The City is planning improvements at the intersection of Oxford Street and Wharncliffe Road to add eastbound and westbound transit queue jump lanes on Oxford Street. A queue jump lane is a transit-only bus lane that provides traffic signal priority for bus merging. Queue jump lanes can improve transit reliability and facilitate better traffic flow.

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This project has received funding commitments from the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario to support 10 transit and transit-supportive projects.

The location

The intersection of Oxford Street and Wharncliffe Road 

The work

This project will:

• reconstruct the intersection with additional lanes on Oxford Street
• implement traffic signal system for transit signal priority
• review and rationalize transit stop locations

The benefits

Construction will result in:

• improved transit capacity
• Improved transit safety and quality
• Reduced congestion and bottlenecks at the intersection of Oxford Street and Wharncliffe Road