Metrolinx is building the Ontario Line subway between Exhibition Place / Ontario Place and the area near the Ontario Science Centre, through downtown Toronto.
This weekend, from 9 p.m. Friday, July 21 until 6 a.m. Monday, July 24, Metrolinx contractors are demolishing unused railway infrastructure on the Queen Street East bridge and installing temporary support structures at the Logan Avenue and Dundas Street bridges.
But, before that happens, crews are building a temporary platform under the Queen East bridge to protect the sidewalk and street from debris during demolition. From 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, the City of Toronto is restricting traffic on Queen East to just one lane in each direction under the bridge.
The TTC is detouring streetcars along these routes that day:
Shuttle buses replace route 501 cars west of Coxwell Avenue.
Buses also continue to replace streetcars along the 503 Kingston Rd route. The buses operate along their regular path through the construction zone. And, buses along the 72A Pape route also continue to operate along their regular path.
Cyclists must share the road with vehicles while travelling through this area. Crews will temporarily close sidewalks under the bridge, but one sidewalk will remain open at all times. Use the pedestrian crossings on Queen East at Empire or Boulton avenues to reach the alternate sidewalk.
This year, the City of Toronto and the TTC have started a series of major construction projects that significantly impact transit services in the east end of the former Toronto city — between Victoria Park Avenue and the Don River.
The various projects include:
- Broadview Avenue between Danforth Avenue and Gerrard Street East — rehabilitating the sewer and replacing the streetcar tracks;
- Broadview Station — upgrading the bus and streetcar platforms;
- intersection of (lower) Gerrard Street East / Eastwood Road with Coxwell Avenue — replacing the water main and renewing the streetcar tracks;
- Main Street Station — repairing the pavement and the concrete bus platform on the south side of the station;
- Queen Street East just east of DeGrassi Street — upgrading the rail overpass as part of Metrolinx’s Ontario Line subway project.
- Queen Street East at the Don River — upgrading the bridge.
See local transit commentator Steve Munro’s recent posts for details on how all these projects together disrupt transit in the east end:
- “Construction on Broadview, Gerrard/Coxwell, Main Station and Queen East”, here;
- “Construction on Broadview, Gerrard/Coxwell, Main Station and Queen East (June 2023 Update)”, here;
- “Broadview Station Loop Expansion Deferred”, here;
- “Broadview Construction Update”, here;
- “Broadview Construction Part II”, here;
- “Yet Another Change to East-End Streetcar Services”, here.
505 Dundas
From 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, westbound streetcars operate along their regular long-term detour route to Queen Street East and Coxwell Avenue, then detour:
northward along Coxwell;
westward along Gerrard Street East; and then
southward along Broadview Avenue to Dundas Street East,
resuming their regular path westward along Dundas East.Westbound cars skip their regular long-term detour stops
- on Queen Street East at Woodfield Road, Greenwood and Alton avenues, Leslie Street, Jones, Brooklin, Pape, Carlaw and Logan avenues, beyond Booth Avenue and at Boulton and Broadview avenues and
- on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East.
Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Coxwell Avenue at Dundas Street East, Robbins Avenue and Eastwood Road,
- on Gerrard Street East at Ashdale Avenue, Woodfield Road, Greenwood and Prust avenues, Leslie Street, Jones, Marjory, Pape, Carlaw and Logan avenues, across from DeGrassi Street and at Broadview Avenue and
- on Broadview Avenue at Mountstephen Street and Dundas Street East.
Eastbound cars reverse the westbound detour routing.
Eastbound cars skip their regular long-term detour stops
- on Broadview Avenue at Queen Street East and
- on Queen Street East at Saulter Street, Empire, Logan, Carlaw, Pape and Caroline avenues, across from Jones Avenue, at Leslie Street, across from Alton and Greenwood avenues and at Woodfield Road and Coxwell Avenue.
Instead, eastbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Broadview Avenue across from Mountstephen Street,
- on Gerrard Street East at DeGrassi Street, Logan, Carlaw, Pape, Marjory and Jones avenues, Leslie Street, Alton and Greenwood avenues, Wooodfield Road and Ashdale and Coxwell avenues and
- on Coxwell Avenue across from Robbins Avenue and at Dundas and Queen streets east.
501 Queen
From 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, westbound streetcars operate along their regular path to Queen Street East and Coxwell Avenue, then detour:
northward along Coxwell;
westward along Gerrard Street East; and then
southward along Broadview Avenue to Dundas Street East,
resuming their regular path westward along Dundas East.Westbound cars skip their regular stops
- on Queen Street East at Woodfield Road, Greenwood and Alton avenues, Leslie Street, Jones, Brooklin, Pape, Carlaw and Logan avenues, beyond Booth Avenue and at Boulton and Broadview avenues and
- on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East.
Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Coxwell Avenue at Dundas Street East, Robbins Avenue and Eastwood Road,
- on Gerrard Street East at Ashdale Avenue, Woodfield Road, Greenwood and Prust avenues, Leslie Street, Jones, Marjory, Pape, Carlaw and Logan avenues, across from DeGrassi Street and at Broadview Avenue and
- on Broadview Avenue at Mountstephen Street and Dundas Street East.
Shuttle buses replace the cars west of Coxwell Avenue. Westbound streetcar passengers may transfer to westbound buses at Queen Street East and Coxwell Avenue.
Eastbound cars reverse the westbound detour routing.
Eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- on Broadview Avenue at Queen Street East and
- on Queen Street East at Saulter Street, Empire, Logan, Carlaw, Pape and Caroline avenues, across from Jones Avenue, at Leslie Street, across from Alton and Greenwood avenues and at Woodfield Road and Coxwell Avenue.
Instead, eastbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Broadview Avenue across from Mountstephen Street,
- on Gerrard Street East at DeGrassi Street, Logan, Carlaw, Pape, Marjory and Jones avenues, Leslie Street, Alton and Greenwood avenues, Wooodfield Road and Ashdale and Coxwell avenues and
- on Coxwell Avenue across from Robbins Avenue and at Dundas and Queen streets east.
Shuttle buses replace the cars west of Coxwell Avenue.
501B Queen shuttle buses
From 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, the TTC extends the path so that buses operate along Queen Street East between Neville Park Loop and Broadview Avenue.
Westbound buses start their trips in Neville Park Loop, then proceed:
westward along Queen Street East to Broadview Avenue; and then
following the regular path for buses along the 501B Queen route.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Gerrard Street East beyond Broadview Avenue, at St. Matthews Road and River Street,
- on Dundas Street East (eastbound) at Munro Street and Broadview Avenue and
- on Broadview Avenue at Queen Street East.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- in Neville Park Loop,
- on Queen Street East at Neville Park Boulevard, Silverbirch and Beech avenues, Glen Manor Drive, Wineva, Bellefair, Elmer and Woodbine avenues, Lockwood and Kingston roads, Coxwell Avenue, Woodfield Road, Greenwood and Alton avenues, Leslie Street, Jones, Brooklin, Pape, Carlaw and Logan avenues, beyond Booth Avenue and at Boulton and Broadview avenues.
Eastbound buses reverse the westbound detour routing.
Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East and across from Mountstephen Street and
- on Gerrard Street East (westbound) beyond Broadview Avenue.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Queen Street East at Saulter Street, Empire, Logan, Carlaw, Pape and Caroline avenues, across from Jones Avenue, at Leslie Street, across from Alton and Greenwood avenues and at Woodfield Road, Coxwell, Eastern, Sarah Ashbridge, Woodbine, Elmer, Bellefair and Wineva avenues, Glen Manor Drive, Beech and Silverbirch avenues and Neville Park Boulevard and
- in Neville Park Loop.
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