The City of Toronto is closing:
- Strachan Avenue between Fleet Street and Lake Shore Boulevard West and
- parts of Lake Shore Boulevard West between Ontario Drive and Strachan Avenue
from 12:01 a.m. today, Tuesday, July 3 until 5 a.m. Wednesday, July 11
as event organizers set up, stage and disassemble the annual Honda Indy road race along Lake Shore Boulevard West and through Exhibition Place.
At the same time, Exhibition Place is closing:
- Ontario Drive between Lake Shore Boulevard West and Princes’ Boulevard;
- Princes’ Boulevard between Nova Scotia Avenue and Canada Drive and between Ontario Drive and Saskatchewan Road;
- Saskatchewan Road between Princes’ Boulevard and Manitoba Drive,
- Manitoba Drive between Saskatchewan Road and Nova Scotia Avenue,
- Nova Scotia Avenue between Manitoba Drive and Nunavut Road and
- Nunavut Road between Nova Scotia Avenue and Princes’ Boulevard.
The TTC is detouring buses operating along the 29D Dufferin, 316 Ossington and 329 Dufferin overnight routes, while the streets are closed.
29D Dufferin
From 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, July 3 until 5 a.m. Wednesday, July 11, all buses start and end their trips in the Dufferin Gates Loop and do not enter Exhibition Place.
Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Saskatchewan Road west of Dufferin Street,
- on Manitoba Drive west of Saskatchewan Road, at Nova Scotia Avenue and across from Exhibition Loop and
- in the Princes’ Gate Loop.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- in the Princes’ Gate Loop,
- on Princes’ Boulevard beside the Direct Energy Centre,
- on Nunuvut Road north of Princes’ Boulevard,
- on Manitoba Drive across from Nova Scotia Avenue and
- on Saskatchewan Road west of Manitoba Drive and at Dufferin Street.
329 Dufferin overnight
From Tuesday, July 3 until Wednesday, July 11, all buses start and end their trips in the Dufferin Gate Loop and do not enter Exhibition Place.
Southbound buses operate along their regular route to Dufferin Street and Springhurst Avenue, then detour:
westward along Springhurst;
southward along Fort Rouillé Street; and then
eastward into Dufferin Gate Loop,
ending their trips.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Saskatchewan Road west of Dufferin Street,
- on Manitoba Drive west of Saskatchewan Road, at Nova Scotia Avenue and across from Exhibition Loop.
Northbound buses start their trips in Dufferin Gate Loop, then proceed:
along their regular route northward along Dufferin Street.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Manitoba Drive beside Exhibition Loop, across from Nova Scotia Avenue and
- on Saskatchewan Road west of Manitoba Drive and at Dufferin Street.
316 Ossington overnight
The TTC is already detouring buses operating along this route during construction of the overpass that will, eventually, carry Strachan Avenue traffic across the GO Transit tracks. That detour ends Thursday, July 5. After July 5, when traffic again has access to Strachan Avenue between Wellington Street West and East Liberty Street, the TTC further detours the buses.
From Tuesday, July 3 until Thursday, July 5, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Shaw Street and King Street West, then detour:
westward along King West;
southward along Atlantic Avenue;
westward along Liberty Street;
southward along Dufferin Street
westward along Springhurst;
southward along Fort Rouillé Street; and then
eastward into Dufferin Gate Loop,
ending their trips.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on King Street West east of Shaw Street;
- on Strachan Avenue at Canniff and East Liberty Streets and across from Fleet Street,
- on Manitoba Drive beside the Exhibition Loop.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Dufferin Street at Springhurst Avenue and
- in Dufferin Gate Loop.
Northbound buses start their trips in Dufferin Gate Loop, then proceed:
northward along Dufferin,
eastward along Liberty Street;
northward along Atlantic Avenue; and then
eastward along King Street West to Shaw Street,
resuming their regular route northward along Shaw.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Manitoba Drive across from Exhibition Loop,
- on Strachan Avenue at Wellington Street West.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- in Dufferin Gate Loop,
- on Dufferin Street at Liberty Street,
- on Atlantic Avenue at King Street West and
- on King Street West across from Sudbury Street.
From Friday, July 6 until Wednesday, July 11, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Strachan Avenue and East Liberty Street then detour:
westward along East Liberty and Liberty Streets;
southward along Dufferin Street
westward along Springhurst;
southward along Fort Rouillé Street; and then
eastward into Dufferin Gate Loop,
ending their trips.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Strachan Avenue across from Fleet Street,
- on Manitoba Drive beside the Exhibition Loop.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on East Liberty Street west of Pirandello Street and at Lynn Williams Street,
- on Liberty Street at Atlantic Avenue,
- on Dufferin Street at Springhurst Avenue and
- in Dufferin Gate Loop.
Northbound buses start their trips in Dufferin Gate Loop, then proceed:
northward along Dufferin; and then
resuming their regular route northward along Strachan.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Manitoba Drive across from Exhibition Loop.

