Davis Drive Rapidway

The Davis Drive Rapidway is a Canadian bus rapid transit system in Newmarket, Ontario, built by Vivanext. The rapidway opened for service on November 29, 2015.[2] The Viva Yellow service uses the rapidway. [3] Total budget amount for the Davis Drive rapidway is C$267,700,000,[4] not including an additional C$31,000,000 in land acquired.[3]

Davis Drive Rapidway
Overview
SystemViva Rapid Transit
OperatorYork Region Transit
StatusActive
Began serviceNovember 29, 2015 (2015-11-29)[1]
Route
Route typeBus rapid transit
LocaleYork Region, Ontario
(Newmarket)
StartNewmarket Bus Terminal
EndHuron Heights Drive
Length2.7 km (1.7 mi)
Stations3
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The 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) Davis Drive rapidway extends from Yonge Street in the west, to Huron Heights Drive in the east.[3]

In November 2009, pre-construction activities, such as utility relocation, planning and geotechnical investigations began for the Davis Drive rapidway. Additional pre-construction activities, such as soil testing, archaeological assessments, building demolition, and removal or relocation of light poles and signs continued through to the end of 2010.

The route required expropriation of land from 133 property owners, most involving "slivers of land."[3] Twenty-two lots of land were purchased, and 34 property owners had not yet settled as of March 2015.[3] As part of construction, two heritage buildings known together as the "Union Hotel" at the corner of Main Street and Davis Drive had to be moved.[3]

Stations

Each station has a glass canopy and enclosed waiting area. For accessibility, each platform is level with bus floors. Stations are equipped with Presto card readers, interactive security monitoring and cameras, and electronic signs reporting next-bus information.

Station[5] Opened City / Town Service
Newmarket Terminal N/A Newmarket Viva Yellow
Longford November 29, 2015
Main
Southlake
Huron Heights TBA
Leslie
Highway 404 N/A
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References
  1. Viva Yellow begins running on Davis Drive rapidway Sunday
  2. "Project Map". vivanext. York Region Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved January 15, 2015. Rapidway Construction (2011-2015)
  3. Javed, Noor (29 March 2015). "Newmarket bus lane project driving supporters away". Toronto Star. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  4. Simon, Chris (16 April 2015). "Newmarket's Davis Drive project expected to continue into 2016". Newmarket Era. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  5. "Fact sheet Davis" (PDF). Vivanext. October 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
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