King Street West and Dufferin Street

Completed work

• The City of Toronto and TTC have completed streetcar track renewal at the King Street West and Dufferin Street intersection - two weeks ahead of schedule. 
• The City has also replaced sidewalks and installed tactile plates at the intersection. Learn more about the City's work here. 

Testing of the new streetcar tracks

• TTC crews are currently testing the newly built streetcar tracks to ensure safe and reliable operations before service resumes.

• This work will not impact traffic or bus service in the area. 

Impacts to streetcar and bus service***

On Thursday, October 30, at 5 a.m., the TTC restored regular for the following for the following bus routes:

• 29 Dufferin
• 329 Dufferin
• 929 Dufferin Express

Additionally, 503 Kingston Rd bus service, previously ending at King Street West and Joe Shuster Way, has been extended westward, now serving all stops on King Street West toward Roncesvalles Avenue. 

The following streetcar routes will continue to divert around the King Street West and Dufferin Street intersection while testing is underway:

• 504A King streetcars are diverting via Queen Street West between Shaw Street and Roncesvalles Avenue
• 504B King streetcars are being shortened to Bathurst Street.
• 508 Lake Shore streetcars are diverting via Queen Street West between Shaw Street and Roncesvalles Avenue

Details on when streetcar service is planned to resume will be shared on this webpage. 

View a map of these route diversions here

***NOTE: Timing and diversion details are subject to change.

Wheel-Trans and Community bus service 

• The 402 Parkdale Community bus continues to operate on its regular route
• Wheel-Trans services remains accessible in all areas where local traffic is permitted.

Keeping transit moving during construction

In July 2025, City Council approved temporary transit priority measures (TPMs) to support diverted streetcar and bus service during construction.

Key TPMs include:

• Extending existing "No Stopping" prohibitions along Queen Street West (Shaw Street to Roncesvalles Avenue) and Shaw Street (King Street West to Queen Street West).
• Installing turning restrictions at the King & Shaw and Queen & Shaw intersections.
• Supporting the 29 Dufferin bus diversion with additional "No Stopping" prohibitions on certain streets in Liberty Village to facilitate bus turns and end-of-line operations.

These measures aim to improve service speed and reliability for an estimated 91,000 daily streetcar riders and 42,000 bus riders.

City crews have updated parking and traffic signage. Once construction wraps up in mid-November 2025, parking will be restored and turn restriction signage removed.