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Highway 7 East / Markham

Highway 7 East / Markham

Planning and preliminary engineering is underway

The Highway 7 East Bus Rapid Transit [BRT] corridor currently services 6,700 daily passenger trips and is projected to service over 10,100 by 2035.

Funding >> York Region’s 10-year Capital Plan includes funding for Environmental Assessment [EA] and preliminary engineering and design to ensure this critical project is ready for construction funding from senior levels of government.

Timeline >> Planning is underway for the Highway 7 East BRT corridor including a review of the existing Highway 7 East Environmental Assessment and completing preliminary engineering work. As planning and design efforts advance, detailed project updates will be provided.

A bus and cars drive across a busy highway 7 east.
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supporting new housing: 34,000+ new residential units

(development applications in 2023)

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83,000+ people by 2051

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26,000+ jobs by 2051

Markham Centre
Birchmount Rd. to Kennedy Rd.
1.3 km

Kennedy Rd.
YMCA Blvd. to Highway 7
1.2 km

Highway 7 East
Kennedy Rd. to Cornell Bus Terminal
11 km

Highway 7 East BRT segments will support past transit investments and new housing developments, jobs and population while connecting transit riders to major transportation hubs – including the existing BRT along Highway 7, GO Transit and Cornell Bus Terminal. Key destinations along this critical corridor include Markham Stouffville Hospital, York University’s Markham Campus, Pan Am Centre, Markham YMCA , Markville Mall and cycling paths.

See our Rapid Transit Network Map

A bus and cars drive across a busy highway 7 east.

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If you’re looking for YRT bus routes currently servicing the Highway 7 East corridor, find those on YRT.ca