The City of Toronto and the TTC continue their ongoing project to replace the streetcar tracks and improve the street infrastructure
- at the intersection of Queen Street West / King Street West / The Queensway / Roncesvalles Avenue
and nearby.
Since Wednesday, January 25, streetcars along the 501 Queen route have operated through the intersection and between Sunnyside and Neville Park loops. Starting Thursday, April 20, the TTC is extending the path for the shuttle buses that replace streetcars west of Sunnyside Avenue. That day, buses operating along this route pick up or drop off passengers as far east as Queen Street West / Shaw Street, instead of Queen West / Dufferin Street:
- 501L Queen shuttle buses.
The TTC has announced that it’s revising the path due “to infrastructure repairs”, but it hasn’t identified the site of the repairs.
The TTC also continues to replace streetcars with buses along the 301 Queen overnight route. The buses operate through the Queen West / King West / The Queensway / Roncesvalles work zone along the regular path 301 path. They detour off the regular path between Lake Shore Boulevard West near Humber Loop and The Queensway / Windermere Avenue.
While working on the project, the contractor uncovered conflicts with underground utilities on The Queensway between Parkside Drive and Roncesvalles Avenue / King Street West that require the City to modify its designs. The City expects that the contractor will complete Stage 2 of the project “in Spring 2023”. Officially, the TTC is now announcing that construction continues until May 7.
501L Queen shuttle buses
From Thursday, April 20 until Sunday, May 7, eastbound buses operate along their regular path to Queen Street West and Dufferin Street, then proceed:
eastward along Queen West to Shaw Street, ending their trips.
Eastbound buses skip their former stop
- on Gladstone Avenue at Queen Street West.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Queen Street West at Abell and Sudbury streets, Dovercourt Road, Lower Ossington Avenue and Shaw Street.
Eastbound bus passengers may transfer to eastbound streetcars at stops on Queen Street West between Roncesvalles Avenue / King Street West and Shaw Street.
Westbound buses start their trips eastbound on Queen Street West east of Shaw Street, then proceed:
southward along Shaw;
westward along King Street West; and then
northward along Dufferin Street to Queen West,
resuming their regular path westward along Queen.Westbound buses skip their former stop
- on Gladstone Avenue at Shaw Street.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- eastbound on Queen Street West at Shaw Street,
- on Shaw Street across from Adelaide Street West and at King Street West,
- on King Street West at Sudbury Street, across from Jefferson Avenue and at Joe Shuster Way and Dufferin Street and
- on Dufferin Street across from Melbourne Avenue.
301 Queen overnight
From Sunday, September 4, 2022 until Sunday, May 7, eastbound buses operate along their usual route to Lake Shore Boulevard West near Humber Loop, then proceed:
eastward along Lake Shore West; and then
northward along Windermere Avenue to The Queensway,
resuming their regular path eastward along The Queensway.Eastbound buses skip regular path 301 stops
- in Humber Loop and
- on The Queensway beyond South Kingsway.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip regular path 301 stops
- on The Queensway beyond Windermere Avenue and at South Kingsway and
- in Humber Loop.
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