Item - 2026.SC31.12

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

Kennedy Station Connection:

1. City Council amend Item 2024.SC18.12 by deleting the date “January 1, 2027” in Parts 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, and 24 and inserting the date “May 25, 2026” so that they now read as follows:

18. City Council approve the temporary closure of east Service Road (south side), between Eglinton Avenue East and a point 150 metres west, to both pedestrians and vehicular traffic from May 25, 2026 to December 31, 2030, inclusive, to facilitate the construction of the Scarborough Subway Extension project.

19. City Council authorize the temporary closure of the existing northerly westbound and southerly eastbound reserved lanes on Eglinton Avenue East, between Midland Avenue and a point 275 metres west of Midland Avenue, to vehicular traffic from May 25, 2026 to December 31, 2030.

20. City Council authorize the temporary closure of Eglinton Avenue East, between Midland Avenue and a point 143 metres west, to both pedestrians and vehicular traffic from May 25, 2026 to December 31, 2030, inclusive, to facilitate the construction of the Scarborough Subway Extension project.

22. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on both sides of Eglinton Avenue East diversion road, between Midland Avenue and a point 143 metres west, from May 25, 2026 to December 31, 2030, inclusive.

23. City Council designate a 40 km/h speed limit on Eglinton Avenue East diversion road, between Midland Avenue and a point 143 metres west, from May 25, 2026 to December 31, 2030, inclusive.

24. City Council designate a 40 km/h speed limit on Eglinton Avenue East, between a point 143 metres west of Midland Avenue and a point 132 metres further west, from May 25, 2026 to December 31, 2030, inclusive.

2. City Council authorize public highway designation and dedicate the lands, described as Parts 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12 on Reference Plan 66R-35006, being part of PIN 06493-0213 (LT) set out as Attachment 1 to the report (April 14, 2026) from the Acting Deputy General Manager, Transportation Services, to be known as “Midland Avenue Diversion Road,” to become effective upon the transfer to the City of the required interest in lands forming the diversion road and the registration of the highway dedication bylaw on those lands.

Emergency Exit Building 3:

3. City Council amend Item 2022.SC33.26 by deleting the date “September 30, 2027” in Parts 23, 24, 25, and 26 and inserting the date “December 31, 2030” so that they now read as follows:

23. City Council approve a temporary closure to vehicular traffic of one northbound and one southbound traffic lane on Danforth Road, between a point 15 metres north of Savarin Street and Thicketwood Drive, from April 1, 2024 to December 31, 2030, inclusive, for the purpose of construction of the Scarborough Subway Extension Emergency Exit Building.

24. City Council approve a temporary closure to vehicular traffic of the southbound curb lane on Danforth Road, between Thicketwood Drive to a point 90 metres north of Thicketwood Drive, from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2030, inclusive, for the purpose of construction of the Scarborough Subway Extension Emergency Exit Building.

25. City Council prohibit the southbound left-turn and westbound left-turn movements at all times, at the intersection of Danforth Road and Thicketwood Drive, from April 1, 2024 to December 31, 2030, inclusive, for the purpose of construction of the Scarborough Subway Extension Emergency Exit Building.

26. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the east and west sides of Danforth Road, between a point 15 metres north of Savarin Street and Thicketwood Drive, from April 1, 2024 to December 31, 2030, inclusive.

4. City Council authorize public highway designation and dedicate the lands, described as Parts 4, 7, 9 to 26, 28, 29, 32 to 34, 37, 38, and 42 on Reference Plan 66R-35021, being part of PIN 06355-0353 (LT) and PIN 06355-0352 (LT) set out as Attachment 2 to the report (April 14, 2026) from the Acting Deputy General Manager, Transportation Services, to be known as the “Danforth Road Diversion Road,” to become effective upon the transfer to the City of the required interest in lands forming the diversion road and the registration of the highway dedication bylaw on those lands.

Scarborough Centre Station:

5. City Council amend Item 2022.SC33.26 by deleting the date “June 30, 2025” in Parts 6 and 7 and inserting the date “May 31, 2027” so that they now read as follows:

6. City Council approve a temporary closure to vehicular traffic of Progress Avenue, between McCowan Road and Borough Drive, from March 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027, inclusive, for the purpose of construction of the Scarborough Subway Extension Scarborough Centre Station.

7. City Council approve a temporary closure to pedestrian traffic of the north and south sidewalks on Progress Avenue, between McCowan Road and Borough Drive, from March 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027, inclusive, for the purpose of construction of the Scarborough Subway Extension Scarborough Centre Station.

6. City Council designate a 40 km/h speed limit on McCowan Road, between a point 70 metres south of Triton Road and a point 280 metres north of Triton Road, from May 25, 2026 to December 31, 2030, inclusive, for the purpose of construction of the Scarborough Subway Extension Scarborough Centre Station.

7. City Council authorize public highway designation for the lands, described as Parts 1, 2, and 3 on Reference Plan 66R-35032, being part of PIN 06000-0188 (LT) set out as Attachment 3 to the report (April 14, 2026) from the Acting Deputy General Manager, Transportation Services, to be known as the “McCowan Road Diversion Road,” to become effective upon enactment and registration of the highway dedication by-law.

General:

8. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take all steps necessary to implement the proposed dedications referred in Recommendations 2, 4, and 7 above, including requesting the City solicitor to prepare and submit the relevant Bills and to pay any costs necessary to register the resultant by-laws, if required.

9. City Council authorize the Deputy General Manager, Transportation Services, to negotiate, enter into and execute an agreement with Metrolinx on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Deputy General Manager, Transportation Services, in relation to, among other things, the construction, maintenance, and warranty work of the diversion roads, as well as to negotiate, enter into and execute any necessary agreements and documents, and take steps and measures necessary, on behalf of the City, to temporarily exercise the City’s authority.

10. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, in issuing any requisite permits to include additional permit terms and conditions as the General Manager, Transportation Services deems necessary and appropriate.

11. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to submit directly to City Council at the appropriate time any necessary Bills to amend the appropriate City of Toronto Municipal Code and/or Chapters, and any Schedules to the Chapters, to reinstate the traffic and parking regulations to what they were immediately prior to the by-law amendments made in connection to the report (April 14, 2026) from the Deputy General Manager, Transportation Services.

12. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to submit directly to City Council at the appropriate time any necessary Bills to amend the effective date of any dedication by-law(s) and/or traffic and parking by-law(s) made in connection to the report (April 14, 2026) from the Deputy General Manager, Transportation Services to, among other things, insert a specific effective date, in order to give effect to Recommendations 1 to 7, inclusive, above.

13. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills to give effect to City Council’s decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or by-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor or the General Manager, Transportation Services in order to give effect to Recommendations 1 to 12, inclusive, above.

This report seeks City Council approval for amendments to the timelines of previously approved temporary road closures and associated traffic by-laws, as well as temporary public highway designations required to support the next phase of construction of the Metrolinx Scarborough Subway Extension (SSE) – Stations, Rail and Systems (SRS) contract.

The SSE is advancing through concurrent tunnelling and station construction activities. As the SRS design has progressed, construction staging, sequencing, and schedules have been refined to reflect updated design requirements, utility coordination, constructability considerations, and traffic management needs. As a result, certain previously approved temporary road closures and traffic regulations now require time extensions or refinements to align with the updated construction program.

In addition, this report seeks City Council approval for temporary public highway designations where construction-related road diversions extend beyond the existing travelled portion of the municipal road right-of-way. These temporary designations are required to enable the City to regulate and operate the diversion roads during construction.

The proposed changes are primarily administrative in nature, reflecting updated construction sequencing and the need for temporary public highway designations, and do not materially alter the nature of traffic and access impacts previously considered by City Council.