Update — Monday, December 18, 3:01 p.m.: Construction ends and DRT buses resume regular service tomorrow, Tuesday, December 19.
Starting Monday, August 14, the Region of Durham and the City of Oshawa are closing:
- Bloor Street West (Regional Road 22) west of Simcoe Street South
during a regional project to build a new trunk water-main under Bloor Street and across Oshawa Creek.
Durham Region Transit is detouring buses operating along these routes, while the street is closed:
(Updated — Monday, December 18, 3:01 p.m.) Construction on this part of Bloor Street West and the DRT detours continue until December 31 19.
For about one year, Durham Region contractors will be building a new trunk water-main under Bloor Street between Albert Street to Stevenson Road South during this, the second, phase of a project to improve the security of the water-supply system.
According to the Region, improving and expanding the water-supply system helps to “meet the increasing demands for new development in the Region and [is] currently being planned to connect the Whitby and Oshawa water distribution networks.” The entire new water-main extends between Wilson and Stevenson Roads South.
The Region and City previously closed Bloor Street East between Ritson Road South and Albert Street — and DRT detoured buses — overnight from Thursday, August 7 until Friday, August 8, 2015 and from Tuesday, September 9 until Tuesday, October 28, 2015 during the first phase of this project. It also closed Ritson Road South north and south of Bloor East — and DRT detoured buses — from Friday, November 6 until Sunday, November 8, 2015.
During another year, the Region will work on the third phase of the project — installing the new main under Bloor East between Wilson and Ritson Roads South.
922 Bloor / Townline
(Updated — Monday, December 18, 3:01 p.m.) From Monday, August 14 until
Sunday, December 31Tuesday, December 19, westbound buses operate along their regular route to Bloor Street and Simcoe Street South, then detour,northward along Simcoe South;
westward along Mill Street; and then
southward along Cubert Street to Bloor West,
resuming their regular route westward along Bloor.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Bloor Street West at Oxford Street.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Simcoe Street South north of Bloor Street East and at First Avenue and
- on Cubert Street across from Mill Street and at Bloor Street West.
Eastbound buses reverse the westbound detour routing.
Eastbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Bloor Street West across from Oxford Street and at Simcoe Street South.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Cubert Street north of Bloor Street West and at Mill Street and
- on Simcoe Street North across from First Avenue.
401C Simcoe
(Updated — Monday, December 18, 3:01 p.m.) From Monday, August 14 until
Sunday, December 31Tuesday, December 19, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Simcoe Street South and Mill Street, then detour:westward along Mill; and then
southward along Cubert Street to Bloor Street West,
resuming their regular route westward along Bloor West.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Simcoe Street South across from First Avenue and at Bloor Street West and
- on Bloor Street West at Oxford Street.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Cubert Street across from Mill Street and at Bloor Street West.
Northbound buses reverse the southbound detour routing.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Bloor Street West across from Oxford Street and
- on Simcoe Street South north of Bloor Street East and at First Avenue.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Cubert Street north of Bloor Street West and at Mill Street.
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