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Detours / Route changes (13)

Detour: Shea Road closure

Routes: 61, 62

Date effective: October 03, 2023

On Tuesday, October 3 at 9:30 am until Friday, October 6 at 1:30 pm , Routes 61 and 62 will be detoured due to the closure of Shea Road at Cardelrec (Goulbourn Recreation Complex) for paving operations. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Closures

The four closures are as follows:

Closures (9:30 am - 1:30 pm)

1. Tuesday, October 3

2. Wednesday, October 4

3. Thursday, October 5

4. Friday, October 6

Affected Stops

Bus Stop (560#) not in use Alternate Stop
#1795 -- Shea (west-side) / Cardelrec-Goulbourn Complex #0368 -- Shea (west-side) / Cardelrec-Goulbourn Complex 

Detour: Bronson Avenue closure

Routes: 10

Date effective: September 27, 2023

On Wednesday, September 27 at 6 am until Thursday, October 12 at 10 pm, Route 10 will be detoured due to the closure of Bronson Avenue between Slater Street and Laurier Avenue for as a part of the AQSB project. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Affected Stops

10 Lyon
Bus Stop (560#) not in use Alternate Stop
#3005 -- Slater (south-side) / Bay #6627 -- Bronson (east-side) / Laurier
#7689 -- Bay (east-side) / Queen No alternative stop
#3051 -- Lyon B No alternative stop
10 Hurdman
Bus Stop (560#) not in use Alternate Stop
#3004 -- Albert (north-side) / Bay #3051 -- Lyon A

Detour Routing

Route 10 Lyon: From Bronson, right onto Laurier, left onto Kent, left onto Queen, left onto Lyon to Lyon Station Platform A.

Route 10 Hurdman: From Lyon, continue on Lyon, right onto Laurier, left onto Bronson, and then continue to regular routing.

Detour Map

Map for Route 10. Detour: Bronson Avenue closure

Detour: Elgin Street Northbound closures

Routes: 5, 14

Date effective: September 18, 2023

On Monday, September 18 at 6 pm until Sunday, November 19 at 6 am, Routes 5 and 14 will be detoured due to the closure of Elgin Street between Slater Street and Albert Street for the completion of the Elgin crossing of the ESAP project. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Closures

The eight nightly (6 pm- 6 am) closures are as follows.

Closures (6 pm - 6 am)
1. Monday, 18 September - Friday, 22 September
2. Monday, 25 September - Friday, 29 September
3. Monday, 2 October - Friday, 6 October
4. Monday, 9 October - Friday, 13 October
5. Monday, 16 October - Friday, 20 October
6. Monday, 30 October - Friday, 3 November
7. Monday, 6 November - Friday, 10 November
8. Monday, 13 November - Sunday, 19 November

Affected Stops

Bus Stop (560#) not in use Alternate Stop
#7557 -- Elgin (east-side) / Wellington #7560 -- Elgin (east-side) / Slater
#3009 -- Rideau B

Routes 5 & 14:

#3000 -- Mackenzie King 1A 

Route 14:

#2351 -- Rideau (south-side) / Cumberland

Detour Routing

Route 5 Rideau: From Elgin/ Slater, right onto Slater, continue on Mackenzie King Bridge, continue on Waller Transitway, and then continue to regular routing.

Route 14 St-Laurent: From Elgin/ Slater, right onto Slater, continue on Mackenzie King Bridge, left onto Waller, right onto Rideau, and then continue to regular routing.

Detour Map

Map for Route 5, 14. Detour: Elgin Street closure

Detour (Permanent): Slater Street & Commissioner Street closure

Routes: 10, 16, 57, 61, 75

Date effective: September 18, 2023

On Monday, September 18 at 9 am, Routes 10, 16, N57, N61, N75 and R1 will be detoured permanently due to the closure of Slater Street between Empress Avenue to Bronson Avenue and Commissioner Street between Albert Street to Slater Street for the AQSB project. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Detour Routing

Route 10 Hurdman: From Albert Street, left onto Bronson, and then continue to regular routing.

Routes 16 Main, N57, N61, N75, R1 downtown direction: From Albert and Slater, continue on Albert, right onto Bronson, left onto Slater, and then continue to regular routing.

Detour Map

Map for Route 10, 16, N57, N61, N75, R1. Detour (Permanent): Slater Street & Commissioner Street closure

Detour: Gerry Lalonde Drive closure

Routes: 234

Date effective: September 18, 2023

On Monday, September 18 at 5 am until Friday, October 6 at 8 pm, Route 234 will be detoured due to the closure of Gerry Lalonde Drive between Bluestone Private and Lerta Way for development work. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Affected Stops

234 Tenth line
Bus Stop (560#) not in use Alternate Stop

#5920 -- Gerry Lalonde / Tenth Line

Temporary stop -- Tenth Line (west-side) / Gerry Lalonde

#5157 -- Gerry Lalonde (north-side) / Petrichor

Temporary Stop -- Gerry Lalonde (north-side) / Petrichor

Detour Routing

Route 234 Blair: From Gerry Lalonde/ Strasbourg, right onto Strasbourg, left onto Brian Coburn, left onto Tenth Line, and then continue to regular routing.

Route 234 Tenth Line: From Tenth Line/ Gerry Lalonde, continue on Tenth Line, right onto Brian Coburn, right onto Strasbourg, left onto Gerry Lalonde, and then continue to regular routing.

Detour Map

Map for Route 
234. Gerry Lalonde Detour

O-Train Line 1: Peak-period service starting Monday, September 11, 2023

Routes: 1 O-Train

Date effective: September 08, 2023

Peak-period O-Train Line 1 service

Starting Monday, September 11

A limited number of double car trains will run along with single car trains, during weekday peak hours of service. Platform signage and station announcements will help guide customers to boarding locations.

  • Shuttle Express between Tunney's Pasture station and downtown is no longer operating.
  • Shuttle Express between Blair station and downtown will continue to operate:

Mornings between 6:30 am and 9:00 am

  •  From Blair Station to Kent with service on Mackenzie King Bridge and on Albert Street.

Afternoons between 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm

  •   From Kent to Blair Station with service on Slater Street and Mackenzie King Bridge.

O-Train Line 1 hours of operation

Monday to Thursday

5 am to 1 am

Friday

5 am to 2 am

Saturday

6 am to 2 am

Sunday

8 am to 11 pm

  • Single-car trains are a bit different than what you have been used to. We've installed decals on platforms to show you where to board the train or check out the video! Please leave space in the Cooperative Seating area for those who need it.

Detour: Seneca Street and Grove Avenue closure

Routes: 7

Date effective: September 05, 2023

On Tuesday, September 5 at 5 am until Friday, December 15 at 7 pm, routes 7 St-Laurent will be detoured due to the closure of Seneca Street from Sunnyside Avenue to Grove Avenue and Grove Avenue from Seneca Street to Bank Street for the Sewer and Watermain Renewal project. Please allow extra time for your travels.

Affected Stops

7 St-Laurent

Bus Stop (560#) not in use Alternate Stop

#6737 -- Seneca (west-side) / Glen

#6683 -- Sunnyside (south-side) / Seneca

#6738 -- Grove (south-side) / Seneca

#6685 -- Grove (south-side) / Leonard

Sunnyside (south-side) / Leonard

#6686 -- Grove (south-side) / Grosvenor

Sunnyside (south-side) / Grosvenor

#6687 -- Grove (south-side) / Bank

#7655 -- Bank (east-side) / Sunnyside

#2414 -- Bank (east-side) / Belmont

Detour Routing

Route 7 St-Laurent: From Sunnyside/Seneca, continue on Sunnyside, left onto Bank and continue to regular routing.

Detour Maps

Map for Route 7. Seneca & Grove Detour

Detour: Chamberlain Avenue closure

Routes: 55

Date effective: August 02, 2023

Wednesday, August 2 at the start of service until further notice, Routes 55 Elmvale will be detoured due to the closure of Chamberlain Avenue from Bronson Ave to Bank Street for work. Please allow extra time for your travels.

Affected Stops

Bus Stop (560#) not in use Routes Alternate Stop

#6866--Bronson (east-side) / Clemow

  • 55 Elmvale

#6856--Glebe (south-side) / Bronson

#1585--Bronson (east-side) / Chamberlain

#6856--Glebe (south-side) / Bronson

#6887--Chamberlain (south-side) / Percy

#6670--Glebe (south-side) / Percy

#6850--Chamberlain (south-side) / Kent

#6844--Bank (east-side) / Isabella

or

#6673--Glebe (south-side) / Lyon

#6677--Chamberlain (south-side) / Bank

#6844--Bank (east-side) / Isabella

Detour Routing

Route 55 Elmvale: From Carling, continue on Glebe, left onto Bank, right onyo Isabella and then continue to regular routing.

Route 55 Elmvale (Double deckers only): From Carling, left onto Bronson, right onto Gladstone, right onto Bank, left onto Isabella and then continue to regular routing.

Detour Maps

Map for Route 90 Hurdman, 92 Hurdman, 96 Merivale/Hunt Club, 96 Airport, 99 Barrhaven Centre

Detour: R1 on Albert/Slater

Routes: 1 O-Train

Stations: Lyon, Parliament

Date effective: July 21, 2023

Starting at 5 am on Friday, July 21 until further notice: R1 buses will use Albert/Slater streets instead of Queen Street to reduce delays and avoid traffic. Please allow extra time for your travels.

Affected Stops

Bus Stop (560#) not in use Routes Alternate Stop

#3051 -- Lyon B

  • R1 Blair

Slater (south-side) / Lyon

#3052 -- Parliament A

Slater (south-side) / Bank

#3051 -- Lyon A

  • R1 Tunney's Pasture

Albert (north-side) / Kent

#3052 -- Parliament B

Albert (north-side) / Bank

Detour Routing

R1 Tunney's Pasture: From Rideau, turn left onto Elgin, right onto Albert, continue onto Scott, and right into Tunney’s Pasture Station.

R1 Blair: From Tunney’s Pasture Station, turn left onto Scott, continue onto Albert, continue onto Slater, turn left onto Elgin, right onto Rideau, and continue regular routing.

Detour Map

Detour extended: Summerville Avenue

Routes: 53, 114

Date effective: June 26, 2023

From Monday, June 26 at 8:30 and until further notice, Routes 53 and 114 will be detoured off of Summerville avenue, between Prince and Silver, for construction work. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Affected Stops

Bus Stop (560#) not in use Routes Alternate Stop

#7462 -- Summerville (south-side) / Silver

  • 53 Tunney's Pasture
  • 114 Rideau

#4805 -- Summerville (south-side) / Silver

#7460 -- Summerville (north-side) / Prince

  • 53 Carlington
  • 114 Carlington

#7461 -- Summerville (north-side) / Silver

Detour Routing

53 Tunney’s Pasture: From Merivale, turn right onto Summerville, right onto Prince, left onto Trenton, left onto Silver, right onto Summerville and then continue to regular routing.

53 Carlington: From Summerville, turn left onto Silver, right onto Trenton, right onto Prince, left onto Summerville and then continue to regular routing.

114 Rideau: From Merivale, turn right onto Summerville, right onto Prince, left onto Trenton, left onto Silver, right onto Summerville and then continue to regular routing.

114 Carlington: From Summerville, turn left onto Silver, right onto Trenton, right onto Prince, left onto Summerville and then continue to regular routing.

Detour Map

Map for Routes 53 and 114, Summerville detour for construction

Routes 12 and 15 return to normal service on Montréal Road

Routes: 12, 15

Date effective: April 23, 2023

Routes 12 and 15 will be returning to their pre-construction routing, with schedules similar to those that were in place prior to construction detours. Use the Travel Planner to plan your trip in advance.

  • Route 12 will operate from Blair Station to Parliament Station seven days per week and will no longer serve St-Laurent Station. The downtown routing will operate via Elgin and Queen streets instead of Wellington Street.
  • Route 15 will operate between Blair Station and Gatineau during weekday peak periods only, and will no longer operate in the midday or evening, nor on weekends, nor via Blair Road.

Map

Map of routes 12 and 15

Detour: Richmond Road closure

Routes: 11

Date effective: September 11, 2022

From Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 7:00 pm until Saturday, December 3, 2023 at 7:00 pm: Route 11 Lincoln Fields will be detoured from Richmond Road westbound between New Orchard Avenue and McEwen Avenue for construction. Please allow extra time for your travels.

Affected stops

Bus stop (560#) not in use Routes Alternate stop
#6261 -- Richmond (north-side) / Orchard
  • 11 Lincoln Fields
#2475 -- Ambleside (south-side) / McEwen
#6262 -- Richmond (north-side) / Orchard #5716 -- McEwan (west-side) / Richmond
#6258 -- Richmond (north-side) / Orchard #4937 -- Richmond (south-side) / New Orchard North
#4935 -- Richmond (north-side) / Orchard #6260 -- Richmond (south-side) / McEwen

Detour routing

11 Lincoln Fields: From Richmond / New Orchard, turn right onto New Orchard, left onto Ambleside, continue onto McEwen, turn right onto Richmond, and continue to regular routing.

Detour map

11 Lincoln Fields

Map for Route 11 Bayshore detour from Richmond Road.

Detour: Transitway (Weekends, Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway to Churchill)

Routes: 57, 61, 63, 75, 87

Date effective: May 12, 2023

Starting May 12 until October 9, every weekend between 10:30 pm Friday and 6:00 am Monday: westbound Routes for the 57, 61, 62, 63, 74, 75, and 87 will be detoured from Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway between Vimy Place and Carling Avenue to accommodate Stage 2 work and NCC Weekend Bikedays.

Affected stops

Bus stop (560#) not in use Routes Alternate stop
#3013 -- Dominion 1A
  • 61 Stittsville
  • 62 Stittsville & Terry Fox
  • 63 BriarBrook via Innovation
  • 74 Nepean Woods
  • 75 Barrhaven
  • 87 Baseline
#7380-- Churchill / Scott
#3014 -- Lincoln Fields 1A
  • 61 Stittsville
  • 62 Stittsville & Terry Fox
  • 63 BriarBrook and Innovation
#3014 -- Lincoln Fields 3B
#3014 -- Lincoln Fields 1B
  • 74 Nepean Woods
  • 75 Barrhaven Centre
There aren't any more stops not in use. This is an additional stop for customers traveling on these routes.
  • 51 Britannia
  • 61 Stittsville
  • 62 Stittsville & Terry Fox
  • 63 BriarBrook via Innovation
  • 74 Nepean Woods
  • 75 Barrhaven
  • 85 Bayshore
  • 87 Baseline
#3014 -- Lincoln Fields 5A
#4944 -- Woodroffe (west-side) / Saunders
  • 87 Baseline
#6244 -- Woodroffe (west-side) / Knightsbridge
#1832 -- Woodroffe (west-side) / Richmond
#3013 -- Dominion 2A
  • 62 Tunney's Pasture
  • 63 Tunney's Pasture
  • 74 Tunney's Pasture
  • 75 Tunney's Pasutre & Gatineau & N Rideau
  • 87 Tunney's Pasture
#7379 -- Churchill / Scott
#4942 -- Woodroffe / Saunders (eastside)
  • 87 Tunney's Pasture
#6472 -- Woodroffe / Knightsbridge (eastside)

Detour routing

61 Stittsville, 62 Stittsville & Terry Fox, 63 Briarbrook and Innovation, 74 Riverview, 75 Barrhaven: From Westboro Station turn right onto Scott, left onto Churchill, right onto Richmond, left onto Woodroffe, right onto Carling, right into Lincoln Fields Station to continue to regular routing.

61 Tunney's Pasture, 62 Tunney's Pasture, 63 Tunney's Pasture, 74 Tunney's Pasture, 75 Tunney's Pasture & Gatineau & N Rideau: From Lincoln Fields Station turn left onto Carling , left onto Woodroffe, right onto Richmond, left onto Churchill, right onto Scott to Westboro Station to continue regular routing.

87 Baseline: From Westboro Station turn right onto Scott, left onto Churchill, right onto Richmond, then left onto Woodroffe to continue to regular routing.

87 Tunney's Pasture: From Woodroffe turn right onto Richmond, left onto Churchill, right onto Scott to Westboro Station to continue regular routing.

Stations & Elevators (3)

Billings Bridge Station: Southbound platform closure

Stations: Billings Bridge

Date effective: August 14, 2023

Billings Bridge Soutbound elevator and stairs:

From Monday, August 14 at 9:30 am untill Friday, October 20 at 9:30 am. The southbound elevator and staircase at Billings Bridge Station is out of service for Southbound Platform's concrete repairs. We regret any inconvenience this may cause.

How to access the soutbound platform:

To access the southbound platform, customers are advised to use our new accessible ramp.

For Travel Planning assistance, please call 613-560-5000 or press the free “Info” button on any Bell telephone in the station. For emergency assistance, use the nearest yellow emergency callbox.

Leitrim Station: South platform closure

Stations: Leitrim

Date effective: August 08, 2023

Tuesday August 8, at the start of service until further notice:

  • Stops 1A and 2A will be relocated temporarily to the north side of the platform due to construction.
  • The pathway between Leitrim Park & Ride and Quinn Rd will be closed during this temporary condition. Customers can use Route 93 at Albion/ Quinn-Fenton for access to/from the station. Cyclists can access the station via bike lanes on Albion and Leitrim, and operate in mixed traffic on Gilligan between Leitrim and the new Park & Ride lot access. Bike parking will continue to be provided on platform 1A.

Queensway Station: Elevators

Stations: Queensway

Date effective: May 11, 2023

 Queensway Station northbound and southbound West elevators 3A and 1A:


The northbound and southbound elevators on the west side of Queensway Station are out of service for unforeseen maintenance. We expect the elevators to be out of service for a few days and regret any inconvenience this may cause.

Customers requiring the use of an elevator to access another platform may be to use the one at the other end of the platform. For example:  if you are getting off on the lower westbound platform and require access to the upper westbound platform, you will need to go to the other elevator on the westbound platform, take the elevator to the upper level, go to the other end of the platform and take the elevator down. Once down, go to the other end of the platform and take the elevator back up to the upper westbound platform.

For Travel Planning assistance, please call 613-560-5000 or press the free “Info” button on any Bell telephone in the station. For emergency assistance, use the nearest yellow emergency callbox.