Long Branch and other west-end GO Stations will be shut from March 22 to 25 for construction work.
GO Train commuters are being warned they will have to use TTC buses or other transportation as the Long Branch GO Station will be closed for four days due to construction.
The station will be closed from Friday March 22 to Monday March 25 as Metrolinx upgrades the rail network that will also shut Port Credit, Mimico and Exhibition GO Stations for ‘more frequent and fully accessible service.’
“This includes accessibility and amenity improvements to Toronto’s Long Branch GO Station located at 20 Brow Drive in Etobicoke,” according to a Metrolinx Construction Notice.
Metrolinx says commuters will have to use TTC buses or streetcars to move around as some GO stations will be shut.
The company said Metrolinx’s GO Expansion program is delivering more GO service across the network, including trains every 15-minutes or better on the Lakeshore West Rail Corridor.
“To support GO Expansion, we are upgrading the rail network and our GO stations to enable more frequent and fully accessible service,” Metrolinx said.
It said during the Long Branch closure Track 3 will be realigned and the south-west platform will be widened. Access to the station from Edgeware Drive will be closed.
They said construction activities to realign the track will be continuous during day and night. Station parking will be closed and platforms will be inaccessible.
Area residents near Long Branch GO Station can expect loud noise, vibrations and more traffic during the construction work.
“Residents should expect some noise, vibration and dust,” the company said. “Our construction teams will take reasonable measures to minimize disturbances to residents.”
A range of heavy equipment will be used for the construction work and lights will be pointed away from residential windows, the company said, adding construction noise and vibration will be monitored and street sweeping will take place.
Residents can also expect an increase in deliveries to the worksite in advance of the construction activities.
The Long Branch 508 streetcar may be the best or quickest way to get downtown with the stations closed.
Metrolinx said micro-piling will take place at the station at the beginning of March, which will entail 12 micro-piles being drilled, with a steel bar placed inside the hole and filled with concrete for the installation of temporary rail bridges to maintain rail service during construction.
It said from March 22 for three days the tracks will be aligned for the construction of new east platforms and the temporary rail bridges will be installed on April 15 and is slated to take two months. Most work will take place from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
For more information contact 416-202-6911 or email TorontoWest@metrolinx.com.