Updated — Thursday, December 8, 4:02 p.m.: Construction at King West / Shaw ends Friday, December 9. The TTC is further revising streetcar and bus routes that day.
https://transittoronto.ca/archives/weblog/2022/12/08-kingwest.shtml Updated — Tuesday, September 13, 10:15 p.m. (via Steve Munro: “As of about noon today, the service was operating via Parkside Drive…” Also, buses resume direct service through Parkdale and are detouring around the King / Shaw intersection.
Updated — Sunday, September 5, 7:30 a.m. (via Steve Munro: “Although the new diversion via Parkside and The Queensway was supposed to begin on September 4, buses are still operating via Roncesvalles. Also, the south leg of the KQQR intersection is not yet open, and so the diversions through Parkdale via Triller to King eastbound and Dufferin to Queen westbound are still in effect.” Also, “The extended loop [around King West / Shaw construction] had not yet gone into operation because the King & Shaw intersection is still open.”
Starting Tuesday, September 6, the City of Toronto and the TTC start a project (.pdf) to renew aging streetcar tracks at
- the intersection of King Street West and Shaw Street
and resurface the roadway. The City also is replacing 80 meters of the water main under King Street West.
Crews work in two phases:
- Phase 1: replacing the water main on King West east and west of Shaw; and
- Phase 2: replacing the streetcar tracks at King / Shaw.
During phase 1, the work zone restricts traffic to just one lane in each direction. During phase 2, starting Monday, September 26, the City also closes the intersection to all traffic.
Starting Sunday, September 4, the TTC is detouring buses and streetcars along these routes so they avoid the work zone:
Shuttle buses replace streetcars west of Bathurst Street due to ongoing construction at the intersection of Queen Street West / King Street West / The Queensway / Roncesvalles Avenue. The TTC is also further detouring the buses due to the closure of Roncesvalles between Harvard Avenue and Queen Street West / The Queensway as part of that project.
The TTC also continues to detour the cars due to track- and switch construction at the intersection of King Street East with Sumach Street.
^ Map of the detour service-pattern for the 504 King route that was supposed to come into effect Tuesday, September 6.
^ (Updated — Tuesday, September 13, 10:15 p.m.) Map of the detour service-pattern for the 504 King route, as of Tuesday, September 13 — except the map shows service into the Distillery District, which is not occurring due to ongoing construction at the intersection of King Street East with Sumach Street.
Track and water-main construction at King Street West / Shaw Street and the resulting TTC detours continue until November 12.
Crews work on this project 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They’ll excavate and break concrete during various times throughout the day. However they’ll only break concrete from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. The City and TTC explain that “Concrete-breaking work is the most disruptive and will typically last the first one to two days for each phase of the construction. Around-the-clock work during rail installation by TTC is required to preserve the integrity and quality of new rail and concrete. Overnight rail work by TTC may consist of moving new rail into position, rail installation and rail welding / grinding.”
504B King
From Sunday, September 4 until Monday, November 12, eastbound streetcars start their trips in Exhibition Loop, then proceed:
eastward along Manitoba Drive and Fleet Street; and then
northward along Bathurst Street to King Street West,
resuming their regular route eastward along King West.Eastbound cars skip their usual stops
- in Dufferin Gate Loop,
- on Dufferin Street at Liberty Street and King Street West,
- on King Street West across from Joe Shuster Way and at Atlantic Avenue, Douro and Shaw streets, Strachan Avenue and Niagara and Tecumseth streets.
Instead, eastbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Manitoba Drive at Strachan Avenue,
- on Fleet Street beyond Fort York Boulevard, across from Bastion Street and at Bathurst Street and
- on Bathurst Street at Fort York Boulevard, Niagara Street and King Street West.
Shuttle buses replace the cars west of Bathurst Street.
Westbound cars reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound cars skip their regular stops
- on King Street West at Tecumseth and Niagara Streets, Strachan Avenue, Shaw and Sudbury streets, across from Jefferson Avenue and at Joe Shuster Way and Dufferin Street,
- on Dufferin Street across from Liberty Street and at Springhurst Avenue and
- in Dufferin Gate Loop.
Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Bathurst Street at Niagara Street and Fort York Boulevard,
- on Fleet Street beyond Bathurst and Bastion streets and Fort York Boulevard and
- on Manitoba Drive beyond Strachan Avenue.
Shuttle buses replace the cars **west of Bathurst Street. Westbound streetcar passengers may transfer to westbound buses at stops on King Street West between University Avenue and Bathurst Street.
304 King overnight
(Updated — Tuesday, September 13, 10:15 p.m.) Starting Tuesday, September 13, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to King Street West and Douro Street / Sudbury Street, then detour:
south- and eastward along Douro; and then
northward along Strachan Avenue to King West,
resuming their regular route eastward along King.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on King Street West at Shaw Street and Strachan Avenue.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a new stop (for this route)
- on Strachan Avenue beyond Wellington Street West.
Westbound buses operate along their regular route to King Street West and Strachan Avenue, then detour:
southward along Strachan Avenue;
westward along East Liberty and Liberty streets; and then
northward along Atlantic Avenue to King West,
resuming their regular route westward along KingWestbound buses skip their regular stops
- on King Street West at Shaw and Sudbury streets and across from Atlantic Avenue.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at new stops (for this route)
- on Strachan Avenue at Canniff and East Liberty streets,
- on East Liberty Street beyond Pirandello Street and at Lynn Williams Street and
- on Liberty Street at Atlantic Avenue.
504C King shuttle buses
(Updated — Tuesday, September 13, 10:15 p.m.) Buses operate with two detour-routing service patterns:
From Sunday, September 4 until Monday, September 12, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to King Street West and Strachan Avenue, then proceed:
eastward along King West; and then
northward along York Street to just north of King,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Strachan Avenue at Canniff and East Liberty streets and Manitoba Drive,
- on Manitoba Drive beyond Strachan Avenue and
- in Exhibition Loop.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at new stops (for this route)
- on King Street West at Niagara and Tecumseth Streets and beyond Bathurst and Portland streets, Spadina Avenue, Blue Jays Way, John Street and University Avenue and
- on York Street beyond King Street West.
Eastbound bus passengers may transfer to eastbound streetcars at stops on King Street West between Bathurst Street and University Avenue.
Westbound buses start their trips on York Street north of King Street West, then proceed:
northward along York;
westward along Richmond Street West;
southward along University Avenue; and then
westward along King Street West to Strachan Avenue,
resuming their regular route westward along King West.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- in Exhibition Loop,
- on Manitoba Drive at Strachan Avenue and
- on Strachan Avenue beyond Fleet Street and Wellington Street West.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at new stops (for this route)
- on York Street beyond King Street West,
- on King Street West beyond University Avenue, John and Peter streets and Spadina Avenue and at Portland, Bathurst, Tecumseth and Niagara streets and Strachan Avenue,
- on Strachan Avenue at Canniff and East Liberty streets,
- on East Liberty Street beyond Pirandello Street and at Lynn Williams Street and
- on Liberty Street at Atlantic Avenue.
From Tuesday, September 13 until Friday, November 12, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to King Street West and Sudbury Street / Douro Street, then detour:
south- and eastward along Douro;
northward along Strachan Avenue;
eastward along King West; and then
northward along York Street to just north of King,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on King Street West at Shaw Street and Strachan Avenue.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a new stop (for this route)
- on Strachan Avenue beyond Wellington Street West.
Eastbound bus passengers may transfer to eastbound streetcars at stops on King Street West between Bathurst Street and University Avenue.
Westbound buses start their trips on York Street north of King Street West, then proceed:
northward along York;
westward along Richmond Street West; and then
southward along University Avenue;
westward along King Street West;
southward along Strachan Avenue;
westward along East Liberty and Liberty streets; and then
northward along Atlantic Avenue to King West,
resuming their regular route westward along KingWestbound buses skip their regular stops
- in Exhibition Loop,
- on Manitoba Drive at Strachan Avenue and
- on Strachan Avenue beyond Fleet Street and Wellington Street West.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at new stops (for this route)
- on York Street beyond King Street West,
- on King Street West beyond University Avenue, John and Peter streets and Spadina Avenue and at Portland, Bathurst, Tecumseth and Niagara streets.
63 Ossington
From Sunday, September 4 until Monday, November 12, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Queen Street West and Shaw Street, then detour:
eastward along Queen West; and then
southward along Strachan Avenue to King Street West,
resuming their regular route southward along Strachan.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Shaw Street across from Adelaide Street West and
- on King Street West beyond Shaw Street.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Queen Street West at Strachan Avenue.
Northbound buses start their trips on Atlantic Avenue south of King Street West, as usually, but then proceed:
westward along King West;
northward along Dufferin Street; and then
eastward along Queen Street West to Ossington Avenue / Lower Ossington Avenue,
resuming their regular route northward along Ossington.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on King Street West at Douro Street and
- on Shaw Street beyond King Street West and at Adelaide and Queen streets west and
- on Queen Street West (westbound) at Ossington Avenue.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on King Street West across from Jefferson Avenue and at Joe Shuster Way and Dufferin Street,
- on Dufferin Street across from Melbourne Avenue and at Queen Street West and
- on Queen Street West at Sudbury and Abell Streets and Dovercourt Road.
363 Ossington overnight
From Labour Day, Monday, September 5 until Monday, November 12, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Queen Street West and Shaw Street, then detour:
eastward along Queen West; and then
southward along Strachan Avenue to King Street West,
resuming their regular route southward along Strachan.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Shaw Street across from Adelaide Street West and
- on King Street West beyond Shaw Street.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Queen Street West at Strachan Avenue.
Northbound buses reverse the southbound detour routing.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Shaw Street beyond King Street West and at Adelaide and Queen streets west and
- on Queen Street West (westbound) at Ossington Avenue.
^ Original map of detour routings, when the TTC expected that construction at King East / Sumach would be complete by September 3. The TTC never operated with this service pattern.
^ Another early map of an unused detour service pattern. This map shows through service in the Parkdale area near the intersection of Queen West / King West / The Queensway / Roncesvalles Avenue.
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