TTC, GO Transit warn of detours and delays as snow arrives in GTA

Snow showers, steady at times, for Sunday with more rain in the mix closer to the lake. The GTA can expect upwards of 3 cm of snow while in cottage country, accumulation could be up to 10 cm.

By Nick Westoll

Posted December 11, 2022 9:14 am.

Last Updated December 11, 2022 11:55 am.

As a weather system moves across the Greater Toronto Area that’s bringing with it snow, officials are warning commuters about delays and detours affecting various roads and transit routes.

The Toronto Police Service reminded motorists to allow for extra travel times.

“As the city experiences winter weather and snowfall accumulation today, slow down, maintain a safe following distance,” officers said in a Twitter post Sunday morning.

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In updates posted on Twitter Sunday morning, GO Transit said buses operating on routes 25, 27, 29 and 40 were seeing delays of 15 to 20 minutes.

A separate post said route 47 buses weren’t entering the Bronte Road and Highway 407 park and ride lot due to weather conditions, but buses were still able to stop on Bronte Road.

In Toronto, the TTC reported issues on several routes as a result of the weather:

  • 929 Dufferin Express: Detour via Eglinton Avenue West, Lansdowne Avenue and Davenport Road
  • 33 Forest Hill: Delays
  • 14 Glencairn: Detour westbound via Bathurst Street, Shallmar Boulevard, Mayfair Avenue, Eglinton Avenue West and Chaplin Crescent
  • 77 Swansea: Detour via Bloor Street West and Windemere Avenue
  • 55 Warren Park: Detour via Dundas Street West, Scarlett Road, St Clair Avenue West and Jane Street

CityNews weather specialist Denise Andreacchi said certain areas can expect up to eight centimetres of snow on Sunday.

“It is system snow, this isn’t lake effect, it’s not going to be bands of heavy snow and poor visibility,” she said.

Andreacchi said the system is expected to drop slushy wet snow across the GTA but accumulation will vary in different regions. Areas north of the 401 can expect higher totals of accumulation while areas closer to Lake Ontario may only see a couple of centimetres.

Environment Canada issued several weather advisories on Saturday calling for up to 10 centimetres of snow in some spots north of the city, including cottage country.

With files from Michael Ranger

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