Item - 2025.TTC1.2

The TTC Board:

1. Endorsed the 2025 Subway Closures and Streetcar Diversions Forecast, and requested that the Chief Executive Officer, TTC, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, City of Toronto, work to continually review the forecast with a view to minimize the disruption experienced by riders including exploring options to dedicate additional resources and personnel to expedite repairs.

2. Directed staff to forward this report to the General Manager, Transportation Services, City of Toronto for information.

The Chief Operations and Infrastructure Officer and Senior Manager, Operational Safety & Planning, delivered a presentation on the Subway and Streetcar State of Good Repair, Expansion and Modernization - 2024 Review and 2025/2026 Forecast.

This report summarizes the work achieved and the infrastructure enhancements made using subway closures and streetcar diversions in 2024, including initiatives implemented to improve service during closures and diversions. It also provides forecasting for state of good repair, modernization and expansion work on our subway and streetcar networks for 2025 and 2026, along with associated closures and diversions, and challenges being faced. These challenges include limited non-revenue work opportunities in conjunction with an increase in enhanced modernization and expansion projects creating a dual demand on resource allocation and track occupancy.

The TTC will review options to remain in a state-of-good-repair, while accommodating enhancement, including extending closure boundaries, multi-day subway closures, and modifying the nightly early subway closure time from 11 p.m. to 10 p.m. The TTC intends to present these options to the Board in late 2025.