Item - 2026.TE33.78

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Authorized compulsory stop control on Portland Street at Stewart Street for southbound vehicular traffic and bicycles and for northbound bicycle traffic only.

2. Authorized vehicles transporting materials or equipment, working for Metrolinx on the King / Bathurst Ontario Line Station, to proceed southbound through the intersection along Portland Street at Wellington Street West.

3. Prohibited southbound through movements at all times, except for Ontario Line Vehicles from May 24, 2026 to December 31, 2027, inclusive and Toronto Community Crisis Service Vehicles, at Portland Street and Wellington Street West.

4. Prohibited northbound through movements at all times, except for Toronto Community Crisis Service Vehicles, at Portland Street and Wellington Street West.

5. Prohibited westbound through movements at all times, at the intersection of Wellington Street West and Portland Street.

6. Prohibited westbound right turns at all times at the intersection of Wellington Street West and Portland Street.

The Portland Dan-Leckie bikeway was approved by Council in 2024. The installation of the Portland Street segment of this route was deferred to accommodate a heavy hauling period of the King / Bathurst Ontario Line station that uses a portion of Portland Street for their truck route. In coordination with Metrolinx, the project is now planned for installation with two amendments to the existing approved bylaws [IE12.4 Bylaws 379-2026 through 382-2026] to ease access and improve safety for Ontario Line trucks exiting from the King / Bathurst station south shaft site.

The first would introduce an all way stop at Portland Street and Stewart Street to improve safety, sightlines and access for trucks making the eastbound right-turn from Stewart Street to Portland Street. The second would permit large Ontario Line Vehicles to proceed southbound with caution and a flag person through the diverter at Portland Street and Wellington Street West. Ontario Line Vehicles will be clearly marked as per [2024.MM24.12]. The number of trucks anticipated to need to make this specific movement is less than four per day during Ontario Line construction. This movement would continue to be prohibited for all other motor vehicles except emergency vehicles.