Davis Drive Rapidway

Davis Drive Rapidway
Overview
System	Vivanext
Operator	YRT/Viva
Began service	29 November 2015[1]
Route
Locale	York Region, Ontario (Newmarket)
Start	Newmarket Terminal
End	Southlake
Stations	4
Route map Newmarket Terminal viva Yonge Longford Main Newmarket GO Barrie line Southlake Huron Heights Leslie Highway 404

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The Davis Drive Rapidway is a Canadian bus rapid transit system in Newmarket, Ontario that is under construction. The rapidway was open for service on November 29, 2015.^[2] The Viva Yellow service uses the rapidway. ^[3] The project cost C$261,000,000,^[4] of which $250 million was for construction and $11 million for land acquisition.^[3]

The 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) Davis Drive rapidway extends from Yonge Street in the west to the Southlake Regional Health Centre 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] Before construction, the heritage Union Hotel building had to be moved.^[3]

System construction is complete, but landscaping and streetscaping will be completed in May 2016.^[5]

Stations

The stations have a glass canopy and enclosed waiting area. For accessibility, the platform is level with bus floors. Stations are equipped with Presto card readers and electronic signs reporting real-time bus schedules.^[5]

Station[2]		Opened	City / Town	Service
Newmarket Terminal		November 29, 2015	Newmarket	Viva Yellow
Parkside-Longford		November 29, 2015	Newmarket	Viva Yellow
Main		November 29, 2015	Newmarket	Viva Yellow
Southlake		November 29, 2015	Newmarket	Viva Yellow
Huron Heights		TBA	Newmarket	Viva Yellow
Leslie		TBA	Newmarket	Viva Yellow
Highway 404		November 29, 2015	Newmarket	Viva Yellow

References

1. Viva Yellow begins running on Davis Drive rapidway Sunday
2. "Project Map". vivanext. York Region Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved January 2015. Rapidway Construction (2011-2015) Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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. Persico, Amanda (29 November 2015). "Viva Yellow gets rolling on Davis Drive in Newmarket". Newmarket Era. Retrieved 30 November 2015.