Update — Friday, September 1, 10:37 a.m. — Starting Tuesday, September 3, the City is proceeding with the project. The TTC is replacing streetcars with buses along the entire 512 St Clair route due to this and other projects on St. Clair Avenue West. Buses along the 47 Lansdowne route resume their regular path.
The City of Toronto is postponing its project to rehabilitate St. Clair Avenue West at the Metrolinx bridge that carries GO Transit trains along the Barrie line just west of Caledonia Road / Caledonia Park Road.
When this project proceeds, the TTC will temporarily remove the overhead streetcar wiring system to ensure the safety of workers. That’s why the TTC has temporarily cancelled streetcar service through the bridge area since Sunday, May 7. However, the project isn’t proceeding for now, so starting Wednesday, July 4, it’s resuming streetcar service along this route west of Lansdowne Avenue:
- 512 St Clair.
To replace the streetcars, TTC extended the path for buses along this route:
- 47 Lansdowne.
Buses serving the 47A branch of the route continue to temporarily operate along St. Clair West between Gunns Loop (west of Keele Street) and Lansdowne, supplementing streetcar service.
Buses along the 47B and 47C (via Caledonia) branches of the route continue to operate along their usual paths north of St. Clair.
47 Lansdowne
Starting Sunday, May 7, southbound buses start their trips in Gunns Loop, then proceed:
eastward along St. Clair Avenue West to Earlscourt Loop,
resuming their regular path eastward along St. Clair West.Southbound buses skip their regular stop
- in Earlscourt Loop.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- in Gunns Loop and
- on St. Clair Avenue West at Keele Street, Old Weston Road, Hounslow Heath Road and Laughton Avenue and beyond Caledonia Park Road.
Southbound bus passengers may transfer to eastbound streetcars in Earlscourt Loop.
Northbound buses operate along their regular path to Lansdowne Avenue at Earlscourt Loop, then proceed:
northward along Lansdowne;
westward along St. Clair Avenue West;
northward along Keele Street and Weston Road;
west- and southward along Gunns Road; and then
westward into Gunns Loop,
ending their trips.Northbound buses skip their regular stop
- in Earlscourt Loop.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on St. Clair Avenue West beyond Lansdowne Avenue, at Caledonia Road, across from Laughton Avenue and at Silverthorn Avenue and Old Weston Road and
- in Gunns Loop.
512 St Clair
Starting Wednesday, July 4, streetcars resume regular service west of Lansdowne Avenue.
Eastbound cars no longer pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- in Earlscourt Loop.
Instead, eastbound cars again serve passengers at their regular stops
- in Gunns Loop and
- on St. Clair Avenue West at Old Stockyards Road and Keele Street, beyond Old Weston Road, Hounslow Heath Road and Laughton Avenue.
Buses along the 47A Lansdowne route also serve passengers at these stops.
Westbound cars no longer drop off passengers at temporary stops
- on Lansdowne Avenue (southbound) beyond St. Clair Avenue West and
- in Earlscourt Loop.
Instead, westbound cars again serve passengers at their regular stops
- on St. Clair Avenue West beyond Lansdowne Avenue and Caledonia Road, across from Laughton Avenue and beyond Silverthorn Avenue, Old Weston Road and Keele Street and
- in Gunns Loop.
Instead, westbound streetcars drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop
Buses along the 47A Lansdowne route also serve passengers at these stops.
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