Update — Sunday, October 18, 1:58 p.m.: Starting tonight, crews are relocating rail strings and other construction materials closer to this site from the site of the track-replacement project on Bathurst between Dundas West and Wolesley.
Update — Sunday, June 7, 7:26 a.m.: The TTC is welding and storing rails for the track-replacement portion of the project, starting Monday, June 8.
Starting Monday, May 25, the City of Toronto is closing:
- Bathurst Street between Front Street West and Fort York Boulevard
to accommodate City contractors who are starting a project (.pdf) to upgrade the Sir Isaac Brock Bridge over the Metrolinx tracks.
The TTC is detouring buses along these routes, while the street is closed:
Bridge construction on Bathurst between Front West and Fort York and the resulting TTC detours continue “until the end of December” or until December 31.
The TTC has replaced streetcars with buses along route 511 since Monday, April 20 to maintain service during this and several other construction projects on Bathurst Street this year.
TTC crews removed the overheard wiring infrastructure on this part of Bathurst Street overnight from Monday, April 27 until Wednesday, April 29.
During this project, contractor crews are
- repairing steel and concrete on top of and under the bridge
- repairing sidewalks,
- repaving the bridge surface and
- widening the sidewalk at the southeast corner to accommodate future construction of a concrete parapet wall
to make sure the bridge meets safety standards.
Part of the overall bridge project includes TTC activity to replace the streetcar tracks and overheard wire infrastructure. The TTC has scheduled track crews to be on site in October to start installing the new rail. TTC overhead crews install the new wiring infrastructure near the end of the project.
During this project, pedestrian access remains available on one side of the work zone at all times. Cyclists must dismount and use the available pedestrian access.
City crews typically work on projects such as this every day — from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays and 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Sundays and holidays.
The TTC rail-installation phase of this project includes periods of late-evening, overnight and weekend activity, as TTC crews move rail into position and install, weld and grind the rail. The TTC says, “After-hours work is required to preserve the integrity of the rail and support daytime construction.”
The City is planning a number of construction projects on Bathurst Street between Dundas Street West and Fort York Boulevard in 2020. The projects include:
- rehabilitating the bridge between Front Street West and Fort York Boulevard (May until December);
- replacing the water main between Queen and Front Streets West (June to November); and
- replacing the streetcar tracks between Dundas Street West and Wolseley Street (September to October).
Further north on Bathurst Street, the TTC intends to replace the tracks in Bathurst Station terminal and on Bathurst Street near the terminal (June to September).
511 Bathurst
From Monday, May 25 until Thursday, December 31, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Bathurst Street and Front Street West, then detour:
eastward along Front West;
southward along Lower Spadina Avenue;
west- and southward along Fort York Boulevard;
westward along Lake Shore Boulevard West and Princes’ Boulevard; and then
northward along Strachan Avenue to Manitoba Drive / Fleet Street,
resuming their regular route westward along Manitoba.Southbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Bathurst Street at Fort York Boulevard.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Fort York Boulevard west of Dan Leckie Way and Bathurst Street.
Northbound buses operate along their regular route to Fort York Boulevard and Bathurst Street, then detour:
eastward along Fort York;
northward along Lower Spadina Avenue; and then
westward along Front Street West to Bathurst,
resuming their regular route northward along Bathurst.Northbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Bathurst Street north of Fort York Boulevard.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Fort York Boulevard east of Capreol Court.
307 Bathurst overnight
From Monday, May 25 until Thursday, December 31, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Bathurst Street and Front Street West, then detour:
eastward along Front West;
southward along Lower Spadina Avenue;
west- and southward along Fort York Boulevard;
westward along Lake Shore Boulevard West and Princes’ Boulevard; and then
northward along Strachan Avenue to Manitoba Drive / Fleet Street,
resuming their regular route westward along Manitoba.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Bathurst Street at Fort York Boulevard,
- on Ianuzzi Street at Fleet Street,
- on Fleet Street west of Bastion Street and Fort York Boulevard.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Fort York Boulevard west of Dan Leckie Way and Bathurst Street, across from Gzowski Boulevard and at Fleet Street.
Northbound buses operate along their regular route to Fleet Stret and Fort York Boulevard, then detour:
north- and eastward along Fort York;
northward along Lower Spadina Avenue; and then
westward along Front Street West to Bathurst,
resuming their regular route northward along Bathurst.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Fleet Street at Bathurst Street and
- on Bathurst Street north of Fort York Boulevard.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Fort York Boulevard east of Bastion Street and Capreol Court.
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