Transit Toronto

Events in Brampton, Hamilton, Milton and Toronto affect transit services this weekend — Thursday, July 9, Friday, July 10, Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12.

As part of its preventative maintenance program, the TTC continues to inspect the overhead streetcar infrastructure every month “to ensure reliable streetcar service.”

From 1 until 4 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, Wednesday, July 8 and Thursday, July 9, its crews are inspecting the wiring and other infrastructure in the Spadina Station streetcar terminal and tunnel.

It’s detouring streetcars along these routes, while the crews are working:

• 310 Spadina overnight; and
• 510 Spadina.

Shuttle buses replace the cars north of College.

^ Note that the map contains an error. Streetcars along the 310 / 510 Spadina routes currently don’t operate along Queens Quay West, due to service changes supporting FIFA World Cup activities.

City of Toronto contractors are working on a project to replace the water main and the City-owned portion of substandard water services on Bathurst Street south of Steeles Avenue West. During this project, crews are also:

• resurfacing the roadway;
• installing one-way cycle tracks on both sides of the road in the boulevard;
• installing TTC priority measures;
• improving pedestrian safety;
• installing new streetscaping; and
• upgrading traffic signals.

Starting 7 a.m. Monday, July 7, the work zone restricts northbound traffic on Bathurst from turning left onto westbound Fisherville Road.

The TTC is detouring buses along this route, while the turn restrictions are in effect:

• 7 Bathurst.

This phase of construction on Bathurst south of Steeles West and the resulting TTC detour continue until July 10

Starting 7 a.m. Monday, July 6, City of Toronto are working to remove streetcar tracks to be at

• the intersection of Danforth Avenue with Dawes Road. After removing the tracks, crews will install a concrete road base and pave the roadway.

The work zone restricts left turns from Danforth onto Dawes. The TTC is detouring buses along this route, while turn restrictions are in effect:

• 23 Dawes.

Construction at Danforth / Dawes and the resulting TTC detour continues until July 10 (5 a.m.).

The TTC is advising passengers that, starting 6 a.m. Monday, July 6, it’s detouring buses along this route “due to [City of] Toronto Water work:”

• 503 Kingston Rd.

Toronto Water crews are apparently working in the area of Kingston Road and Victoria Park Avenue, but the transit agency hasn’t specified the exact site.

On the other hand, the TTC has also announced that its crews are “conducting urgent in-ground lubricator upgrades / replacement inside Bingham streetcar loop.” It explains that “these repairs are part of TTC’s preventative maintenance program to ensure safe and reliable streetcar operations. Work will involve some excavations inside the streetcar loop.”

The TTC hasn’t announced detours for buses along other routes in the area, including 12 Kingston Rd, 117 Birchmount South, 316 Kingston Rd - McCowan overnight, 322 Coxwell overnight or 324 Victoria Park overnight. However, since construction is occurring only on the south side of the loop, buses along route 322 likely follow the same detour path as “daytime” buses along route 503.

Toronto Water activity near Kingston / Victoria Park, TTC repairs in Bingham Loop and the resulting detour continue until July 13.

On our YouTube video channel, we’ve had our historic footage videos, and we’ve had our frenetic timelapses. How about now we slow things right down, at least for a little while?

On January 9, 2026, while filming footage for the Union Rush Timelapse video, I parked myself on the bridge between the north and south wings of the Metro Convention Center, set my camera against a west-facing window, and just let things roll. For the next half hour, there was at least one train in view.

This is the opposite of a timelapse video. This footage is shown unedited and at normal speed, and we do nothing but sit and watch the trains rumble by. If that’s your jam, sit back and enjoy the sights and ambient sounds looking west along the Union railway corridor as the sun sets on another busy day.

Special events in Brampton, Milton and the Scarborough and central areas of Toronto affect transit services this weekend — from Friday, July 3 until Sunday, July 5.

Starting Monday, July 6, during paving at Unionville Commons, YRT is detouring buses along this route:

• 522 Markham local.

Buses operate along their regular path to Eureka Street at Euclid Street, then detour:

along their regular path eastward along Euclid.

Buses skip their regular stop

• at Unionville Commons.

Construction at Unionville Commons and the resulting YRT detour continue until further notice.

The last of of six FIFA World Cup 2026™** matches in Toronto — Croatia versus Portugal — takes place at Toronto Stadium tonight, Thursday, July 2 at 7 p.m.

GO Transit and the TTC are revising services or adding extra service to get fans to and from the match and the Fan Festival.

^ Image: Craig Adderly.

The TTC, GO Transit and other transit agencies in the Greater Golden Horseshoe area are adjusting their schedules this Wednesday, July 1 — Canada Day.