Transit construction projects gearing up in York Region

Yorkregion.com
April 17, 2017
By Lisa Queen

Road work isn’t the only thing construction going to slow you down this year.

Construction activity is gearing up on a number of vivaNext rapid transit projects in Vaughan, Newmarket, Richmond Hill and Markham.

Projects include:

Vaughan

SmartCentres Place Bus Terminal: This nine-bay facility is under construction and will open with the Spadina subway extension at the end of the year.

Vaughan Metropolitan Station: Construction of the York Viva BRT rapidway station on Hwy. 7, immediately above the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station, is under construction and is scheduled to open next spring.

Construction is also underway on the York Viva BRT rapidway segment along Hwy. 7 in Woodbridge. That includes the upcoming widening of the bridge over Hwy. 400.

There will also be continuation of new gas and water main installation on Centre Street and widening this summer of Bathurst Street.

Newmarket

As part of the York Viva BRT rapidway segment on Yonge Street, road widening begins this summer from Savage Road/Sawmill Valley Drive to Davis Drive.

Richmond Hill

York Viva BRT rapidway construction continues on Yonge from Hwy. 7 to 19th Avenue/Gamble Road, with crews relocating utilities to prepare for road widening.

Markham

VivaNext will be starting construction on the 11-bay bus terminal in Cornell.