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Eglinton Crosstown LRT - Leaside: Road closure, TTC detour, August 7, 8



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Metrolinx contractors continue building the future Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit line between Mount Dennis and Kennedy.


From 4 a.m. Saturday, August 7 until 7 p.m. Sunday, August 8, the City of Toronto is closing

  • Bayview Avenue between Eglinton Avenue East and Soudan Avenue,

to all traffic, except emergency vehicles, while Metrolinx contractors remove a tower crane from the site of the future Leaside Station.

Traffic control personnel and a “paid-duty” Toronto Police Service officer will be on-site to direct traffic through the intersection during this activities. Expect delays when travelling in the area.

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For transit passengers

The TTC is detouring buses along this route, while the street is closed:

  • 11 Bayview.

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Passengers aboard buses along these routes can also expect delays:

  • 34 Eglinton East;
  • 51 Leslie;
  • 54 Lawrence East;
  • 56 Leaside;
  • 334 Eglinton East overnight; and
  • 354 Lawrence East overnight.

For pedestrians

  • A work zone blocks the sidewalk on the east side of Bayview Avenue south of Eglinton Avenue East. Walk on the west side.
  • A work zone blocks the sidewalk on the north side of Eglinton East, just west of Bayview. Walk on the south side.
  • A work zone blocks the sidewalk on the west side of Bayview north of Eglinton. Walk along a temporary pathway on a closed portion of the roadway.
  • The north-south crosswalk on the west side of Bayview at Eglinton is closed. Cross on the east side.

For motorists

  • A work zone blocks Bayview Avenue to all traffic between Eglinton and Soudan.
  • Work zones block curb lanes on both sides of Bayview north of Eglinton. Just one lane in each direction is available for traffic in the centre lanes.
  • Work zones block traffic lanes on the north side of Eglinton east and west of Bayview. Just one lane in each direction is available for traffic on the south side of the roadway.
  • You can’t turn left from westbound Eglinton to southbound Bayview.
  • You can’t turn right from eastbound Eglinton to southbound Bayview.

For nearby residents and business people

  • Expect overnight noise from crane movements, loading, and truck activity.

11 Bayview

From 4 a.m. Saturday, August 7 until 7 p.m. Sunday, August 8, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Bayview Avenue and Eglinton Avenue East, then detour:

eastward along Eglinton East;
southward along Laird Drive; and then
southwestward along McRae Drive to Bayview,
resuming their regular route southward along Bayview.

Southbound buses skip their regular stops

  • on Bayview Avenue at Soudan Avenue, Manor Road East, Millwood Road and Merton Street.

Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

  • on Eglinton Avenue East beyond Bayview Avenue and Hanna Road, at Rumsey Road and Sutherland and Laird Drives,
  • on Laird Drive at Vanderhoof Avenue and McRae Drive and
  • on McRae Drive beyond Laird and Sutherland Drives and at Rumsey Road.

Northbound buses operate along their regular route to Bayview Avenue and Millwood Road, then detour:

eastward along Millwood;
northeastward along McRae Drive;
northward along Laird Drive; and then
westward along Eglinton Avenue East to Bayview,
resuming their regular route northward along Bayview.

Northbound buses skip their regular stops

  • on Bayview Avenue beyond Fleming Crescent and Parkhurst Boulevard.

Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

  • on McRae Drive beyond Rumsey Road and at Sutherland Drive,
  • on Laird Drive at Vanderhoof Avenue and
  • on Eglinton Avenue East beyond Laird Drive, at Sutherland Drive, Rumsey and Hanna Roads, beyond Bessborough Drive and at Bayview Avenue.