Friday, July 30, TTC track crews start a project to repair the streetcar tracks
- on Bathurst Street, south of College Street.
Crews work only in the streetcar right-of-way to:
- saw cut, mill and break concrete to expose the old rail;
- replace the old rail with new rail; and
- place new concrete.
Starting 11 p.m. Saturday, July 31, the TTC is replacing streetcars with buses along the 511 Bathurst route north of Queen Street West to accommodate the project.
Track repairs on Bathurst south of College continue until August 2 (4 a.m.). However, the TTC service changes continue only until August 1 (7 a.m.).
By 7 a.m. Friday, July 30, the track crew starts setting up the work zone and cutting into the concrete. They also mill the concrete to expose the old rail. During the concrete-milling and -breaking process, the TTC maintains streetcar service through the work zone. Some concrete-breaking may continue Saturday, July 31 morning to completely expose the rail so crews can remove and replace it.
The TTC says, “While most work typically ends at 11 p.m., rail work of this nature requires periods of around-the-clock work to ensure quality installation of new rail and concrete.”
When crews replace the old rail with new rail, they also cut, weld and grind the new rail. They’ll pour concrete in the track area and set it to cure. The new concrete requires curing time before crews can remove the work zone so that all traffic can again flow over the track area by 4 a.m. Monday, August 2.
The work zone restricts traffic to the curb lanes. The City of Toronto is temporarily prohibiting on-street parking near the work zone to maintain traffic flow. The work zone may also block motorists from turning left onto or off of Bathurst Street.
511 Bathurst
From 11 p.m. Saturday, July 31 until 7 a.m. Sunday, August 1, southbound cars start their trips in Wolseley Loop (on the east side of Bathurst Street north of Queen Street West), then proceed:
along their regular route southward along Bathurst.
Southbound cars skip their regular stops
- in Bathurst Station terminal and
- on Bathurst Street at Lennox, Harbord, Ulster and College Streets, across from Nassau Street and at Dundas Street West and Robinson Street.
Shuttle buses replace the cars north of Queen Street West.
Northbound buses reverse the southbound routing.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Bathurst Street at Carr Street, Dundas Street West, Nassau, College, Ulster, Harbord and Lennox Streets and
- in Bathurst Station terminal.
Shuttle buses replace the cars north of Queen Street West. Northbound streetcar passengers may transfer to northbound buses at Bathurst Street and Queen Street West.
511 Bathurst shuttle buses
From 11 p.m. Saturday, July 31 until 7 a.m. Sunday, August 1, buses replace streetcars along the 511 Bathurst route north of Queen Street West.
Southbound buses start their trips in Bathurst Station terminal, then proceed:
southward along Bathurst Street;
eastward along Adelaide Street West;
southward along Portland Street; and then
eastward along King Street West to Bathurst,
ending their trips.Southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- in Bathurst Station terminal,
- on Bathurst Street at Lennox, Harbord, Ulster and College Streets, across from Nassau Street and at Dundas Street West, Robinson Street and Queen Street West and
- on King Street West at Bathurst Street.
Southbound bus passengers may transfer to southbound streetcars on Bathurst Street at Queen Street West.
Northbound buses start their trips on King Street West at Bathurst Street, then proceed:
northward along Bathurst; and then
eastward into Bathurst Station,
ending their trips.Northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on King Street West at Bathurst Street,
- on Bathurst Street at Queen Street West, Carr Street, Dundas Street West, Nassau, College, Ulster, Harbord and Lennox Streets and
- in Bathurst Station terminal.
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