TTC streetcar upgrades ready for Taylor Swift concerts [Video]

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is gearing up for another streetcar upgrade project, but it assures commuters that the bulk of the work will be out of the woods right in time for Taylor Swift’s concerts this fall.

Just after Labour Day, the TTC said it will kick off its four-month-long project of upgrading the streetcar network along Queens Quay and Fleet Street, which spread across nearly three kilometres from the Harbourfront Tunnel and Strachan Avenue.

The transit network said the project will focus on replacing and reconfiguring overhead wires, and upgrading the underground power systems.

The TTC says there will be changes to streetcar service and bus replacements at points during the months-long project.

“As part of the plan, harbourfront streetcars will be restored for Taylor Swift concert dates in November, with increased service on multiple routes to accommodate an influx of visitors to Toronto,” the TTC said in a release Friday. The mega-popstar is set …