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City closing Gardiner Expressway, affecting GO bus service, October 12, 13 and 14

By Robert Mackenzie on October 10, 2019 3:31 PM

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From 11:59 p.m. Friday, October 11 until 5 a.m. Monday, October 14, the City of Toronto is closing:

  • the Frederick G. Gardiner Expressway between Highway 427 and Carlaw Avenue

for the annual fall maintenance program.

This weekend, crews are also setting up new work zones for a longer-term construction project that starts Monday.

GO Transit is detouring buses along these routes, while the expressway is closed:

Although the maintenance project does not directly affect TTC services, closing the expressway likely results in major congestion along nearby and parallel streets, as motorists seek alternate routes. Passengers aboard buses and streetcars along these streets can expect delays:

  • 6 Bay;
  • 15 Evans;
  • 29A / 29C Dufferin;
  • 44 Kipling South;
  • 63A Ossington;
  • 66A / 66B Prince Edward;
  • 75 Sherbourne;
  • 72B Pape via Commissioners and Queens Quay;
  • 76A Royal York South;
  • 80 Queensway;
  • 110A / 110C Islington South;
  • 121A / 121D Fort York - Esplanade;
  • 123B / 123C Sherway;
  • 301 Queen overnight;
  • 304 King overnight;
  • 307 Bathurst overnight;
  • 310 Spadina overnight;
  • 315 Evans - Brown’s Line overnight;
  • 320 Yonge overnight;
  • 329 Dufferin overnight;
  • 337 Islington overnight;
  • 363 Ossington overnight;
  • 501 Queen;
  • 504A / 504B King;
  • 509 Harbourfront;
  • 510 Spadina; and
  • 511 Bathurst.

While the expressway is closed, City crews are:

  • marking lines;
  • inspecting overhead and ground signs;
  • repairing potholes;
  • sealing cracks;
  • sweeping and removing debris;
  • removing graffiti;
  • flushing catch basins;
  • inspecting and chipping bridges;
  • flushing bridge joints;
  • inspecting, repairing and replacing crash-attenuation systems that help cushion and redirect vehicles from barricades and barriers;
  • repairing and relamping of street lights;
  • replacing and repairing hydro poles;
  • inspecting and repairing traffic camera; and
  • repairing and replacing guardrails.
65 / 65C East Gwillimbury / Newmarket / Toronto

From 11:59 p.m. Friday, October 11 until 5 a.m. Thanksgiving, Monday, October 14, GO is likely detouring the buses along Lake Shore Boulevard East, instead of the Gardiner, but the buses serve all regular stops. However, GO Transit Control monitors road conditions and may direct bus drivers to detour along other streets, depending on traffic flow.

31 / 31A / 31E / 31F / 31H / 31L / 31N Guelph / Georgetown / Toronto;

From 11:59 p.m. Friday, October 11 until 7:30 a.m. Saturday, October 12 and from 11:30 p.m. Saturday until 7:30 a.m. Sunday, October 13 and from 11:30 p.m. Sunday until 5 a.m. Thanksgiving, Monday, October 14, GO is likely detouring the buses along The Queensway or Lake Shore Boulevard West, instead of the Gardiner, but the buses serve all regular stops. However, GO Transit Control monitors road conditions and may direct bus drivers to detour along other streets, depending on traffic flow.

Expect heavy traffic to delay buses by 30 to 45 minutes off schedule.

From 7:30 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13, all buses start and end their trips in Port Credit GO Station bus terminal. GO is only offering train service, not bus service, between Union Station and Port Credit.

Eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Highway 427 and the Queen Elizabeth Way / Frederick G. Gardiner Expressway, then proceed:

westward along the Queen Elizabeth Way;
southward along Hurontario;
westward along Park Street East;
northward along Elizabeth Street; and then
westward along Queen Street East to Port Credit GO Station,
ending their trips.

Westbound buses start their trips in Port Credit GO Station bus terminal, then proceed:

westward along Queen East;
southward along Elizabeth Street;
eastward along Park East;
northward along Hurontario; and then
eastward along the Queen Elizabeth Way to Highway 427,
resuming their regular route northward along Highway 427.

16 Hamilton / Toronto express

From 11:59 p.m. Friday, October 11 until 7:30 a.m. Saturday, October 12 and from 11:30 p.m. Saturday until 7:30 a.m. Sunday, October 13 and from 11:30 p.m. Sunday until 5 a.m. Thanksgiving, Monday, October 14, GO is likely detouring the buses along The Queensway or Lake Shore Boulevard West, instead of the Gardiner, but the buses serve all regular stops. However, GO Transit Control monitors road conditions and may direct bus drivers to detour along other streets, depending on traffic flow.

Expect heavy traffic to delay buses by 30 to 45 minutes off schedule.

From 7:30 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13, all buses start and end their trips in Aldershot GO Station bus terminal. GO is only offering train service, not bus service, between Aldershot and Union Station.

63 King City / Toronto

From 11 p.m. Friday, November 2 until 5 a.m. Monday, November 5, GO is likely detouring the buses along Lake Shore Boulevard East, instead of the Gardiner, but the buses serve all regular stops. However, GO Transit Control monitors road conditions and may direct bus drivers to detour along other streets, depending on traffic flow.

Expect heavy traffic to delay buses by 30 to 45 minutes off schedule.

90B / 90C Lakeshore East early-morning / late-night

All day Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13 and before 5 a.m. Thanksgiving Monday, October 14, GO is likely detouring the buses along Lake Shore Boulevard East, instead of the Gardiner, but the buses serve all regular stops. However, GO Transit Control monitors road conditions and may direct bus drivers to detour along other streets, depending on traffic flow.

18B / 18C / 18D / 18F / 18G / 18H Lakeshore West early-morning / late-night

All day Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13 and before 5 a.m. Thanksgiving Monday, October 14, GO is likely detouring the buses along The Queensway or Lake Shore Boulevard West, instead of the Gardiner, but the buses serve all regular stops. However, GO Transit Control monitors road conditions and may direct bus drivers to detour along other streets, depending on traffic flow.

Expect heavy traffic to delay buses by 30 to 45 minutes off schedule.

21A / 21B / 21H / 21N / 21P Milton / Toronto

From 11:59 p.m. Friday, October 11 until 7:30 a.m. Saturday, October 12 and from 11:30 p.m. Saturday until 7:30 a.m. Sunday, October 13 and from 11:30 p.m. Sunday until 5 a.m. Thanksgiving, Monday, October 14, GO is likely detouring the buses along The Queensway or Lake Shore Boulevard West, instead of the Gardiner, but the buses serve all regular stops. However, GO Transit Control monitors road conditions and may direct bus drivers to detour along other streets, depending on traffic flow.

Expect heavy traffic to delay buses by 30 to 45 minutes off schedule.

From 7:30 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13, all buses start and end their trips in Port Credit GO Station bus terminal. GO is only offering train service, not bus service, between Union Station and Port Credit.

Eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Highway 427 and the Queen Elizabeth Way / Frederick G. Gardiner Expressway, then proceed:

westward along the Queen Elizabeth Way;
southward along Hurontario;
westward along Park Street East;
northward along Elizabeth Street; and then
westward along Queen Street East to Port Credit GO Station,
ending their trips.

Westbound buses start their trips in Port Credit GO Station bus terminal, then proceed:

westward along Queen East;
southward along Elizabeth Street;
eastward along Park East;
northward along Hurontario; and then
eastward along the Queen Elizabeth Way to Highway 427,
resuming their regular route northward along Highway 427.

61 Richmond Hill / Toronto

After 11:59 p.m. Friday, October 11, GO is likely detouring the buses along Lake Shore Boulevard East, instead of the Gardiner, but the buses serve all regular stops. However, GO Transit Control monitors road conditions and may direct bus drivers to detour along other streets, depending on traffic flow.

71 / 71C / 71G Stouffville / Toronto

From 11:59 p.m. Friday, October 11 until 5 a.m. Thanksgiving, Monday, October 14, GO is likely detouring the buses along Lake Shore Boulevard East, instead of the Gardiner, but the buses serve all regular stops. However, GO Transit Control monitors road conditions and may direct bus drivers to detour along other streets, depending on traffic flow.





























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