The York Boulevard transit bridge into the Harry W. Arthurs Common will be closed west of James Gillies Street from early Wednesday, Nov. 27, and will reopen Monday, Dec. 30. This closure will permit maintenance of the bridge over the York University Station site. During the closure, TTC, GO Transit and York University buses will be temporarily diverted as outlined in the map below.
Beginning Nov. 27, from 7am to 11pm, Toronto Police Services paid duty officers will help ensure safe pedestrian and vehicular flow at the intersections of Ian Macdonald Boulevard, James Gillies Street and Sentinel Road with The Pond Road. Traffic flag personnel will direct construction vehicles when necessary.
Due to the temporary bus diversion, increased traffic congestion may occur along this route resulting in transit delays during peak times on The Pond Road, Ian Macdonald Boulevard, Sentinel Road and Keele Street.
Bus diversion route map
GO Transit buses entering the campus from The Pond Road will be diverted north onto Ian Macdonald Boulevard to the Harry W. Arthurs Common (green line on graphic). TTC buses entering the campus from York Boulevard will be diverted south onto the TTC busway, west onto The Pond Road and north onto Ian Macdonald Boulevard to the Harry W. Arthurs Common (red line on graphic). York University shuttle buses entering the campus from York Boulevard will be diverted south onto James Gillies Street, west onto The Pond Road and north onto Ian Macdonald Boulevard to the Harry W. Arthurs Common (blue line on graphic).
Bus diversion routes exiting campus
Transit buses exiting the campus from the Harry W. Arthurs Common will divert south on Ian Macdonald Boulevard along various routes.
Community members advised to avoid The Pond Road
Left turns will be prohibited in both directions on The Pond Road from Ian Macdonald Boulevard, Atkinson Road and Seneca Lane during the detour. Non-transit vehicles are encouraged to avoid The Pond Road if possible. Student Service Parking Garage patrons are encouraged to use York Boulevard and James Gillies Street when coming to and from the campus.
As private vehicles are not permitted to enter the Harry W. Arthurs Common, please follow the traffic signs and proceed with extra care through the construction zone.
Ian Macdonald Boulevard and the Welcome Centre
Ian Macdonald Boulevard will be restricted to transit, emergency and accessible vehicles only. Use James Gillies Street to access the Welcome Centre and the Schulich School of Business.
Fine Arts Road
There is no vehicle access on Fine Arts Road from Ian Macdonald Boulevard.
As construction continues at the York University Station site, construction-related notices will continue to be issued.
For more information, visit York University’s Subway Construction web page. For specific Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE) construction information, contact the TYSSE construction information line at 1-800-223-6192 or TYSSE@ttc.ca. For hearing impaired service, contact TTY Service at 416-481-2523 (daily, from 8am to 6pm; closed holidays).