Effective 1 March 2010, rural express fares will no longer be required on Stittsville routes 261, 262 and 263.

'Urban' express fares will apply. This change is a part of the 2010 Transit budget approved by City Council in January, which continues the multi-year transition of Stittsville to urban transit service standards.

Riders purchasing a new pass for March should buy an express pass, at the new monthly price of $114.00 for adults, or $85.50 for students.

 »  ECOPASS - downgrading from Rural Express to Express

From Saturday, March 13th - Friday, March 19th, Route 82 Alta Vista will be detoured due to construction on Scott St. at Holland Ave.

Route 82 Alta Vista:

Bus stops not in use (560 #) :

    #8051 Parkdale (east-side) & Lyndale
    #7344 Parkdale (east-side) & Burnside
    #5723 Columbine (north-side) & Parkdale
    #7346 Columbine (north-side) & Tunneys' Pasture
    #8055 Columbine (north-side) & Chardon
    #8056 Sir Fredercik Banting (west-side) & Eglantine
    #7349 Eglantine (south-side) & Goldenrod
    #8057 Eglantine (south-side) & Tunneys' Pasture
    #8066 Tunneys' Pasture (west-side) & Sorrell

Please go across the street to the morning bus stops for service.

Route 82 Alta Vista will service the following stops during the detour:

    #8066 Tunneys' Pasture (east-side) & Sorrell
    #7350 Eglantine (north-side) & Tunneys' Pasture
    #8992 Eglantine (north-side) & Goldenrod
    #7348 Sir Fredercik Banting (east-side) & Eglantine
    #7347 Columbine (south-side) & Chardon
    #8960 Columbine (south-side) & Tunneys' Pasture
    #5712 Columbine (south-side) & Parkdale
    #7345 Parkdale (west-side) & Burnside
    #8059 Parkdale (west-side) & Lyndale
    #8050 Scott (north-side) & Parkdale

On Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 11 am - 1 pm, the St. Patrick's Day Parade will occur on the following streets:

• Laurier Avenue between Ottawa City Hall and Bank Street;
• Bank Street between Laurier Avenue and Lansdowne Park.

Temporary detours may occur for routes that travel on the these streets.

Effective 1 March 2010, rural express fares will no longer be required on Stittsville routes 261, 262 and 263.

'Urban' express fares will apply. This change is a part of the 2010 Transit budget approved by City Council in January, which continues the multi-year transition of Stittsville to urban transit service standards.

Riders purchasing a new pass for March should buy an express pass, at the new monthly price of $114.00 for adults, or $85.50 for students.

 »  ECOPASS - downgrading from Rural Express to Express

Effective on Monday, March 15th at 9 am, construction of the Southwest Transitway Extension between Strandherd Stn. and Jockvale Rd. will begin. This detour will continue for approximately one year.

Route 95 Orléans / Route 181 Bayshore / Route 406:

Northbound service on Route 95 Orléans, Route 181 Bayshore and Route 406 to Scotiabank Place will be revised to travel via Riocan Avenue instead of Marketplace Avenue and Greenbank Road.

The following bus stops will not be in use (560 #):
    #1387 (Marketplace westbound)
    #1248 (Greenbank northbound, north of Marketplace)

Service will be available at bus stops #3616 and #0719 on Riocan north.

Service in the southbound direction will be unaffected.

Map of Strandherd
detour routing

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Route 73:

Afternoon trips on Route 73 will detour via Marketplace Avenue and Riocan Avenue to Strandherd Station. Route 73 will service it's regular stops, but will NOT STOP along the detour routing to avoid further delays to customers.

The next schedule change will be on Sunday, April 18. Check back in mid-March for more information on the ‘Spring Service Change’...

Transit service will be reduced during the March Break, March 15 - 19, due to the lower demand for service during the school holidays, so please check your schedule. (Just choose the appropriate date from the drop-down list)

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DELAYED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:
Note: Some trips on Route 22 will be extended to start and end at Montmere and the Blackburn Bypass. 

The stairs at Confederation Station will be closed for the remainder of the winter due to safety issues. The adjacent ramp will allow pedestrian access. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you.

The main elevator at Lincoln Fields Station is temporarily out of service. We expect the main elevator to be out of service for several weeks and regret any inconvenience this may cause you.

Both of the upper-level escalators are temporarily out of service.  This is a planned replacement; part of the station's ongoing maintenance program. We expect full escalator service to be restored by mid-March and regret any inconvenience you may experience due to this outage.

The escalator on the lower north side is temporarily out of service.  We expect the elevator to be out of service for a few days and regret any inconvenience this may cause you.

The eastbound elevator at St. Laurent Station is temporarily out of service. We expect the elevator service to be restored within a few days and regret any inconvenience you may experience due to this outage.

The eastbound elevator on the south side at Tunney's Pasture  Station is temporarily out of service. We expect this outage to only last a few days.