April 16, 2015

Construction is starting on a new park and ride lot at Davis Drive and Highway 404 that will make it easier for people to take public transit.

The carpool lot, currently located at Davis Drive and Highway 404 and owned by the Ministry of Transportation, will be expanded to become a park and ride lot for York Region Transit (YRT/Viva) and GO Transit. YRT/Viva and GO buses will have separate platforms with covered shelters for passengers to board. The YRT/Viva platform will have the same operating standards and branding as the rest of the York Region rapidways.

The Davis Drive rapidway will run for 2.6 kilometres along the centre of Davis Drive from Yonge Street to Roxborough Road. East of Roxborough Road, Viva will continue in mixed traffic for 2.3 kilometres with curbside stops at Alexander/Huron Heights and Leslie Street. The future park and ride lot will be the last stop for Viva buses travelling on Davis Drive.

The final stop at the future park and ride lot will connect several modes of transit – YRT/Viva, and GO Transit. People can park and take YRT/Viva or GO transit to get anywhere in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA). Completion of the park and ride is scheduled to align with the opening of the Davis Drive rapidway this December. The current carpool lot will remain open for the majority of construction, with work being done in stages to minimize disruptions.

More details on the new park and ride lot at Davis and Highway 404 are available here.

Kristina Bergeron
Community Liaison Specialist
Telephone: 905.886.6767 Ext.71051
Cell: 905.505.1347
Email: kristina.bergeron@york.ca

Michelle Dudzik
Community Liaison Specialist
Telephone: 905.886.6767 Ext. 71096
Cell: 905.716.7663
Email: michelle.dudzik@york.ca