Update — Friday, March 18, 6:49 p.m.: Construction continues until May 1.
Starting today, Tuesday, February 23, construction beside the Metro supermarket at the 404 Town Centre in Newmarket blocks bus access to one of the stops in the York Region Transit terminal at the mall.
YRT is detouring buses operating along these routes:
- 55 Davis Drive;
- 56 Gorham - Eagle;
- 57 / 57A Mulock;
- 58 Mount Albert; and
- 520 / 521 Newmarket community bus.
Construction and the detours continue until March 20 May 1.
55 Davis Drive
55 branch
From Tuesday, February 23 until Sunday,
March 20May 1, westbound buses start their trips in the 404 Town Centre Terminal, as usually, then proceed:north-, west- and southward through the mall property;
westward along the east-west mall access road; and then
southward along Leslie Street to Davis Drive,
resuming their regular route westward along Davis.Westbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Davis Drive east of Leslie Street.
Eastbound buses operate along their regular route.
55B branch
Buses operate along their regular route in both directions.
56 Gorham / Eagle
From Tuesday, February 23 until Sunday,
March 20May 1, westbound buses start their trips in 404 Town Centre Terminal, then proceed:north-, west- and southward through the mall property; and then
westward along the east-west mall access road to Leslie Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Leslie.They continue along their regular route to Harry Walker Parkway and Davis Drive, then detour:
southward along Harry Walker.
Westbound buses do not operate along Davis Drive and Leslie Street and through the 404 Town Centre Terminal for a second time.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops:
- on Davis Drive at Leslie Street,
- on Leslie Street north of Davis Drive and
- in the 404 Town Centre Terminal.
(Eastbound buses continue to serve these stops.)
Eastbound buses operate along their regular route.
58 Mount Albert
Southbound buses operate along their regular route.
From Tuesday, February 23 until Sunday,
March 20May 1, northbound buses start their trips in 404 Town Centre Terminal, then proceed:north-, west- and southward through the mall property; and then
westward along the east-west mall access road to Leslie Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Leslie.Northbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Davis Drive at Leslie Street.
520 Newmarket community bus clockwise
From Tuesday, February 23 until Sunday,
March 20May 1, buses operate along their regular route to Davis Drive and Leslie Street, then proceed:northward along Leslie; and then
eastward along the east-west access road through the 404 Town Centre mall property to the 404 Town Centre Terminal,
resuming their regular route northward through mall property to Walmart.
521 Newmarket community bus counterclockwise
From Tuesday, February 23 until Sunday,
March 20May 1, buses operate along their regular route to Walmart, then proceed:west- and southward through the 404 Town Centre Mall property;
westward along the east-west access road’ and then
southward along Leslie Street to Davis Drive,
resuming their regular route southward along Leslie.
57 / 57A Mulock
From Tuesday, February 23 until Sunday,
March 20May 1, westbound buses start their trips in 404 Town Centre Terminal, then proceed:north-, west- and southward through the mall property;
westward along the east-west mall access road; and then
southward along Leslie Street to Davis Drive,
resuming their regular route southward along Leslie.Westbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Davis Drive at Leslie Street.
Instead westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Leslie Street at Davis Drive.