Since “late October”, the City of Toronto has closed
- parts of Queen Street East between Broadview and Davies avenues
to accommodate a project to replace two 112-year-old water mains. The City and the TTC are also renewing the aging streetcar tracks on the same part of Queen East.
The City explains that, “This work is required to bring the water-main and track infrastructure to a state of good repair and is part of the Council-approved 2025 Capital Works Program.”
The City has now completed work to replace the water-main. Monday, February 23, the City and TTC start to replace the streetcar infrastructure on this section of Queen East. The City is closing the westbound lanes to all traffic to accommodate this phase of the project.
Streetcars along these routes continue to follow their current detour paths:
Starting February 23, the TTC revises the paths for buses that replace streetcar service:
- Shuttle buses along route 504D that replace route 504B “daytime” service between Broadview Station and Parliament Street;
- Shuttle buses along route 301C that replace route 301 overnight service between Broadview Avenue and Parliament Street and route 304 overnight service between Broadview Station and Parliament Street.
- Buses along route 503 Kingston Rd that continue to replace route 503 streetcars. These buses along rout 503 partially replace route 501 streetcar service between Broadview Avenue and Parliament Street.
The City and TTC expect to complete the project “by April 2026”, meaning as late as until April 30.
Phase 1 - October 2025 until February 2026 (complete)
- Crews replaced the water main that extends under Queen Street East and Munro Street.
- At least one travel lane in each direction was available through the work zone on Queen Street East.
Phase 2 - late February until April 2026
- Crews are installing streetcar tracks on Queen Street East. TTC crews will then test the newly constructed track.
- One eastbound lane will be available through the work zone.
Crews worked to upgrade the water main from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., Mondays to Fridays, with occasional late or weekend work, when necessary. They work to replace TTC tracks 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
During streetcar-track construction, they excavate and break concrete throughout the day, but they mainly mill and break concrete milling from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. Concrete breaking work is the most disruptive and will typically last the first one to two days for each phase of construction. The TTC says that, “Around-the-clock work during rail installation by TTC is required to preserve the integrity and quality of new rail and concrete. Overnight rail work by TTC may consist of moving new rail into position, rail installation and rail welding/grinding.”
504B King
From Wednesday, October 22, 2025 until Thursday, April 30, westbound cars start their trips in Distillery Loop, then proceed:
northward along Cherry and Sumach streets to King Street East,
resuming their regular path westward along King East.Westbound cars skip their regular stops
- in Broadview Station terminal,
- on Erindale Avenue at Broadview Avenue,
- on Broadview Avenue at Danforth Avenue, across from Wolfrey Avenue, Millbrook Crescent and Withrow avenues, at Jack Layton Way, Gerrard Street East, Mountstephen Street and Dundas and Queen streets east,
- on Queen Street East at Carroll Street and
- on King Street East at River and Sumach streets.
Instead, westbound cars pick up passengers at temporary stops
- in Distillery Loop and
- on Cherry Street at Front Street East.
Shuttle buses replace the cars between Broadview Station and Sumach Street. However, these westbound route 504 stops receive no transit service during construction:
- on Broadview Avenue at Queen Street East,
- on Queen Street East at Carroll Street and
- on King Street East at River and Sumach streets.
Eastbound cars reverse the westbound detour path.
Eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- on King Street East at Lower River Street,
- on Queen Street East across from Carroll Street and at Broadview Avenue,
- on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East, across from Mountstephen Street, at Gerrard Street East, Langley and Withrow avenues, Millbrook Crescent and Wolfrey Avenue and
- in Broadview Station terminal.
Instead, eastbound cars drop off passengers at temporary stops
- on Cherry Street at Front Street East and
- in Distillery Loop.
Shuttle buses replace the cars between Sumach Street and Broadview Station. Eastbound streetcar passengers may board eastbound buses on the south side of King Street East west of Parliament Street.
504D King shuttle buses
Buses continue to replace streetcars along the 504B King route between Broadview Station and Sumach Street.
From Monday, February 23 until Thursday, April 30, westbound buses start their trips in Broadview Station terminal, then proceed:
westward along Erindale Avenue;
southward along Broadview Avenue;
westward along Dundas Street East;
southward along River Street;
westward along King Street East;
southward along Parliament Street;
westward along Front Street East; and then
northward along Berkeley Street to King East,
ending their trips.Westbound buses likely drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- in Broadview Station terminal,
- on Erindale Avenue at Broadview Avenue,
- on Broadview Avenue at Danforth Avenue, across from Wolfrey Avenue, Millbrook Crescent and Withrow avenues, at Jack Layton Way, Gerrard Street East, Mountstephen Street and Dundas Street East,
- on River Street beyond Dundas Street East and at King Street East,
- on King Street East at Sumach, Sackville and Parliament streets,
- on Parliament Street at Front Street East,
- on Front Street East at Berkeley Street and
- on Berkeley Street at King Street East.
(List of stops is unofficial.)
Westbound buses skip their former stops
- on Broadview Avenue at Queen Street East,
- on Queen Street East at Carroll Street and
- on King Street East at River Street.
Westbound bus passengers may board westbound streetcars on the north side of King Street East east of Parliament Street.
From Wednesday, October 22, 2025 until Thursday, April 30, eastbound buses start their trips on Berkeley Street south of King Street East, then proceed:
eastward along King and Queen streets east;
northward along Broadview Avenue; and then
eastward into Broadview Station terminal,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses likely drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Berkeley Street at King Street East,
- on King Street East at Parliament, Sackville, Sumach and Lower River streets,
- on Queen Street East across from Carroll Street and at Broadview Avenue,
- on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East, across from Mountstephen Street, at Gerrard Street East, Langley and Withrow avenues, Millbrook Crescent and Wolfrey Avenue and
- in Broadview Station terminal.
(List of stops is unofficial.)
304 King overnight
From Wednesday, October 22, 2025 until Thursday, April 30, westbound cars start their trips in Distillery Loop, then proceed:
northward along Cherry and Sumach streets to King Street East,
resuming their regular path westward along King East.Westbound cars skip their regular stops
- on Erindale Avenue at Broadview Avenue,
- on Broadview Avenue at Danforth Avenue, across from Wolfrey Avenue, Millbrook Crescent and Withrow avenues, at Jack Layton Way, Gerrard Street East, Mountstephen Street and Dundas and Queen streets east,
- on Queen Street East at Carroll Street and
- on King Street East at River and Sumach streets.
Instead, westbound cars likely pick up passengers at temporary stops
- in Distillery Loop and
- on Cherry Street at Front Street East.
(List of temporary stops is unofficial.)
Shuttle buses replace westbound route 301 cars between Broadview Station and Sumach Street. However, these westbound route 304 stops have no transit service during construction:
- on Broadview Avenue at Queen Street East,
- on Queen Street East at Carroll Street and
- on King Street East at River and Sumach streets.
Westbound bus passengers may board westbound streetcars on the north side of King Street East east of Parliament Street.
Eastbound cars reverse the westbound detour path.
Eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- on King Street East at Lower River Street,
- on Queen Street East across from Carroll Street and at Broadview Avenue,
- on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East, across from Mountstephen Street, at Gerrard Street East, Langley and Withrow avenues, Millbrook Crescent and Wolfrey Avenue and
- in Broadview Station terminal.
Instead, eastbound cars likely drop off passengers at temporary stops
- on Cherry Street at Front Street East and
- in Distillery Loop.
(List of temporary stops is unofficial.)
Shuttle buses replace the cars between Sumach Street and Broadview Station.
503 Kingston Rd
The TTC continues to operate buses, instead of streetcars, along the route. Buses along route 503 partially replace streetcar service along the 501 Queen route between Broadview Avenue and Parliament Street.
From Monday, February 22, 2025 until Thursday, April 30, westbound buses operate along their regular path to Queen Street East and Broadview Avenue, then detour:
southward along Broadview;
westward along Eastern Avenue and Front Street East; and then
northward along Parliament Street to King Street East,
resuming their regular path westward along King East.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Queen Street East at Carroll Street and
- on King Street East at River, Sumach, Sackville and Parliament streets.
And westbound buses skip their long-term detour stops
- on Queen Street East at River, Sumach, Sackville and Parliament streets and
- on Parliament Street at Richmond, Adelaide and King streets east.
From Wednesday, October 22, 2025 until Thursday, April 30, eastbound buses operate along their regular path to King Street East and Parliament Street, then detour:
northward along Parliament; and then
eastward along Queen Street East to King Street East,
resuming their regular path eastward along Queen East.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on King Street East at Parliament, Sackville, Sumach and Lower River streets.
Instead, eastbound buses likely drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Parliament Street at Richmond and Queen streets east and
- on Queen Street East at Sackville, Sumach and River streets.
(List of temporary stops is unofficial.)
501 Queen
From Saturday, November 22, 2025 until Thursday, April 30, westbound streetcars operate along their regular path to Queen Street East and Broadview Avenue, then detour:
northward along Broadview;
westward along Dundas Street West; and then
southward along Parliament Street to Queen Street East,
resuming their regular path westward along Queen East.Westbound cars skip their regular stops
- on Queen Street East at Carroll, River, Sumach, Sackville and Parliament streets.
Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East,
- on Dundas Street East at River Street, across from Regent Park Boulevard and at Parliament Street and
- on Parliament Street at Shuter Street and Queen Street East.
(List of temporary stops is unofficial.)
Buses along the 503 Kingston Rd route replace route 501 cars between Broadview Avenue and Parliament Street.
Eastbound cars reverse the westbound detour path.
Eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- on Queen Street East at Sackville, Sumach and River streets, across from Carroll Street and at Broadview Avenue.
Instead, eastbound cars likely drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Parliament Street at Shuter Street and Dundas Street East,
- on Dundas Street East at Regent Park Boulevard, River Street and Broadview Avenue and
- on Broadview Avenue at Queen Street East.
(List of temporary stops is unofficial.)
Buses along the 503 Kingston Rd route replace route 501 cars between Parliament Street and Broadview Avenue. Eastbound route 501 passengers may board eastbound route 503 buses on the east side of Parliament Street south of Queen Street East.
301 Queen overnight
From Monday, November 23, 2025 until Thursday, April 30, westbound streetcars operate along their regular path to Queen Street East and Broadview Avenue, then detour:
northward along Broadview;
westward along Dundas Street West; and then
southward along Parliament Street to Queen East,
resuming their regular path eastward along Queen.Westbound cars skip their regular stops
- on Queen Street East at Carroll, River, Sumach, Sackville and Parliament streets.
Instead, westbound cars likely drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East,
- on Dundas Street East at River Street, across from Regent Park Boulevard and at Parliament Street and
- on Parliament Street at Shuter Street and Queen Street East.
(List of temporary stops is unofficial.)
Shuttle buses replace the cars between Broadview Avenue and Parliament Street. Westbound route 301 streetcar passengers may board westbound buses on the west side of Broadview Avenue north of Dundas Street East.
Eastbound cars reverse the westbound detour path.
Eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- on Queen Street East at Sackville, Sumach and River streets, across from Carroll Street and at Broadview Avenue.
Instead, eastbound cars likely drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Parliament Street at Shuter Street and Dundas Street East,
- on Dundas Street East at Regent Park Boulevard, River Street and Broadview Avenue and
- on Broadview Avenue at Queen Street East.
(List of temporary stops is unofficial.)
Shuttle buses replace the cars between Parliament Street and Broadview Avenue. Eastbound streetcar passengers may board eastbound buses on the east side of Parliament Street south of Queen Street East.
301B Queen overnight shuttle buses
Buses along route 301B replace streetcars along the 301 Queen overnight route between Broadview Avenue and Parliament Street. They also replace streetcars along the 304 King overnight route between Danforth Avenue and Queen Street East.
From Monday, February 23 until Thursday, April 30, westbound buses start their trips in Broadview Station terminal, then proceed:
westward along Erindale Avenue;
southward along Broadview Avenue;
westward along Dundas Street East;
southward along River Street;
westward along Queen Street East;
southward along Parliament Street;
westward along Front Street East; and then
northward along Berkeley Street to King East,
ending their trips.Westbound buses likely drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Erindale Avenue at Broadview Avenue,
- on Broadview Avenue at Danforth Avenue, across from Wolfrey Avenue, Millbrook Crescent and Withrow Avenue and at Jack Layton Way, Gerrard Street East, Mountstephen Street and Dundas Street East,
- on River Street beyond Dundas Street East,
- on Queen Street East at Sumach, Sackville and Parliament streets,
- on Parliament Street at Richmond, Adelaide, King and Front streets east,
- on Front Street East at Berkeley Street and
- on Berkeley Street at King Street East.
Westbound bus passengers may board westbound route 301 streetcars on the north side of Queen Street East east of Parliament Street. They may board westbound route 304 streetcars on the north side of King Street East east of Parliament Street.
From Sunday, November 23, 2025 until Thursday, April 30, eastbound buses start their trips on Berkeley Street south of King Street East, then proceed:
eastward along King East;
northward along Parliament Street;
eastward along Queen Street East;
northward along Broadview Avenue; and then
eastward into Broadview Station terminal,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- on Berkeley Street at King Street East,
- on Parliament Street at Richmond and Queen streets east and
- on Queen Street East at Sackville, Sumach and River streets, across from Carroll Street and at Broadview Avenue and
- on Broadview Avenue at Dundas Street East, across from Mountstephen Street, at Gerrard Street East, Langley and Withrow avenues, Millbrook Crescent and Wolfrey and Danforth avenues.
Eastbound bus passengers may board eastbound route 301 cars on the west side of Broadview Avenue north of Queen Street East.
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