When: Saturday, November 30, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Where: Main Street Markham and Highway 7, City of Markham

Reason: Markham Santa Claus Parade

Routes affected: 1 – Highway 7, 16 – 16th Avenue, Viva purple/purple A, TTC 102D – Markham Rd

Detour

Viva purple/purple A:

Eastbound buses will travel east on Highway 7, right on southbound Main Street Markham, left on eastbound 14th Avenue, left to northbound Box Grove Bypass, continuing north on Ninth Line, passing Highway 7 and back to regular routing. Stops missed: 9753 and 9755.

 Westbound buses will follow the reverse routing. Stop 9756 will be missed.

Route 1:

Eastbound buses will travel east on Highway 7, right on southbound Main Street Markham, right on ramp to eastbound Highway 407, exit at Ninth Line, turn left onto northbound Ninth Line, passing Highway 7 and back to regular routing. Stops missed: 9753, 4712, 4719, 9755 and 4718.

Westbound buses will travel south on Ninth Line passing Highway 7, right on westbound Highway 407, exit northbound Markham Road, left on westbound Highway 7 and back to regular routing. Stops missed: 4697, 9756, 4699 and 4700.

Route 16:

Eastbound buses will travel east on 16th Avenue, left to northbound Mingay Avenue, right to eastbound Bur Oak Avenue, right to southbound Williamson Road, left to eastbound 16th Avenue and back to regular routing. Stops missed: 2988, 2989, 2990, 2991 and 4924.

Westbound buses will follow the reverse routing. Stops missed: 2995, 2996, 2997 and 2998.

TTC 102D:

Please call TTC Customer Service at 416-393-4636 for trip planning assistance.

Alternative stop locations:

Viva purple/purple A eastbound

  • 9833 - Galsworthy Drive

Viva purple/purple A westbound

  • 9810 - Markham Stouffville Hospital
  • Cornell Bus Terminal, platform 8

Route 1 eastbound

  • 4182 - Highway 7 at Milne Lane
  • 1548 – on Ninth Line at Highway 7

Route 1 westbound

  • 6155 – on Ninth Line at Highway 7
  • 9754 - Main Street Markham

Route 16 eastbound

  • 2987 - 16th Avenue at Cairns Drive
  • Temporary Stop on Mingay Avenue north of 16th Avenue
  • 6380 - Williamson Road at Hyderabad Lane, north of 16th Avenue
  • 2992 - 16th Avenue at Mintleaf Gate

Route 16 westbound

  • 5645 - 16th Avenue at Williamson Road
  • Temporary Stop on Mingay Avenue north of 16th Avenue
  • 2999 - 16th Avenue at Roy Rainey Avenue

Please plan ahead and allow yourself extra travel time. For trip planning assistance, call the YRT Contact Centre at 1-866-668-3978.