Starting Sunday, October 9, the TTC is repairing the streetcar tracks in
- Neville Park Loop and on
- Queen Street East between Nursewood Road and Neville Park Loop.
It’s detouring buses operating along this route, while the loop is closed:
- 143 Downtown / Beach express.
It’s also detouring streetcars operating along these routes:
Shuttle buses replace streetcars east of Kingston Road. Since the TTC has not yet equipped all buses with PRESTO fare-card devices, be sure to carry tickets, tokens or cash to pay your fare when you board.
Construction in Neville Park Loop and the detours continue until November 20.
During this project, TTC crews are:
- rebuilding the streetcar tracks in Neville Park Loop;
- replacing the rail at the eastbound stop on Queen Street East at Neville Park Boulevard;
- removing the concrete and old streetcar track;
- replacing the concrete and installing new track; and
- restoring the road and sidewalks, if necessary.
Before they start working on the project, crews mark the sidewalks and curbs they intend to replaced and the location of underground utilities, such as gas, water and cable.
Expect dust, noise, vibration and other inconveniences, while work proceeds. The first few days of a project are the most disruptive, while crews break and remove concrete in the streetcar track areas. They’ll stop breaking concrete by 11 p.m. each day.
While the crews rebuild the tracks, they may work some late evenings or overnight to:
- move rail into position;
- install rail; and
- weld or grind rail welding / grinding.
After-hours work supports daytime construction and helps the TTC complete the project as quickly as possible.
The City of Toronto is adjusting traffic and parking regulations in the work zone. It’s
- closing Queen Street East between Nursewood Road and Neville Park Loop to all eastbound traffic;
- restricting westbound traffic to just one lane between Neville Park Loop and Nursewood Road;
- prohibiting eastbound traffic from turning right onto Nursewood Road and Neville Park Boulevard or into the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant;
- allowing westbound traffic to turn left onto Nursewood Road and Neville Park Boulevard or into the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant from the single westbound lane on the north side of Queen East;
- allowing crews to temporarily block westbound traffic to accommodate certain work activities or to allow them to safely move construction materials.
- prohibiting parking in the work zone.
143 Downtown / Beach express
From Tuesday, October 11 until Friday, November 18, westbound buses start their trips on Queen Street East at Neville Park Boulevard then proceed:
along their regular route westward along Queen East.
Westbound buses skip their regular stop
- in Neville Park Loop.
Eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Queen Street East and Kingswood Road, then detour:
northward along Kingswood;
eastward along Kingston Road;
southward along Blantyre Avenue; and then
westward along Queen Street East to Neville Park Boulevard,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Queen Street East [eastbound] at Neville Park Boulevard and
- in Neville Park Loop.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Kingston Road at Bingham, Victoria Park and Blantyre Avenues and
- on Queen Street East [westbound] at Neville Park Boulevard.
501 Queen
301 Queen overnight
From 5 a.m. Sunday, October 9 until 5 a.m. Sunday, November 20, streetcars start and end their trips in Woodbine Loop (at Queen Street East and Kingston Road.)
Westbound cars skip their regular stops
- in Neville Park Loop,
- on Queen Street East at Neville Park Boulevard, Silver Birch Avenue, Sprucehill Road, Glen Manor Drive, Wineva and Lee Avenues, Waverly Road, Elmer and Woodbine Avenues and Lockwood Road.
Shuttle buses replace the cars east of Kingston Road / Eastern Avenue.
Eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- on Queen Street East at Sarah Ashbridge, Woodbine and Kippendavie Avenues, Waverly Road, Lee and Wineva Avenues, Scarboro Beach Boulevard, Maclean, Beech and Silver Birch Avenues and Neville Park Boulevard and
- in Neville Park Loop.
Shuttle buses replace the cars east of Kingston Road / Eastern Avenue. Eastbound streetcar passengers may transfer to eastbound buses on Queen Street East at Eastern Avenue.
301 / 501 Queen shuttle bus
From 5 a.m. Sunday, October 9 until 5 a.m. Sunday, November 20, buses replace streetcars operating along the 301 Queen overnight or 501 Queen routes east of Eastern Avenue / Kingston Road.
Eastbound buses start their trips on Coxwell Avenue north of Eastern Avenue, then proceed:
northward along Coxwell;
eastward along Queen Street East; northward along Kingswood;
eastward along Kingston Road;
southward along Blantyre Avenue; and then
westward along Queen Street East to Neville Park Boulevard,
ending their trips.Westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Queen Street East at Neville Park Boulevard, Silver Birch Avenue, Sprucehill Road, Glen Manor Drive, Wineva and Lee Avenues, Waverly Road, Elmer and Woodbine Avenues and Lockwood Road,
- on Eastern Avenue south of Queen Street East and
- on Coxwell Avenue north of Eastern Avenue.
Westbound bus passengers may transfer to westbound streetcars on Eastern Avenue south of Queen Street East.
Eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops:
- on Coxwell Avenue north of Eastern Avenue,
- on Queen Street East [eastbound] at Eastern, Sarah Ashbridge, Woodbine and Kippendavie Avenues, Waverly Road, Lee and Wineva Avenues, Scarboro Beach Boulevard, Maclean, Beech and Silver Birch Avenues,
- on Kingston Road at Bingham, Victoria Park and Blantyre Avenues and
- on Queen Street East [westbound] at Neville Park Boulevard.
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