Toronto Begins Queen Street East Track Renewal; Streetcars Divert via Gerrard Until Mid-December

The City of Toronto and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) began renewing aging streetcar tracks on Queen Street East on Monday, November 9, between Leslie Street and Vancouver Avenue. The first phase of track renewal runs from November 9 to mid-December, followed by a holiday break, then a second phase of track renewal and sewer rehabilitation, with the full project expected to finish in March 2027.

Queen East reduced to one westbound lane

During construction, Queen Street East is reduced to one westbound lane only between Vancouver Avenue and Leslie Street; eastbound vehicles must turn at Leslie Street. 501/301 Queen streetcars are diverting both ways via Gerrard Street East between Broadview Avenue and Coxwell Avenue, and eastbound replacement buses are diverting via Eastern Avenue. The 31 Greenwood bus is also diverting both ways via Dundas Street, Jones Avenue, Queen Street and Leslie Street.

Round-the-clock work under the council-approved capital program

According to the City, track renewal work is taking place 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The project has three phases: phase one from Vancouver Avenue to Laing Street and phase two from Laing Street to Leslie Street, both track renewal, and phase three from Leslie Street to Greenwood Avenue for sewer rehabilitation. The work is part of the Council-approved 2026 Capital Works Program. Details are available on the TTC project page at ttc.ca/QueenEast.

Sources: City of Toronto, TTC.