As part of its program to maintain streetcar tracks in a state of good repair, TTC crews are grinding the rails on a number of sections of the streetcar network that have developed roughness. This work improves the condition and extends the life of the rail and provides a smoother streetcar operation through those areas.
From 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 18 until 5 a.m. Thursday, March 19, crews are grinding the rails
- on St. Clair Avenue West between Old Weston Road and Silverthorn Avenue / Hounslow Heath Road.
The TTC is detouring streetcars along this route, while the crews are working:
- 512 St Clair.
Shuttle buses replace the cars west of Lansdowne Avenue.
Crews start operating the slow-moving rail-grinding unit about 9 p.m. and continue overnight until about 5 a.m. They use a street sweeper to clean the track area every day after grinding the rail. You may hear noise when the rail-grinder and street-sweeper are operating.
While crews only work on the streetcar tracks, the City of Toronto will restrict on-street parking through the work zone to maintain traffic flow.
Toronto Police Services officers will be on-site each night to help direct traffic at the intersections in the work zone.
512 St Clair
From 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 18 until 5 a.m. Thursday, March 19, eastbound streetcars start their trips in Earlscourt Loop (south side of St. Clair Avenue West just west of Lansdowne Avenue), then proceed:
along their regular route eastward along St. Clair West.
Eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- in Gunns Loop,
- on St. Clair Avenue West at Old Stockyards Road and Keele Street and east of Old Weston and Hounslow Heath Roads, Laughton Avenue and Caledonia Park Road.
Shuttle buses replace the cars west of Lansdowne Avenue.
Westbound cars operate along their regular route to St. Clair Avenue West and Lansdowne Avenue, then detour:
southward along Lansdowne; and then
westward into Earlscourt Loop,
ending their trips.Westbound cars skip their regular stops
- on St. Clair Avenue West across from Lansdowne Avenue, west of Caledonia Road, at Blackthorn Avenue, west of Silverthorn Avenue, Old Weston Road and Keele Street and
- in Gunns Loop.
Shuttle buses replace the cars west of Lansdowne Avenue. Westbound streetcar passengers may transfer to westbound buses at stops on St. Clair Avenue West between Oakwood and Lansdowne Avenues.
512 St Clair shuttle buses
From 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 18 until 5 a.m. Thursday, March 19, buses replace streetcars along the 512 St Clair route west of Lansdowne Avenue.
Eastbound buses start their trips on Gunns Road north of St. Clair Avenue West, then proceed:
eastward along St. Clair West;
northward along Dufferin Street;
eastward along Rogers Road; and then
southward along Oakwood Avenue to St. Clair,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Gunns Road north of St. Clair Avenue West,
- on St. Clair Avenue West at Keele Street, Old Weston and Hounslow Heath Roads, Laughton Avenue, Caledonia Park Road and Lansdowne Avenue and across from Earlscourt Avenue,
- on Dufferin Street across from Ascot Avenue and Hope Street and at Rogers Road,
- on Rogers Road at Northcliffe Boulevard and Glenholme and Oakwood Avenues and
- on Oakwood Avenue south of Earlsdale Avenue and at Earnscliff Road, Glenhurst Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West.
Eastbound bus passengers may transfer to eastbound cars at stops on St. Clair Avenue West between Lansdowne Avenue and Oakwood Avenue.
Shuttle buses serve passengers at stops beside the curb, instead of the centre-road “island” streetcar stops.
Westbound buses start their trips on Oakwood Avenue north of St. Clair Avenue West, then proceed:
westward along St. Clair West;
northward along Keele Street and Weston Road; and then
west- and southward along Gunns Road to just north of St. Clair,
ending their trips.Westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Oakwood Avenue at St. Clair Avenue West,
- on St. Clair Avenue West at Glenholme Avenue, Northcliffe Boulevard, Dufferin Street and Earlscourt Avenue, across from Lansdowne Avenue, at Caledonia Road, across from Laughton Avenue and at Silverthorn Avenue and Old Weston Road,
- on Weston Road at Birdstone Crescent and
- on Gunns Road north of St. Clair Avenue West.
Shuttle buses serve passengers at stops beside the curb, instead of the centre-road “island” streetcar stops.
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