Starting after Labour Day in September, the TTC will rebuild the track at the King-Dufferin intersection. This work is expected to take about six weeks.

See: Transit Priority Measures to Support Transit Diversions During King Street West and Dufferin Street Intersection Closure

The project is left over from work on King West in 2024 when it could not be completed as planned due to supply problems. It was erroneously reported that the 2024 project finished “early” when in fact this was due to the scope change.

Transit services will be significantly changed in this area.

Note that the diversions for King-Church construction are expected to end before King-Dufferin work begins, and transit services on the eastern part of King will be back to normal.

Route changes at King-Dufferin:

• Routes diverting east of Roncesvalles via Queen and Shaw to King:
  • 504A King streetcars from Distillery Loop to Dundas West Station
  • 304 King night cars from Broadview Station to Dundas West Station
  • 508 Lake Shore streetcars from Long Branch to Broadview Station
  • No service on King between Mowat and Roncesvalles
• 504B King streetcars will operate from Broadview Station diverting from King via Bathurst to Wolseley Loop (at Queen).
• Kingston Road services:
  • 503 Kingston Road converted to bus operation and cut back from Dufferin to loop via Mowat and Fraser.
  • 303 Kingston Road night service suspended (it is not yet clear what will replace the 303 on Kingston Road)
• Dufferin bus services:
  • 29 Dufferin buses will divert via Queen, Shaw and King looping via Mowat and Fraser.
  • 929 Dufferin Express buses will terminate at Queen looping via Queen, Gladstone and Peel.
  • No service on Dufferin south Queen nor through Exhibition Place to Princes’ Gate.

Parking and stopping provisions will change on Queen from Roncesvalles to Shaw, and on Shaw between Queen and King. Stopping will be prohibited on both sides of these streets seven days/week from 7:00 to 11:00am and 2:00 to 7:00pm.

Left turns will be banned from Shaw northbound at Queen and southbound at King. Left turns are now banned from King eastbound onto Shaw weekdays from 7:00 to 10:00am, and from 3:00 to 7:00pm. This will be extended to a ban from 7:00am to 7:00pm on all days.

Some existing parking spaces will be removed to make room for transit vehicles on Dufferin north of Queen, Peel, Mowat, Liberty, Fraser, and King. Details are in the report.

These changes will only last for the duration of the construction project.

The TTC plans to “conduct comprehensive targeted engagement to inform and educate customers, residents, local businesses, and other partners of the pending changes.” However, major changes are unlikely as this project is only two months away and temporary transit routes are already decided. The TTC does not yet have a page on its own site for this project.

This issue will be at Toronto & East York Community Council on July 8, 2025.