Update — Thursday, July 17, 5:06 p.m.: The TTC is revising the detour paths for buses along the routes, starting 7 a.m. Friday, July 18.
Starting Monday, May 5, the City of Toronto is closing
- Oakwood Avenue, northbound lanes, between Holland Park Avenue and Rogers Road
to accommodate contractors who are installing a new storm sewer system to collect, store and move storm-water (rain and melted snow) from the Fairbank - Silverthorn area to Black Creek. This project is part of a City program to help reduce the risk of future basement flooding. Once complete, the new storm-sewer system will help to reduce the impact of heavy rainfall and sewer back-ups for homes in the area.
Crews are:
- excavating the road and digging a trench to access and install the new sewers;
- replacing City-owned water service pipes that do not meet City standards from the sewer and water mains to private-property lines; and
- restoring all work areas with asphalt, concrete or grass when they’ve finished working underground.
They work in three phases:
- Phase 1: Oakwood Avenue between Rogers Road and Holland Park Avenue
- Phase 2: Intersection of Rogers Road and Oakwood Avenue
- Phase 3: Intersection of Oakwood Avenue and Holland Park Avenue.
The TTC is detouring buses along these routes, while the traffic lanes are closed:
Construction on Oakwood Avenue and the resulting TTC detours continue until September 8.
The City of Toronto and the Government of Canada are protecting against basement flooding in the Fairbank - Silverthorn community. The project improves infrastructure in three important ways:
- installing new local storm sewers;
- building a large storm trunk sewer (main tunnel); and
- installing inlet-control devices (ICDs) to manage storm-water flow to catch basins.
When the project is complete, the new infrastructure will help to reduce sewer back-ups and basement flooding for more than 4,645 homes and provide flood protection to a 140-hectare area.
The project is part of the Basement Flooding Protection Program, which Toronto City Council approved in 2021. The Government of Canada has committed $73.2 million for this project through the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund, a Canada-wide program to support large-scale infrastructure projects and help communities better manage the risks of disasters resulting from natural hazards. The City is providing the remaining funding of $250 million.
63 Ossington
363 Ossington overnight
Southbound buses operate along their regular path.
(Updated — Monday, May 5, 7 a.m.)
From 7 a.m. Monday, May 5 until 7 p.m. Monday, September 8, northbound buses operate along their regular path to Oakwood and Holland Park avenues, then detour:eastward along Holland Park;
northward along Robina Avenue; and then
westward along Jesmond Avenue to Oakwood,
resuming their regular path northward along Oakwood.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Oakwood Avenue across from Rogers Road and at Jesmond Avenue.
^ Map of the detour path that the TTC originally planned, but never implemented.
(Updated — Monday, May 5, 7 a.m.) (Updated — Thursday, July 17, 5:06 p.m.) From 7 a.m. Monday, May 5 until
7 p.m. Monday, September 8until 7 a.m. Friday, July 18, northbound buses operate along their regular path to Oakwood Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West, then detour:westward along St. Clair West;
northward along Glenholme Avenue; and then
eastward along Rogers Road to Oakwood,
resuming their regular path northward along Oakwood.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Oakwood Avenue at St. Clair Avenue West, beyond St. Clair Avenue West and Conway Avenue, at Earlsdale Avenue and across from Rogers Road.
(Updated — Thursday, July 17, 5:06 p.m.) From 7 a.m. Friday, July 18 until 7 p.m. Monday, September 8, westbound buses operate along their regular path to Oakwood Avenue and St Clair Avenue West, then detour:
westward along St Clair West;
northward along Dufferin Street; and then
eastward along Rogers Road to Oakwood,
resuming their regular path northward along Oakwood.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Oakwood Avenue at St. Clair Avenue West, beyond St. Clair Avenue West and Conway Avenue, at Earlsdale Avenue and across from Rogers Road.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on St Clair Avenue West beyond Oakwood Avenue, at Glenholme Avenue, Northcliffe Boulevard and Dufferin Street,
- on Dufferin Street across from Ascot Avenue and Hope Street and at Rogers Road and
- on Rogers Road at Northcliffe Boulevard and Glenholme Avenue.
Southbound buses operate along their regular path.
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Eastbound buses operate along their regular path.
(Updated — Monday, May 5, 7 a.m.)
From 7 a.m. Monday, May 5 until 7 p.m. Monday, September 8, westbound buses operate along their regular path to Oakwood and Holland Park avenues, then detour:eastward along Holland Park;
northward along Robina Avenue;
westward along Jesmond Avenue; and then
southward along Oakwood to Rogers Road,
resuming their regular path westward along Rogers.Westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Oakwood Avenue [southbound] at Rogers Road.
^ Map of the detour path that the TTC originally planned, but never implemented.
(Updated — Monday, May 5, 7 a.m.) (Updated — Thursday, July 17, 5:06 p.m.) From 7 a.m. Monday, May 5 until
7 p.m. Monday, September 8until 7 a.m. Friday, July 18, westbound buses operate along their regular path to Oakwood Avenue and St. Clair Avenue West, then detour:westward along St. Clair West; and then
northward along Glenholme Avenue to Rogers Road,
resuming their regular path westward along Rogers.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Oakwood Avenue beyond St. Clair Avenue West and Conway Avenue and at Earlsdale Avenue and
- on Rogers Road at Blandford Street.
(Updated — Thursday, July 17, 5:06 p.m.) From 7 a.m. Friday, July 18 until 7 p.m. Monday, September 8, westbound buses operate along their regular path to Oakwood Avenue and St Clair Avenue West, then detour:
westward along St Clair West; and then
northward along Dufferin Street to Rogers Road,
resuming their regular path westward along Rogers.Westbound buses skip their regular path
- on Oakwood Avenue at St. Clair Avenue West, beyond St. Clair Avenue West and Conway Avenue and at Earlsdale Avenue and
- on Rogers Road at Blandford Street, Glenholme Avenue, Northcliffe Boulevard and Dufferin Street.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick passengers at temporary stops
- on St Clair Avenue West beyond Oakwood Avenue, at Glenholme Avenue, Northcliffe Boulevard and Dufferin Street and
- on Dufferin Street across from Ascot Avenue and Hope Street and at Rogers Road.
^ Map of detour for buses along the 161 Rogers Rd route, starting Friday, July 18.
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