Multiple roads in Scarborough could be closed starting next year all the way through 2030, as Metrolinx gears up to undertake a long-term transit project. 

According to a City staff report released in November, construction of the Scarborough Subway Extension (SSE) Kennedy Station Connection, and Lawrence East Station will require long-term temporary road closures and associated traffic by-law amendments. 

As a result, certain areas — including road segments on Eglinton Avenue East, Midland Avenue, McCowan Road, and Lawrence Avenue East  — will require temporary realignment to create space for construction activities while maintaining traffic flow and access for pedestrians. 

The report also seeks City Council approval for the long-term temporary road closures and traffic bylaw amendments along the east Service Road, Eglinton Avenue East, Winter Avenue, McCowan Road, and Lawrence Avenue East for the construction of the Kennedy Station Connection and Lawrence East Station. 

As part of the construction, staff are recommending that City Council authorize the temporary closure of Eglinton Avenue East, between Midland Avenue and Huntington Avenue, to both pedestrians and vehicular traffic from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2030. 

Staff are also asking the City to approve the temporary closure of Commonwealth Avenue at Eglinton Avenue East, to vehicular traffic from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2030, as well as the temporary closure of the existing northerly westbound and southerly eastbound reserved lanes on Eglinton Avenue East, between Midland Avenue and Huntington Avenue, to vehicular traffic from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2030. 

The Scarborough Subway Extension will bring the TTC's Line 2 subway service approximately eight kilometres farther into Scarborough and will extend from Kennedy Station to Sheppard Avenue and McCowan Road. 

The extension will replace Line 3 (the Scarborough RT), which was closed permanently months after a high-profile derailment in July 2023. 

The staff report recommends approval of the closures, and is set to be considered by the Scarborough Community Council on Dec. 6 and City Council on Dec. 17.