ Gate Loop.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- in Princes’ Gates Loop,
- on Princes’ Boulevard beside the Direct Energy Centre,
- on Nunavut Road north of Princes’ Boulevard,
- on Manitoba Drive across from Nova Scotia Avenue and
- on Saskatchewan Road east of Manitoba Drive and at Dufferin Street.
329 Dufferin overnight
From Tuesday, June 9 until Monday, June 22, southbound buses buses operate along their regular route to Dufferin Gate Loop, then proceed:
northward along Dufferin Street;
eastward along Liberty and East Liberty Streets;
southward along Strachan Avenue; and then
westward along Manitoba Drive and the Exhibition Loop access road to Exhibition Loop,
ending their trips.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Saskatchewan Road east of Dufferin Street,
- on Manitoba Drive east of Saskatchewan Road, at Nova Scotia Avenue and across from Exhibition Loop.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Dufferin Street at Liberty Street,
- on Strachan Avenue at Manitoba Drive and
- in Exhibition Loop.
Northbound buses start their trips in Exhibition Loop, then proceed:
eastward along the Exhibition Loop access road and Manitoba Drive;
northward along Strachan Avenue;
westward along East Liberty and Liberty Streets;
southward along Dufferin Street;
westward along Springhurst Avenue;
southward along Fort Rouille Street; and then
westward into Dufferin Gate Loop,
resuming their regular route northward along Dufferin.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Manitoba Drive beside Exhibition Loop and across from Nova Scotia Avenue and
- on Saskatchewan Road west of Manitoba Drive and at Dufferin Street.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- in Exhibition Loop,
- on Strachan Avenue north of Fleet Street,
- on East Liberty Street west of Pirandello Street, at Lynn Williams Street and Atlantic Avenue and
- on Dufferin Street at Springhurst Avenue.