Streetcar track replacement shuts down major east-end Toronto intersection
Posted August 9, 2023 10:57 am.
Last Updated August 14, 2023 11:15 am.
Streetcar track replacement has shut down a major east-end intersection as of Monday.
City crews are replacing tracks at Broadview and Danforth avenues on the north side of the intersection, which is expected to be completed by late August.
During the next phase of construction, only one shared eastbound lane will be available and there will be no westbound traffic on Danforth Avenue through the intersection, and no southbound traffic on Broadview Avenue. One northbound lane will be open on Broadview Avenue from Gerrard Street East to Danforth Avenue and there will be a detour route for cyclists travelling westbound.
After the north side of the intersection is finished work will then begin on the south side from late August through the Labour Day weekend.
During this work there will be one shared eastbound and one westbound lane for motorists and cyclists on Danforth Avenue through the intersection. No left or right turns will be permitted at the intersection. One northbound lane will be open on Broadview Avenue from Gerrard Street East to Danforth Avenue, which will allow travellers to turn right onto Danforth Avenue for eastbound travel only.
Track replacement at the intersection is expected to be completed by Sept. 4, but for one full day the intersection will need to be fully closed for paving.
Alternate routes that can be taken include Pape, Donlands and Greenwood Avenues for north/south travel and Dundas Street East, Gerrard Street East, Mortimer Avenue and Cosburn Avenue for east/west travel. Local businesses will be open as pedestrian access to businesses and sidewalks around the site will be open.
The restrictions are in addition to the closures in the Broadview and Danforth area, as June 18 marked the start of no 504 King and 505 Dundas service on Broadview Avenue between Broadview Station and Gerrard Street due to the construction.
More construction began as of July 4, with the southbound lanes of Broadview Avenue closed between Danforth Avenue and Gerrard Street East along with lane closures announced on Broadview Avenue between Erindale and Danforth Avenues between September and November.
