Starting Monday, March 6, the Region of York is closing
- Yonge Street (Regional Road 51) between Old Yonge Street / Holland Landing Road and Yonge Street / Highway 11
in the Town of East Gwillimbury during a construction project to improve the roadway and build a retaining wall. Closing the roadway accommodates the large equipment that is helping contractors install the anchors for the retaining wall and ensures the safety of travellers and construction crews.
^ Image: Region of York.
GO Transit is detouring buses along this route, while the street is closed:
- 68 Barrie / Newmarket / Aurora.
York Region Transit is detouring buses along this route, while the street is closed:
- 52 Holland Landing.
Roadway and retaining-wall construction on Yonge Street Holland Landing and the resulting GO and YRT detours continue until May 19.
^ Anchor-drilling the retaining wall on Yonge Street. Image: Region of York.
GO Transit
69 Barrie / Newmarket / Aurora
From Monday, May 6 until Friday, May 19, southbound buses operate along their regular path to Highway 11 and Bathurst Street, then detour:
southeastward along Highway 11 to Yonge Street / Morning Sideroad,
resuming their regular path southward along Yonge.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Toll Road across from Sluse Road / Oriole Drive and Centennial Avenue and at Bradford Street,
- on Bradford Street at Yonge Street and
- on Yonge Street across from North Street and at Queen Street.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Highway 11 at Bathurst Street, across from Crimson King Way and at Sherwood Glen.
Northbound buses reverse the southbound detour routing.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Yonge Street at Mount Albert Road and North Street and across from Morton Vale Drive,
- on Bradford Street at Olive Street and
- on Toll Road beyond Bradford Street and Centennial Avenue and at Oriole Drive.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Highway 11 at Dogwood Boulevard, Crimson King Way and Bathurst Street.
York Region Transit
52 Holland Landing
From Monday, May 6 until Friday, May 19, southbound buses operate along their regular path to Yonge Street and Old Yonge Street / Holland Landing Road, then detour:
northwestward along Holland Landing Road;
westward along Holland Vista Street;
southward along Dogwood Gate; and then
southeastward along Highway 11 to Yonge Street,
resuming their regular path southward along Yonge Street.Southbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Yonge Street across from Old Yonge Street.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Highway 11 at Morning Sideroad.
Northbound buses reverse the southbound detour routing.
Northbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Yonge Street beyond Old Yonge Street.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Yonge Street across from Highway 11.
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