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Cancelled Trips

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Detours

Ernst & Young Centre Detour Route 99, 147Read More

From Friday, May 24 until Friday, May 31, route 99 and 147 will be detoured and not service stop #1076 at Ernst & Young Centre.

Bus stops (560 #) NOT IN USE during the detour:
  # 1076

Ottawa Race Weekend - May 25-26 Route 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 85, 86, 159, 176Read More

Please be advised that this year's Ottawa Race Weekend will be taking place the weekend of May 25 and 26, 2013.

SATURDAY

Please note that all times are approximate and subject to change on the day of the event.

Route 1 Ottawa-Rockcliffe (16:45 to 17:30)
Bank, right Slater, continue Mackenzie King Bridge, left Waller, left Besserer, right Dalhousie, regular route.

Route 1 South Keys (16:45 to 17:30)
From Dalhousie St, Left Besserer St, right Waller St, Right Mackenzie King Bridge, continue to Albert, Left Bank to regular route.

Route 2 Downtown (16:45 to 17:30)
Bank, right on Slater, continue Mackenzie King Bridge, left Waller, left Besserer, left Nicholas, left Daly to regular route

Route 2 Bayshore (16:45 to 17:30)
From Daly, turn right on Waller, right Mackenzie King Bridge, continue to Albert, left Bank to regular route.

Route 4 Rideau Centre (16:45 to 17:30)
Kent St, right Slater, continue Mackenzie King Bridge, left Waller, left Besserer, left Nicholas, left Daly to regular route

Route 4 Hurdman (16:45 to 17:30)
Daly, right Waller, right Mackenzie King Bridge, continue to Albert, left Lyon St to construction detour, to route.

Route 5 St. Laurent (15:00 to 20:00)
Continue on Main under the Queensway, Right Greenfield, Right Queensway west, exit Metcalfe, Right Argyle Ave, left Metcalfe St, left McLeod St, right Metlcafe St, right Slater St, continue Mackenzie Bridge, to regular route

Route 5 Billings Bridge (16:00 to 20:00)
Mackenzie King Bridge, continue Albert, Left O’Connor Ave, continue under the Queensway, left Isabella St to Queensway east, exit Nicholas, follow ramp to Lees, Right Lees, Left Main to route.

Route 7 St. Laurent (16:45 to 17:30)
Bank, right Slater to Mackenzie King Bridge, left Waller, right Besserer, left Chapel, right Rideau, to regular route.

Route 7 Carleton (16:45 to 17:30)
Rideau, left Waller, right Mackenzie King Bridge, continue to Albert, left Bank to route.

Route 9 Downtown (16:45 to 17:30)
Dalhousie, left Besserer, right Waller, right Mackenzie King Bridge, continue Albert, left Bank, right Laurier, right Kent to regular route

Route 9 Hurdman (16:45 to 17:30)
Wait excess time on Kent at Albert, continue North on Kent, right Queen, right O’Connor, left Slater to Mackenzie King bridge, left Waller, left Besserer, right Dalhousie to route.

Route 12 Downtown (16:45 to 17:30)
Rideau St, left Waller, right Mackenzie King Bridge to Albert, left Bank, right Laurier, right Kent to regular route

Route 12 Blair (16:45 to 17:30)
Start on Slater, continue to Mackenzie King Bridge, left Waller, right Besserer, left Chapel, right Rideau to regular route.

Route 14 St. Laurent (15:00 to 16:45)
Gladstone Ave, left Metcalfe St, right Slater St, left Elgin St, right Rideau St to construction detour route.

Route 14 St. Laurent (16:45 to 17:30)
Gladstone Ave, left Metcalfe St, right Slater, continue to Mackenzie King Bridge, left Waller, right Besserer, left Chapel, right Rideau St to regular route.

Route 14 St. Laurent (17:30 to 20:00)
Gladstone Ave, left Metcalfe St, right Slater St, left Elgin St, right Rideau St to construction detour route.

Route 14 Carlington  (16:45 to 17:30)
Rideau, left Waller, right Mackenzie King Bridge, continue Albert, left O’Connor St, right Gladstone to the regular route.

Route 14 Carlington  (17:30 to 20:00)
Rideau to Wellington, left O'Connor, right Gladstone Ave to regular route.

Route 14 Carlington  (15:00 to 16:45)
Elgin St, Right Albert St, left O’Connor, right Gladstone Ave  to regular route.

Route 18 Rideau Centre (16:45 to 17:30)
Rideau St, left Waller, right Mackenzie King Bridge to Albert, left Bank, right Laurier, right Kent to regular route

Route 18 St. Laurent (16:45 to 17:30)
Start on Slater St, continue to Mackenzie King Bridge, left Waller, right Besserer, left Chapel, right Rideau to regular route.

Sunday 

The following detours will be in effect for the full marathon taking place between 6:45 and 14:30 on Sunday May 26, 2013.

Sunday Bike Days is cancelled for this Sunday, May 26th and will resume on Sunday, June 2nd.  

Route 1 Ottawa-Rockcliffe
Bank, right Slater, continue Mackenzie King Bridge, left Waller, left Besserer, right Dalhousie, regular route to St. Patrick, right Beausoleil, left Old St. Patrick (end route).

Route 1 South Keys
Old St. Patrick, left Cobourg, left St. Patrick, regular route to Dalhousie, left Besserer, right Waller, right Mackenzie King Bridge, continue Albert, left Bank to route.

Route 2 Downtown
Westboro station, travel east along the Transitway to Tunney’s Pasture station, travel upstairs, Left Scott, right Bayview, continue Bayswater, left Somerset, Right Booth Street, Left Gladstone Ave, Left Kent Street, Right Somerset Street, left Bank, right Slater, continue Mackenzie King Bridge, left Waller, left Besserer, left Nicholas.

Route 2 Bayshore
Nicholas, left Daly, right Waller, right Mackenzie King Bridge, continue Albert, left Bank, Right Somerset, Left Lyon Street, Right Gladstone Ave, Right Booth Street, Left Somerset Street, right Bayswater, continue Bayview, left Scott, Right into Tunney’s Pasture station, travel west on the Transitway to Westboro to route.

Route 4 Hurdman
Daly, right Waller, right Mackenzie King Bridge, continue Albert, left Lyon St, Right Gladstone Ave, Left Bronson Ave to regular routing

Route 4 Rideau Centre
Bronson Ave, Right Gladstone Ave, Left Kent Street, right Slater, continue Mackenzie King Bridge, left Waller, left Besserer, right Dalhousie, left Rideau, left Nicholas, left Daly.

Route 5 St. Laurent
from Main Street, right Greenfield, right ramp to 417 Westbound, exit Metcalfe, loop around Museum following Metcalfe, right Slater, Mackenzie King Bridge, transitway to Laurier, left Laurier, regular route to Garry J. Armstrong Resident, exit Garry J. Armstrong Residence, left St. Patrick, right Vanier Parkway, left Montreal Road, left Marier, left again on Marier, right Peres Blancs, to route.

Route 5 Billings Bridge
Regular route to Peres Blancs, left Marier, right again on Marier, right Montreal Road, right Vanier Parkway, left St. Patrick, left Cobourg, regular route to Mackenzie King Bridge, continue Albert, left O'Connor, left Isabella, ramp to 417 east, exit Lees, right Lees, left Main to regular route.

Route 7 Carleton University
St. Laurent, left Montreal Road, right Vanier Parkway, left St. Patrick, left Cobourg, right Rideau, left Waller, right Mackenzie King Bridge, continue Albert, left Bank to route.

Route 7 St. Laurent
Bank, right Slater, continue Mackenzie King Bridge, left Waller, right Besserer, left Chapel, right Rideau, left Cobourg, right St. Patrick, right Vanier Parkway, left Montreal Road, right St. Laurent to route.

Route 8 Hull (sign bus as 8x LeBreton)
Albert St, right Transitway to LeBreton Station

Route 8 Billings Bridge
Champagne lay-up, right Transitway to LeBreton Station, continue on Transitway, left Albert to route.

Route 9 Downtown
Vanier, left St. Patrick, left Dalhousie, left Besserer, right Waller, right Mackenzie King Bridge, continue Albert, left Bank, right Laurier, right Kent and wait excess time at Albert.

Route 9 Hurdman
Wait excess time on Kent at Albert, continue North on Kent, right Queen, right O’Connor, left Slater to Mackenzie King bridge, left Waller, left Besserer, right Dalhousie, right Murray, to St. Patrick, cross bridge, right Vanier to route.

Route 12 Blair
Kent, right Queen, right O’Connor, left Slater, continue Mackenzie King Bridge, left Waller, right Besserer, left Chapel, right Rideau to route

Route 12 Downtown
Rideau, left Nicholas, left Daly, right Waller, right Mackenzie King Bridge, Albert, left Bank.

Route 14 St. Laurent
Fisher, right Carling, left Parkdale, ramp to 417 East, exit Rochester, left Rochester, right Gladstone, left Metcalfe, right Slater, continue to Mackenzie King Bridge, left Waller, right Besserer, left Chapel, right Rideau to regular route.

Route 14 Carlington
Rideau, left Waller, right Mackenzie King Bridge, continue Albert, left O'Connor, right Gladstone, left Rochester, right ramp to 417 west, Exit Parkdale, left Parkdale to regular route.

Route 16 Main
Kirkwood, Left Byron, Right Churchill, Right Scott to Westboro station, Transitway Eastbound, Tunney’s Pasture, travel to upper platform, Left Scott St, continue to route.

Route 16 Britannia
From Mackenzie King Bridge, continue Albert St continue route to Scott St, travel to Tunney’s Pasture station, travel west on Transitway to Westboro station, travel upstairs, Right Scott, Left Churchill, Left Byron Right Kirkwood to route.

Route 18 Rideau Centre
Rideau St, left Waller, right Mackenzie King Bridge to Albert, left Bank, right Laurier, right Kent wait excess time.

Route 18 St. Laurent
Start on Slater St, continue to Mackenzie King Bridge, left Waller, right Besserer, left Chapel, right Rideau to regular route.

Route 85 Bayshore (to be implemented upon road closure)
Regular route to Preston, left Gladstone, right Rochester, right ramp to 417 Westbound, exit Parkdale, left Parkdale, left Ruskin, right Hinton, right Carling Avenue to regular route.

Route 85 Hurdman (to be implemented upon road closure)
Regular route to Carling, left Parkdale, 417 East right ramp to Rochester, left Rochester, left Gladstone, right Preston to regular route.

Route 86 Elmvale
Holland, Left Byron, Right Churchill, Right Scott to Westboro station, travel east on the Transitway to route.
(pick up will be on the Transitway platform only – lower level)

Route 86 Lincoln Field
Tunney’s Pasture, stay on Transitway to Westboro station, travel upstairs, Right Scott, Left Churchill, Left Byron, Right Holland to route.
(pick up will be on the Transitway platform only – lower level)

159 Tunney’s Pasture
Route cancelled

Route 176 Tunney’s Pasture
Holland, left Byron, right Churchill, right Scott to Westboro station, travel east on Transitway to Tunney’s Pasture.

Route 176 Barrhaven Centre
Tunney’s Pasture station, travel west on Transitway to Westboro station, right Scott, left Churchill, left Byron, right Holland to route.

Madonna Della Risurrezione Festival - Fisher Ave. Detour (May 24-26) Route 86Read More

Fisher Avenue between Normandy Crescent north and Falaise Road will be closed at times between Friday, May 24th - Sunday, May 26th.

Route #86 will be required to detour during the following time periods over the weekend:

  - Friday, May 24th between 6:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.
  - Saturday, May 25th between 6:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.
  - Sunday, May 26th between 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.

Route 86 Downtown: from Fisher, left on Normandy and left on Fisher to the regular route.

Route 86 Colonnade: from Fisher, right on Normandy and right on Fisher to the regular route.

Bus stops NOT in use (560 #) during the detour

#6497
#6053
#6718

Please use stops north of Normandy/Inverness or South or Normandy.

Rideau Street Detour Route 7, 12, 14, 18Read More

Starting on Monday, April 15 2013 until late fall, Rideau Street Eastbound routes 7, 12, 14 and 18 will be detoured onto Besserer between Nicholas and Chapel. 

The following detours will be in effect:

Route 7, 12, 14, 18 Eastbound : Regular route to Rideau Street, Right Nicholas Street, Left Besserer Street, Left Chapel Street, Right Rideau Street to regular routing.

Map for Routes 7, 12, 14 & 18, Rideau Street Detour

 

Bus stops NOT in use (560 #) during the detour:
#2351 --- Rideau and Cumberland
#7595 --- Rideau and King Edward
#2333 --- Rideau and Nelson
#7593 --- Rideau and Friel
#7592 --- Rideau and Chapel

Temporary stops are available at:
#1150 --- Besserer and Cumberland
#1152 --- Besserer and Nelson
#7592 --- Chapel and Rideau

Bronson Avenue Detour Route 2,4Read More

Starting on Monday, April 8 2013 until approximately May 31 2013 Bronson Ave will be closed to all traffic from Gladstone Ave to Laurier Ave due to construction.

The following detours will be in effect:

Route 2 Eastbound to Downtown: Regular route Somerset Street, Right Booth Street, Left Gladstone Ave, Left Kent Street, Right Somerset Street to regular routing.

Route 2 Westbound to Bayshore: Regular route Somerset Street, Left Lyon Street, Right Gladstone Ave, Right Booth Street, Left Somerset Street to regular routing.

Route 4 to Rideau Centre: Regular route Bronson Ave, Right Gladstone Ave, Left Kent Street, right Queen Street to regular routing.

Route 4 to Hurdman Station: Regular route Queen Street, Left Lyon Street, Right Gladstone Ave, Left Bronson Ave to regular routing.

Map for Route 2, Bronson Avenue DetourMap for Route 4, Bronson Avenue Detour

Bus stops NOT in use (560 #) during the detour
#6625 --- Bronson and MacLaren
#5690 --- Bronson and Somerset
#2366 --- Bronson and Primrose
#2365 --- Bronson and Primrose
#6626 --- Bronson and Laurier
#6627 --- Bronson and Laurier
#3004 --- Albert and Bay
#3005 --- Slater and Bay
#1148 --- Bay and Queen
#7689 --- Bay and Albert
#7685 --- Queen and Lyon
#2367 --- Somerset and Empress
#6668 --- Somerset and Lebreton
#2363 --- Somerset and Bronson
#1987 --- Somerset and Bronson
#6637 --- Somerset and Percy
#6638 --- Somerset and Bay
#6636 --- Somerset and Lyon
#1546 --- Somerset and Lyon
#2339 --- Somerset and Kent

Please note that stop #6666 on Somerset at Booth will be moved to Booth at Somerset

Hazeldean Road Construction Route 118Read More

Starting March 13 until October, Hazeldean Road will be under construction between Castlefrank Ave and Terry Fox Drive for water main repairs.

During this construction stop #6384 at Hazeldean and Castlefank will be relocated 100 meters east.

General Service Change

Spring service started Sunday, April 21Read More

New spring schedules and service improvements will go into effect on Sunday, April 21.

Some of the service change highlights include:

  • New spring schedules and service improvements
  • O-Train closure
  • Rack & Roll returns

... more info

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