OC Transpo makes fall service improvements

Ottawa – On Sunday, September 3, new service improvements go into effect, the rapid transit network will be expanded and seasonal schedule changes will be implemented to meet the higher demand for transit in the fall. 

The communities of Orléans, Blackburn Hamlet, Stittsville and Kanata will have significant changes to their transit service, including revisions to existing routes, increased service and the addition of new routes. 

Improvements will be made to the rapid transit network with the addition of new route 94 serving Orléans and Blackburn Hamlet via Innes Road. Route 99 will also be added to the network and will be extended to Orléans and Tunney’s Pasture and increased in frequency. As part of this change, route 99 will be renumbered 101/102. In Kanata route 96 will offer some direct rush hour trips to and from downtown that bypass Bayshore, while Stittsville will see improvements to existing services and the introduction of a new express route. 

This fall, 32 new low-floor accessible buses will be on the streets to help meet the growing demand for increased transit. Thirty routes will see an increase in service frequency over and above the normal seasonal increases. 

Starting September 3, route 117 will be reinstated to serve Carleton University and Algonquin College, new routes 94, 101, 102 and 261 will be introduced and route 28 will be cancelled. New fall schedules also go into effect September 3 on most routes and new printed timetables are available. 

Schedule information is available 24 hours a day, up to six days in advance, by calling 613-560-1000 plus the 4-digit bus stop number. 

For more details, trip planning assistance, routing information and new timetables, customers should call OC Transpo at 613-741-4390 or visit www.octranspo.com.
 

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