Metrolinx work at Queen and Degrassi Streets will require a street closure and diversion of transit service during installation of a new bridge deck for the Lake Shore East GO corridor. As part of the Ontario Line work, the GO corridor will be raised to the now-standard elevation above roads it crosses. This work has been underway at various locations northward from Eastern Avenue along the corridor.
The Metrolinx work will begin on the evening of Friday, September 27 at 9pm, but the TTC will remove its streetcar overhead and power supply beginning on Thursday, September 26 at 9pm.
The Metrolinx work will end on the morning of Monday, September 30 at 5am, but streetcar service will not resume until Wednesday, October 2 at 4am to allow for reinstallation of streetcar overhead. A benefit of the new, higher bridge is that problems with passing trucks tearing down the overhead should cease.
TTC will run a shuttle bus service between River Street and Kingston Road, diverting both ways via Broadview, Dundas and Carlaw around the construction area.
This will affect the daytime and overnight services on 501/301 Queen and 503/303 Kingston Road.
TTC map:
Metrolinx map:
The TTC and Metrolinx notices for this work contain slightly different information. I have confirmed the dates shown above with TTC Media Relations.
Steve Munro 
Used to live on Degrassi Street. Moved to get away from this nonsense. Loving rural Nova Scotia. All I miss is beer club with Brian in Bruce Mackey Park.
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It’s not directly related to your post but crews have started clear-cutting the trees on the north side of the rail berm for the destined-to-be-disappointing Ontario RT line.
Steve: Yes, this was announced recently by Metrolinx. No tree in Ontario is safe from Phil Verster and Doug Ford.
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