The City of Markham is closing:
- Main Street North north of Parkway Avenue / Snider Drive
from 8 p.m. Friday June 23 until 4 a.m. Monday, June 26, as Metrolinx contractors repair the railway crossing.
Closing the street likely affects GO Transit bus service along the 54 Markham / York U and 71 Stouffville / Toronto routes, but GO hasn’t yet announced detour-routing information.
The TTC is detouring buses operating along this route, while the street is closed:
- 102D Markham Rd.
102D Markham Rd
From 8 p.m. Friday June 23 until 4 a.m. Monday, June 26, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Markham Road and 16th Avenue, then detour:
eastward along 16th;
south- and eastward along Fincham Avenue;
southward along Paramount Road; and then
westward along Parkway Avenue to Main Street North,
resuming their regular route southward along Main North.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Markham Road at 16th Avenue and
- on Main Street North at Springdale Avenue, Station Street and Bullock Drive.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on 16th Avenue at Fincham Avenue,
- on Fincham Avenue at Noel Street and
- on Parkway Avenue west of Orchard Street and at Main Street North.
Northbound buses reverse the southbound detour routing.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Main Street North at Ramona Boulevard, across from Springdale Avenue and at 16th Avenue.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Parkway Avenue across from Paramount Road,
- on Fincham Avenue across from Noel Street and
- on 16th Avenue at Markham Road.