Update — Tuesday, July 12, 6:02 a.m.: The City and TTC reopened the intersection of College and Bathurst at 6 a.m. Monday, July 11. The TTC continues to revise or detour services due to other construction projects on College Street.
The City of Toronto is removing the TTC streetcar medians on College Street at Bay Street, starting Monday, June 20. City contractors work 60 metres (180 feet) west and 60 metres east of Bay Street on the north and south sides of College Street. They’ll block one traffic lane in each direction through the intersection.
The City is removing the platforms to meet the accessibility guidelines of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act or AODA. College Street is not wide enough to include platforms that appropriately serve TTC riders who use assistive devices. Crews will also adjust the corners and sidewalks to better serve the TTC’s new, low-floor Toronto Flexity streetcars. When work is complete, passengers will board streetcars from the sidewalk.
Although crews will finish most of the work by June 26, they’ll return for another day to lay new asphalt and paint permanent pavement markings.
For this project, crews will:
- permanently remove the TTC streetcar platforms;
- adjust the sidewalks to comply with AODA compliance and the new streetcars;
- temporarily restore the roadway for traffic operations;
- repair sidewalks for to improve accessibility; and
- return Monday, July 11 to repave the road and install permanent line markings
Crews will generally work Mondays to Fridays from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. They may occasionally work after hours.
Cyclists and motorists will share the road through the intersection. The City is prohibiting parking in the active work zone. If you’ve parked your vehicle so that it blocks construction work, the City will relocate it with no charge to you. Call parking control at 416-808-2222 to learn the location of your vehicle.
Several construction projects, including this one, affect transit service along College Street this summer.
The TTC is detouring streetcars operating along these routes, during this particular project:
It’s also operating buses to replace streetcar service along the west end of the route during another construction project at Bathurst and College Streets. The buses operate through the work zone at Bay and College. They detour around the work zone at Bathurst and College.
Construction at Bay and College continues until June 26. It resumes — for one day only — July 11.
306 Carlton overnight
From Sunday, June 19 until Sunday, June 26, buses replace streetcars along the entire route. The buses detour around construction at Bathurst and College Streets. They operate through the work zone at Bay and College Streets.
Eastbound buses start their trips in Keele Station bus terminal, then proceed:
southward along Keele Street and Parkside Drive; and then
eastward along Howard Park Avenue to Dundas Street West,
resuming the regular 306 route eastward along Dundas West.They operate along the regular 306 route to College Street and Ossington Avenue, then detour:
northward along Ossington;
westward along Harbord Street; and then
southward along Spadina Avenue, Spadina Crescent and Spadina Avenue to College,
resuming the regular route eastward along College.Eastbound buses skip regular route 306 stops:
- on Edna Avenue at Dundas Street West,
- on Dundas Street West at Bloor Street West, east of Roncesvalles Avenue and at Howard Park Avenue,
- on College Street at Crawford, Grace and Clinton Streets, Euclid Avenue, Bathurst and Borden Streets and Augusta and Spadina Avenues.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops:
- in Keele Station bus terminal,
- on Parkside Drive across from Indian Valley Drive,
- on Howard Park Avenue east of Parkside Drive and at Indian Road, Roncesvalles Avenue and Dundas Street West,
- on Ossington Avenue at Dewson and Harbord Streets,
- on Harbord Street at Crawford and Grace Streets, Manning Avenue, Bathurst Street, Brunswick and Spadina Avenues and
- on Spadina Avenue south of Harbord Street and at Willcocks Street.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound routing.
Westbound buses skip regular route 306 stops:
- on College Street at Major, Borden and Bathurst Streets, Euclid Avenue, Clinton, Grace and Crawford Streets and Ossington Avenue and
- on Dundas Street West across from Roncesvalles Avenue and at Bloor Street West.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops:
- on Spadina Avenue north of College Street and at Willcocks Street,
- on Harbord Street at Brunswick Avenue, Bathurst Street, Manning Avenue, Grace and Crawford Streets and Ossington Avenue,
- on Ossington Avenue at Dewson and College Streets,
- on Howard Park Avenue at Roncesvalles Avenue, Indian Road and Parkside Drive,
- on Parkside Drive at Indian Valley Crescent and
- in Keele Station bus terminal.
The TTC will revise the detour routing starting Monday, June 26.
506 Carlton
From Monday, June 20 until Friday, June 24, the TTC splits the route. Streetcars operate along the east end of the route. Buses replace regular streetcar service along the west end of the route, but they detour around the work zone at Bathurst and College Streets.
Eastbound cars start their trips in McCaul Loop, then proceed:
southward along McCaul Street;
eastward along Queen Streets West and East; and then
northward along Parliament Street to Gerrard Street East,
resuming their regular route northward along Parliament.Eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- in High Park Loop,
- on Howard Park Avenue east of Parkside Drive and at Indian Road, Roncesvalles Avenue and Dundas Street West,
- on Dundas Street West at Sorauren Avenue, across from Sterling Road and College Street,
- on College Street at Lansdowne and Brock Avenues, Dufferin Street, Rusholme Park Crescent, Dovercourt Road, Ossington Avenue, Crawford, Grace and Clinton Streets, Euclid Avenue, Bathurst and Borden Streets, Augusta and Spadina Avenues, Beverley and McCaul Streets, University Avenue and Elizabeth, Bay and Yonge Streets,
- on Carlton Street at Church, Jarvis, Sherbourne, Ontario and Parliament Streets and
- on Parliament Street at Gerrard Street East.
Instead, eastbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- in McCaul Loop,
- on McCaul Street at Queen Street West,
- on Queen Street West at University Avenue and York, Bay and Yonge Streets,
- on Queen Street East at Victoria, Church, Jarvis, Sherbourne, Ontario and Parliament Streets and
- on Parliament Street at Shuter Street, Dundas Street East, Oak Street and Gerrard Street East.
Westbound cars reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound cars skip their regular stops
- on Parliament Street at Carlton Street,
- on Carlton Street at Ontario, Sherbourne, Jarvis, Church and Yonge Streets and
- on College Street at Bay and Elizabeth Streets, University Avenue, across from McCaul Street, at St George Street, Spadina Avenue, Major Street, Borden Avenue, Bathurst Street, Euclid Avenue, Clinton, Grace and Crawford Streets, Ossington Avenue, Dovercourt Road, Havelock and Dufferin Streets, Brock and Lansdowne Avenues, Sterling Road, across from Sorauren Avenue and at Morrow Avenue,
- on Howard Park Avenue at Roncesvalles Avenue, Indian Road and Parkside Drive and
- in High Park Loop.
Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Parliament Street across from Oak Street, at Dundas Street East, Shuter Street and Queen Street East,
- on Queen Street East at Ontario, Sherbourne, Jarvis, Church, Victoria and Yonge Streets,
- on Queen Street West at Bay Street, across from York Street, at University Avenue, west of Simcoe Street and at McCaul Street,
- on McCaul Street across from Stephanie Street and
- in McCaul Loop.
Buses replace streetcars on the route west of Parliament Street. Westbound streetcar passengers may transfer to westbound buses at Gerrard Street East and Parliament Street.
The TTC will revise the detour routing starting Monday, June 26.
506 Carlton bus
From Monday, June 20 until Friday, June 24, the TTC splits the route. Buses replace regular streetcar service along the west end of the 506 Carlton route, but they detour around the work zone at Bathurst and College Streets. Streetcars operate along the east end of the route.
Eastbound buses start their trips in Keele Station bus terminal, then proceed:
southward along Keele Street and Parkside Drive;
eastward along Howard Park Avenue, Dundas Street West and College Street,
northward along Ossington Avenue;
eastward along Harbord Street;
southward along Spadina Avenue, Spadina Crescent and Spadina Avenue,
eastward along College and Carlton Streets,
southward along Parliament Street; and then
eastward along Gerrard Street East to Parliament Street,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- in Keele Station bus terminal,
- on Parkside Drive across from Indian Valley Crescent,
- on Howard Park Avenue east of Parkside Drive and at Indian Road, Roncesvalles Avenue and Dundas Street West,
- on Dundas Street West at Sorauren Avenue, across from Sterling Road and College Street,
- on College Street at Lansdowne and Brock Avenues, Dufferin Street, Rusholme Park Crescent, Dovercourt Road and Ossington Avenue,
- on Ossington Avenue at Dewson and Harbord Streets,
- on Harbord Street at Crawford and Grace Streets, Manning Avenue, Bathurst Street, Brunswick and Spadina Avenues,
- on Spadina Avenue south of Harbord Street and at Willcocks Street,
- on College Street at Beverley and McCaul Streets, University Avenue and Elizabeth, Bay and Yonge Streets,
- on Carlton Street at Church, Jarvis, Sherbourne, Ontario and Parliament Streets,
- on Parliament Street at Gerrard Street East and
- on Gerrard Street East at Sackville and Sumach Streets.
These eastbound route 506 stops have no transit service from Monday, June 20 until Sunday, June 26:
- at High Park Loop and
- on College Street at Crawford, Grace and Clinton Streets, Euclid Avenue and Bathurst Street.
Eastbound bus passengers may transfer to eastbound streetcars operating along the 506 Carlton route at Parliament Street and Gerrard Street East.
Westbound buses start their trips on Gerrard Street East at Sumach Street, then proceed:
southward along Sumach Street;
westward along Dundas Street East;
northward along Parliament Street;
westward along Carlton and College Streets,
northward along Spadina Avenue, Spadina Crescent and Spadina Avenue,
westward along Harbord Street;
southward along Ossington Avenue;
westward along College Street, Dundas Street West and Howard Park Avenue;
northward along Parkside Drive and Keele Street; and then
eastward into Keele Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.Westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Dundas Street East at Sackville and Parliament Streets,
- on Parliament Street at Oak Street, Gerrard Street East and Carlton Street,
- on Carlton Street at Ontario, Sherbourne, Jarvis, Church and Yonge Streets and
- on College Street at Bay and Elizabeth Streets, University Avenue, across from McCaul Street and at St George Street and Spadina Avenue,
- on Spadina Avenue north of College Street and at Willcocks Street,
- on Harbord Street at Brunswick Avenue, Bathurst Street, Manning Avenue, Grace and Crawford Streets and Ossington Avenue,
- on Ossington Avenue at Dewson and College Streets,
- on College Street at Dovercourt Road, Havelock and Dufferin Streets, Brock and Lansdowne Avenues, Sterling Road, across from Sorauren Avenue and at Morrow Avenue,
- on Howard Park Avenue at Roncesvalles Avenue, Indian Road and Parkside Drive,
- on Parkside Drive at Indian Valley Crescent and
- in Keele Station bus terminal.
These westbound route 506 stops have no transit service from Sunday, June 19 until September:
- on College Street at Euclid Avenue, Clinton, Grace and Crawford Streets and Ossington Avenue and
- at High Park Loop.
All day Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26, buses operate along the entire route, detouring around the work zone at Bathurst and College Streets. They also start and end their trips in Keele Station bus terminal, instead of High Park Loop.
Eastbound buses start their trips in Keele Station bus terminal, then proceed:
southward along Keele Street and Parkside Drive to Howard Park Avenue,
resuming the regular 506 route eastward along Howard Park.They then operate along the regular route to College Street and Ossington Avenue, then detour again:
northward along Ossington;
westward along Harbord Street; and then
southward along Spadina Avenue, Spadina Crescent and Spadina Avenue to College,
resuming the regular route eastward along College.Eastbound buses skip regular route 506 stops:
- at High Park Loop and
- on College Street at Crawford, Grace and Clinton Streets, Euclid Avenue, Bathurst and Borden Streets and Augusta and Spadina Avenues.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops:
- in Keele Station bus terminal,
- on Parkside Drive across from Indian Valley Crescent,
- on Ossington Avenue at Dewson and Harbord Streets,
- on Harbord Street at Crawford and Grace Streets, Manning Avenue, Bathurst Street, Brunswick and Spadina Avenues and
- on Spadina Avenue south of Harbord Street and at Willcocks Street.
Westbound buses operate along the regular 506 route to College Street and Spadina Avenue, then detour:
northward along Spadina Avenue, Spadina Crescent and Spadina Avenue;
westward along Harbord Street; and then
southward along Ossington Avenue to College,
resuming their regular route westward along College.They then operate along the regular route to Howard Park Avenue and Parkside Drive, then detour again:
northward along Parkside and Keele Street; and then
eastward into Keele Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.Westbound buses skip regular route 506 stops:
- on College Street at Major, Borden and Bathurst Streets, Euclid Avenue, Clinton, Grace and Crawford Streets and Ossington Avenue and at High Park Loop.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops:
- on Spadina Avenue north of College Street and at Willcocks Street,
- on Harbord Street at Brunswick Avenue, Bathurst Street, Manning Avenue, Grace and Crawford Streets and Ossington Avenue and
- on Ossington Avenue at Dewson and College Streets.
The TTC will revise the detour routing starting Monday, June 26.