Starting Friday, October 6, the City of Markham is closing:
- William Forster Road between Riverlands Avenue and Highway 7
during a construction project.
(Until recently, the City designated this roadway as part of “Cornell Rouge Boulevard”.)
York Region Transit is detouring buses operating along these routes, while the street is closed:
Construction on William Forster Road and the YRT detours continue until November 16.
25 Major Mackenzie
From Friday, October 6 until Thursday, November 16, westbound buses operate along their regular route to Highway 7 and Bur Oak Avenue, then detour:
northward along Bur Oak;
eastward along Church Street;
northward along Cornell Centre Boulevard; and then
eastward along Riverlands Avenue to William Forster Road,
resuming their regular route northward along William Forster.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Cornell Centre Boulevard north of Highway 7 and at Rustle Woods Avenue and
- on William Forster Road at Honey Glen and Riverlands Avenues.
Instead westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Bur Oak Avenue north of Highway 7 and south of Church Street and
- on William Forster Road north of Riverlands Avenue.
Eastbound buses operate along their regular route to William Forster Road and Riverlands Avenue, then detour:
westward along Riverlands;
southward along Cornell Centre Boulevard; and then
westward along Church Street to Bur Oak Avenue,
resuming their regular route westward along Church.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on William Forster Road at Honey Glen Avenue;
- on Rustle Woods Avenue at Cornell Centre Boulevard,
- on Cornell Centre Boulevard at Highway 7 and
- on Bur Oak Avenue north of Highway 7 and south of Church Street.
406 Markham District high school special
Monday-to-Friday school-day mornings from Friday, October 6 until Thursday, November 16, buses start their trips on Cornell Centre Boulevard south of Rustle Woods Avenue, then proceed:
northward along Cornell Centre; and then
eastward along Riverlands Avenue to William Forster Road,
resuming their regular route northward along William Forster.Morning buses skip their regular stops
- on William Forster Road at Honey Glen and Riverlands Avenue.
Instead morning buses pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on William Forster Road north of Riverlands Avenue.
School-day afternoons, buses reverse the morning detour routing.
Afternoon buses skip their regular stops
- on William Forster Road at Honey Glen Avenue and
- on Rustle Woods Avenue at Cornell Centre Boulevard.
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