Summerhill Station Easier Access Construction
For more information about Summerhill Station Easier Access, please go to the project website.
Summerhill Station: One-way Direction Change on Shaftesbury Avenue
Timline: Started April 4, 2024
What we are doing and why?
Construction at Summerhill Station is ongoing. The lane occupancy on Shaftesbury Avenue is required for construction and use as a laydown area and is instrumental in expediting the schedule.
A Community Council motion was carried on February 21, 2024, to convert Shaftesbury Avenue to one-way westbound traffic between a point 54 metres east of Yonge Street and Tacoma Avenue, until December 31, 2025, or completion of the Easier Access Project at Summerhill Station, whichever comes first. This change took effect on April 4th. Permit parking east of Yonge, east of the construction area to Tacoma will be on the south side but face west.
Elevators at Summerhill Station are scheduled to be in service in early 2025.
The project when complete will provide a barrier-free path to all levels of the station and include installation of:
- Two elevators
- Automatic sliding doors
- Accessible fare gates
- Improved signage
Traffic, pedestrian and cyclist restrictions
- Pedestrians are directed to south side of Shaftesbury, walk east and cross to Shaftesbury north side at Tacoma, from here they go west on Shaftesbury to the station entrance. From the station directed east on north side of Shaftesbury and cross at Tacoma to south side of Shaftsbury and go west to Yonge. This is an interim measure until new crosswalk is implemented.
- Shaftesbury Avenue will change directions to be a one-way westbound lane during the work.
Work hours
The majority of work activities will take place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily from Monday to Friday. Some weekend work may be required.
TTC service
Subway and bus service will continue as scheduled.
Thank you for your patience as we work to improve transit in Toronto.
Summerhill Station: New Entrance / Exit Opening
Timeline: Opened January 22, 2024
What we are doing and why?
As part of Summerhill Easier Access project a new main entrance has been constructed at the east end of the station to accommodate elevators and accessible design features including automatic sliding doors and accessible fare gates. The new main entrance is scheduled to open January 22, 2024 and the existing entrance will be closed. The work for the elevators will continue with elevators scheduled to be in service in 2025.
The project will provide a barrier-free path to all levels of the station and include installation of:
- Two elevators
- Automatic sliding doors
- Accessible fare gates
Traffic, pedestrian and cyclist restrictions
- Pedestrians will be directed to south side of Shaftesbury Avenue, walk east and cross to Shaftesbury Avenue north side at Tacoma Avenue, from here they will go west on Shaftesbury Avenue to the station entrance. From the station directed east on north side of Shaftesbury Avenue and cross at Tacoma Avenue to south side of Shaftesbury Avenue and go west to Yonge. This is an interim measure until pending approval of the new crosswalk.
- Shaftesbury Avenue will continue to be reduced to one-lane and one-way traffic going east during the work.
Work hours
The majority of work activities will take place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily from Monday to Friday. Some weekend work may be required.
TTC service
Subway and bus service will continue as scheduled.
Thank you for your patience as we work to improve transit in Toronto.
The TTC’s Easier Access Program is making subway stations accessible. Construction at Summerhill began Fall 2021 and is scheduled for completion in 2025. Preliminary details on the design, construction and schedule are available at the following link - Pre-construction Community Update (PDF).
For further information, please contact:
Alexa Aiken, Senior Community Liaison,
437-488-5084, alexa.aiken@ttc.ca