Bur Oak Avenue

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1 Road Information
2 Construction
3 Public Transit
4 "Landmarks" along Bur Oak Avenue
5 Roads that Cross Bur Oak
6 Map
7 External Links/References

[edit] Road Information

Official Name: Bur Oak Avenue
Municipality: Markham, Ontario
Length: 11km and counting
Transportation: YRT Route 18 (YRT 8, 102D, 401, and 403 uses parts of Bur Oak)
Attractions: None.
Road Status: 4-lane collector avenue with painted lanes from Kennedy to Ninth Line. From Ninth Line to Church Street, there aren't any lanes yet, but they will be painted in the future.
Zoning: Light residential mainly, spits of commercial, government, institutional, and 6-storey condos at McCowan/Bur Oak.
Additional Information:Bur Oak Avenue is a major east-west 4-lane collector road in the town of Markham, Ontario. The street is the main artery road for the communities of Berczy Village, Wismer Common, Greensborough, and Cornell.

[edit] Construction

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It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the road's construction and/or completion approaches and more information becomes available.

The avenue was constructed first from Kennedy Road to The Bridle Walk, then from The Bridle Walk to McCowan Road. From there, Bur Oak was expanded to Highway 48 to accommodate the new Wismer Common subdivision and then later extended yet again to Ninth Line. Another portion of Bur Oak, between Whites Hill and Church Street was already constructed with the Cornell subdivision. Eventually, Bur Oak was extended once again past Ninth Line, curving south toward 16th Avenue, intersecting it, and joined at Whites Hill Avenue. The portion of Bur Oak between 16th Avenue and Whites Hill was opened in October 2006. Currently, Bur Oak is being connected from Church Street to Highway 7.

[edit] Public Transit

YRT Route 18 (Bur Oak) runs Monday to Saturday from Angus Glen Community Centre to Markham-Stouffville Hospital. There are 4 other routes that use portions of Bur Oak Avenue, 8-Kennedy, 102D-Markham Road North, 401-Brother Andre High School Special via Bur Oak, and 403-Markham District High School Special. When Viva (Viva Purple, Viva Green and Viva Pink specifically) enters its second phase, the former Cornell station will be renamed to Bur Oak (proposed name).