Update — Wednesday, December 7, 5:24 p.m.: The contractors return to replace the passenger shelter, Saturday, December 10.
The TTC is expanding the passenger platform and replacing the shelters at Bingham Loop starting 7 a.m. tomorrow, Saturday, October 1.
The work improves the loop near Kingston Road and Victoria Park Avenue so that it meets accessibility guidelines and the requirements of Ontario’s Accessibility for Disabled Ontarians Act.
Crews work to expand the platform this week. They’ll install new passenger shelters late November.
The TTC is detouring buses operating along these routes, while construction in the loop proceeds:
- 12 Kingston Rd;
- 22A Coxwell via Kingston Rd;
- 302 Kingston Rd - McCowan overnight;
- 322 Coxwell overnight via Kingston Rd; and
- 324 Victoria Park overnight.
Streetcars operating along these routes continue to operate through the loop during construction:
- 502 Downtowner; and
- 503 Kingston Rd tripper.
This weekend, Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2, the TTC contractors are generally working from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. each day. They’re also working from about 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. and from Monday, October 3 until Friday, October 7. The loop remains closed to all buses until October 7.
22A Coxwell via Kingston Rd
From Saturday, October 1 until Friday, October 7, west- and northbound buses start their trips on Victoria Park Avenue beside Bingham Loop, then proceed:
southward along Victoria Park; and then
westward along Kingston Road to Bingham Avenue,
resuming their regular route westward along Kingston.West- and northbound buses skip their regular stops
- in Bingham Loop and
- on Bingham Avenue at Kingston Road.
Instead, west- and northbound buses pick up passengers at a temporary stop:
- on Victoria Park Avenue beside Bingham Loop.
South- and eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Kingston Road and Bingham Avenue, then detour:
northward along Bingham;
eastward along Woodale Avenue; and then
southward along Victoria Park Avenue to beside Bingham Loop,
ending their trips.South- and eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Kingston Road at Bingham Avenue and
- in Bingham Loop.
Instead, south- and eastbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop:
- on Victoria Park Avenue beside Bingham Loop.
322 Coxwell overnight via Victoria Park
From Saturday, October 1 until Friday, October 7, westbound buses start their trips on Victoria Park Avenue beside Bingham Loop, then proceed:
southward along Victoria Park; and then
westward along Kingston Road to Bingham Avenue,
resuming their regular route westward along Kingston.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- in Bingham Loop and
- on Bingham Avenue at Kingston Road.
Instead, westbound buses pick up passengers at a temporary stop:
- on Victoria Park Avenue beside Bingham Loop.
Eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Kingston Road and Bingham Avenue,
ending their trips.The buses then proceed northward along the 324 Victoria Park overnight route.
Eastbound buses skip their regular stop
- in Bingham Loop.
12 Kingston Rd
Eastbound buses operate along their regular route.
From Saturday, October 1 until Friday, October 7, westbound buses operate along their regular route to Kingston Road and Victoria Park Avenue, then detour:
northward along Victoria Park Avenue to north of Meadow Avenue (across from Bingham Loop),
resuming their regular route northward along Victoria Park.Westbound buses skip their regular stop
- in Bingham Loop.
302 Kingston Rd - McCowan overnight
From Saturday, October 1 until Friday, October 7, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Bingham Avenue beside Bingham Loop, then detour:
northward along Bingham;
eastward along Woodale Avenue; and then
southward along Victoria Park Avenue to beside Bingham Loop,
ending their trips.Southbound buses skip their regular stop
- in Bingham Loop.
Instead, southbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop
- on Victoria Park Avenue beside Bingham Loop.
Northbound buses start their trips on Victoria Park Avenue beside Bingham Loop, then proceed:
along their regular route southward along Victoria Park.
Northbound buses skip their regular stop
- in Bingham Loop.
Instead, northbound buses pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Victoria Park Avenue beside Bingham Loop.
324 Victoria Park overnight
From Saturday, October 1 until Friday, October 7, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Victoria Park Avenue beside Bingham Loop,
ending their trips.The buses then proceed westward along the 322 Coxwell overnight via Kingston Rd route.
Southbound buses skip their regular stop
- in Bingham Loop.
Northbound buses start their trips on Kingston Road at Bingham Avenue, then proceed:
eastward along Kingston; and then northward along Victoria Park Avenue to north of Meadow Avenue (across from Bingham Loop),
resuming their regular route northward along Victoria Park.Northbound** buses skip their regular stop
- in Bingham Loop.
Instead, northbound buses pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Kingston Road at Bingham Avenue.