Update — Friday, May 16, 8:50 a.m.: The City has completed emergency water-main repairs and streetcars and buses have resumed their previous paths.
Starting Monday, May 12, [City of] Toronto Water crews are repairing a water main
- on King Street West at Walnut Avenue.
The work zone blocks the westbound centre lanes on King West.
The TTC are detouring streetcars along these routes, while the lanes are closed:
The TTC had already extended the paths for streetcars along routes 303 and 503 due to construction on King Street East at Church Street. During these emergency repairs, the transit agency is further detouring the cars.
Shuttle buses were already operating due to the King / Church construction. To replace transit service along King Street West between Shaw Street and Spadina Avenue during the emergency water-main repairs, the TTC is temporarily extending the path of shuttle buses along the 304D / 504D routes.
Emergency water-main repairs at King West / Walnut and the resulting TTC detours continue until further notice.
504 King
304 King overnight
Eastbound cars operate along their regular path.
Starting Monday, May 12, westbound cars operate along their long-term detour path to Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue, then further detour:
westward along Queen West; and then
southward along Shaw Street to King Street West,
resuming their regular path westward along King West.Westbound cars skip their long-term detour stop:
- on Spadina Avenue at King Street West.
They also skip their regular stops
- on King Street West beyond Spadina Avenue, at Portland, Bathurst, Tecumseth and Niagara streets, Strachan Avenue and Shaw Street.
Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Queen Street West at Augusta Avenue, Bathurst Street and Palmerston and Claremont avenues, across from Strachan Avenue and at Shaw Street and
- on Shaw Street across from Adelaide Street West and at King Street West.
Shuttle buses replace the cars between Spadina Avenue and Shaw Street. Westbound streetcar passengers may board westbound buses on the north side of King Street West west of Spadina Avenue.
504D King shuttle buses
304D King overnight shuttle buses
Starting Monday, May 12, buses replace streetcars along the 304 King overnight, 504 King and 508 Lake Shore routes between Spadina Avenue and Shaw Street. They also replace streetcars along the 303 Kingston Rd overnight and 503 Kingston Rd routes between Spadina and Dufferin Street.
Starting Monday, May 12, eastbound buses start their trips in Dufferin Gate Loop, then proceed:
northward along Dufferin Street; and then
eastward along King Street West to Bathurst Street,
resuming their regular path eastward along King West.Eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- in Dufferin Gate Loop,
- on Dufferin Street at Springhurst Avenue, Liberty Street and King Street West and
- on King Street West across from Joe Shuster Way, at Atlantic Avenue, Douro and Shaw streets, Strachan Avenue and Niagara and Tecumseth streets and beyond Bathurst and Portland streets.
Eastbound bus passengers may board eastbound streetcars on the south side of Queen Street East across from Carroll Street.
Westbound buses operate along their regular path to King Street West and Bathurst Street, then proceed:
westward along King West;
southward along Dufferin Street;
westward along Springhurst Avenue;
southward along Fort Rouille Street; and then
eastward into Dufferin Gate Loop,
ending their trips.Westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on King Street West at Tecumseth and Niagara streets, Strachan Avenue, Shaw and Sudbury streets, across from Jefferson Avenue and at Joe Shuster Way,
- on Dufferin Street beyond King Street West [unofficial] and at Liberty Street and
- in Dufferin Gate Loop.
Westbound bus passengers may board westbound streetcars on the west side of Shaw Street north of King Street West.
503 Kingston Rd
Eastbound cars operate along their regular path.
Starting Monday, May 12, westbound cars operate along their long-term detour path to Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue, then further detour:
westward along Queen West; and then
southward along Dufferin Street to King Street West,
resuming their long-term detour path southward along Dufferin.Westbound cars skip their long-term detour stop:
- on Spadina Avenue at King Street West.
They also skip their regular stops
- on King Street West beyond Spadina Avenue, at Portland, Bathurst, Tecumseth and Niagara streets, Strachan Avenue, Shaw and Sudbury streets, across from Jefferson Avenue and at Joe Shuster Way and Dufferin Street.
Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Queen Street West at Augusta Avenue, Bathurst Street and Palmerston and Claremont avenues, across from Strachan Avenue, at Shaw Street, Ossington Avenue, Dovercourt Road and Beaconsfield and Gladstone avenues and
- on Dufferin Street at Melbourne Avenue and King Street West.
303 Kingston Rd overnight
Eastbound cars operate along their regular path.
Starting Monday, May 12, westbound cars operate along their long-term detour path to Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue, then further detour:
westward along Queen West; and then
southward along Dufferin Street to King Street West,
resuming their regular path westward along Dufferin.Westbound cars skip their long-term detour stop:
- on Spadina Avenue at King Street West.
They also skip their regular stops
- on King Street West beyond Spadina Avenue, at Portland, Bathurst, Tecumseth and Niagara streets, Strachan Avenue, Shaw and Sudbury streets, across from Jefferson Avenue and at Joe Shuster Way and Dufferin Street.
Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Queen Street West at Augusta Avenue, Bathurst Street and Palmerston and Claremont avenues, across from Strachan Avenue, at Shaw Street, Ossington Avenue, Dovercourt Road and Beaconsfield and Gladstone avenues and
- on Dufferin Street at Melbourne Avenue and King Street West.
508 Lake Shore
Eastbound cars operate along their regular path.
Starting Monday, May 12, westbound cars operate along their long-term detour path to Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue, then further detour:
westward along Queen West; and then
southward along Shaw Street to King Street West,
resuming their regular path westward along King West.Westbound cars skip their long-term detour stop:
- on Spadina Avenue at King Street West.
They also skip their regular stops
- on King Street West beyond Spadina Avenue, at Portland, Bathurst, Tecumseth and Niagara streets, Strachan Avenue and Shaw Street.
Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Queen Street West at Augusta Avenue, Bathurst Street and Palmerston and Claremont avenues, across from Strachan Avenue and at Shaw Street and
- on Shaw Street across from Adelaide Street West and at King Street West.
Shuttle buses replace the cars between Spadina Avenue and Shaw Street. Westbound streetcar passengers may board westbound buses on the north side of King Street West west of Spadina Avenue.
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