Port Union DriveTest Centre: G2 Road Test Route Guide
Getting ready for your G2 at Port Union in Scarborough? Here is the full route breakdown, the streets you will drive, the manoeuvres you need to nail, and what makes Port Union different from other GTA test centres.
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Port Union DriveTest Centre: Location and Overview
The Toronto Port Union DriveTest Centre is located at 91 Rylander Boulevard in Scarborough (M1B 5M5), near Kingston Road and Sheppard Avenue East. This centre serves students from eastern Scarborough, Pickering, and Ajax. The centre is open Monday to Friday from 7 AM to 7 PM and Saturday from 8:30 AM to 5 PM. Port Union is generally considered a moderate-difficulty test centre: the route uses a combination of Kingston Road (a busy arterial) and quieter residential streets, with an uphill parking requirement that distinguishes it from most other GTA centres.
The G2 Test Route: Street by Street
The Port Union G2 route is approximately 15 minutes long. It follows a consistent pattern that most students who have practised the area will recognise.
- Exit the plaza and turn right onto Rylander Boulevard
- Left onto Kingston Road (busy arterial, 50 km/h, multiple lanes, traffic lights)
- Left onto Sheppard Avenue East (50 km/h)
- Right onto Durnford Road (residential transition)
- Right onto Durness Avenue (residential, quieter, manoeuvres performed here)
- Uphill parking on Durness Avenue (the incline is mild but must be handled correctly)
- 3-point turn on Durness Avenue
- Left onto Durnford Road
- Right onto Sheppard Avenue East
- Right onto Kingston Road
- Right onto Rylander Boulevard
- Left back into the plaza and final parking manoeuvre
Kingston Road: The Section That Matters Most
Kingston Road is a busy east-west arterial with multiple lanes, frequent traffic lights, bus stops, and turning vehicles. You will drive it twice on the route: once heading west after turning off Rylander, and once returning east toward the end of the test. The examiner is watching for correct lane positioning, smooth deceleration approaching traffic lights, full stops when required, and awareness of buses pulling in and out of stops. Do not tailgate. Do not change lanes unnecessarily. Signal all turns well in advance.
Uphill Parking on Durness Avenue
The uphill parking requirement is the distinctive challenge at Port Union that most students do not encounter at other centres. When parking on a hill facing uphill, you must turn your front wheels away from the curb (to the left) before setting the parking brake. The examiner checks both the wheel position and that you have applied the parking brake. This is a simple technique but it requires deliberate practice. If you have not specifically practised uphill parking before your test, do so. It takes 10 minutes to learn and it eliminates a common automatic fail risk.
- Pull to the curb on Durness Avenue as directed
- Wheel position facing uphill: front wheels turned LEFT (away from curb)
- Apply the parking brake before releasing the foot brake
- Signal before pulling away, full shoulder check, yield to traffic
Manoeuvres Required
Port Union typically includes three manoeuvres in the Durness Avenue residential area.
- Uphill parking: front wheels turned away from curb, parking brake applied
- 3-point turn: full reversal within road width, signal each direction, full observations
- Roadside stop: stop safely at the curb, re-enter traffic with signal and shoulder check
How to Prepare for Port Union
Practise Kingston Road in both directions during normal traffic hours so the arterial section feels routine. Then spend time in the Durness Avenue and Durnford Road residential area specifically: practise your 3-point turn in that street width, and practise uphill parking on any incline you can find beforehand. The Durness Avenue incline is mild but you should not encounter uphill parking for the first time on test day. Arrive via Rylander Boulevard so you are already familiar with the plaza exit turn before the test begins.
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