Alerts

Routes: 61, 163

Date effective: December 06, 2025

From 5:00 pm until 10:00 pm on Saturday, December 6, the Parade of Lights in Stittsville will close Stittsville Main Street between Hazeldean Road and Carleton Cathcart Street.

Routes 61 and 163 will detour in both directions around the parade route.

Please allow extra time for your travels.

Parade Route

The parade will travel along Stittsville Main Street from Hazeldean Road to Carleton Cathcart Street, with staging at Stittsville Main OCSB parking lot.

Affected stops

Detour routing

61 Stittsville: From Hazeldean, cross Carp, continue Hazeldean, left onto West Ridge, left onto Fernbank, cross Stittsville Main, continue Fernbank to regular route.

61 Tunney’s Pasture: From Fernbank, cross Stittsville Main, continue Fernbank, right onto West Ridge, right onto Hazeldean, cross Carp, continue Hazeldean to regular route.

163 Kittiwake: From Abbott, left onto Shea, right onto Fernbank, cross Stittsville Main, continue Fernbank, right onto West Ridge, pass Abbott, continue West Ridge, cross Hazeldean, continue Kittiwake to regular route.

163 Terry Fox: From Carp, right onto Hazeldean, left onto West Ridge, pass Abbott, continue West Ridge, left onto Fernbank, cross Stittsville Main, left onto Shea, right onto Abbott to regular route.

Routes: 61, 62, 63, 81, 82

Stations: Pinecrest

Date effective: December 05, 2025

From 7:00 pm on Friday, December 5, until 5:30 am on Monday, December 8, Pinecrest Station and the Transitway will be fully closed for construction work on the bus loop.

As a result, Routes 61, 62, 63, 81, and 82 will service the station outside at a temporary stop on Pinecrest Road.

Please allow extra time for your travels.

Affected stops

Detour routing

61 Stittsville, 62 Stittsville, 63 Innovation / Briarbrook: From Pinecrest southbound, do not enter station, service temporary stop outside station, right onto ramp to Highway 417 westbound.

61 Tunney’s Pasture & N Rideau, 62 Tunney’s Pasture, 63 Tunney’s Pasture: From Pinecrest northbound, do not enter station, service stop #5955 -- Pinecrest (west-side) / Queensview, continue to regular route.

81 Tunney’s Pasture, 82 Baseline: From Pinecrest southbound, do not enter station, service temporary stop outside station, continue on Greenbank to regular route.

Routes: 18, 624

Date effective: December 01, 2025

18 St-Laurent & 624 Gloucester H.S

From North River and Donald, left Donald, right Vanier, left Queen Mary to regular route.

Stops Missed: NORTH RIVER / COLUMBUS - (1897), QUEEN MARY / NORTH RIVER - (7328), QUEEN MARY / MARION - (7091)

Alternative Stops: NORTH RIVER / ONTARIO - (7089), QUEEN MARY / VANIER - (8576)

18 Billings Bridge & 624 Rideau

From Queen Mary and Vanier, right Vanier, left Donald, right North River to regular route.

Stops Missed: QUEEN MARY / MARION - (7093), QUEEN MARY / NORTH RIVER - (7092), NORTH RIVER / COLUMBUS - (8581)

Alternative Stops: QUEEN MARY / VANIER - (8580), NORTH RIVER / ONTARIO - (7090)

Routes: 90

Date effective: December 01, 2025

90 Greenboro

From Heron, left Riverside, left Brookfield to regular routing.

Stops missed: CANADA POST / HERON - (0400), CANADA POST / BROOKFIELD - (0401)

Alternate stops: MOONEY'S BAY B - (3063), BROOKFIELD / HOBSON - (4139)

90 Hurdman

From Brookfield, right Riverside, right Heron to regular routing.

Stops missed: CANADA POST / BROOKFIELD - (6901), CANADA POST / HERON - (6900)

Alternate stops: BROOKFIELD / HOBSON - (4138), MOONEY'S BAY A - (3063)

Routes: 11

Date effective: November 30, 2025

11 Bayshore

From Carling, right Mall Roadway, left Assaly, left Richmond to regular route.

Stops Missed: CROYDON / BOND - (5837), CARLING / CONNAUGHT - (4997), CARLING / TAVISTOCK - (2786), CROYDON / LINCOLN FIELDS MALL - (4993)

Alternative Stops: LINCOLN FIELDS MALL WEST - (8573), LINCOLN FIELDS 3B - (3014), LINCOLN FIELDS MALL EAST - (8674)

11 Waller

Left Mall roadway, left Carling to regular route.

Stops Missed: CROYDON / BOND - (5837), CARLING / CONNAUGHT - (4997), CARLING / TAVISTOCK - (2786), CROYDON / LINCOLN FIELDS MALL - (4993)

Alternative Stops: LINCOLN FIELDS MALL WEST - (8573), INCOLN FIELDS 4B - (3014), LINCOLN FIELDS 3B - (3014)

Date effective: December 21, 2025

Winter service begins Sunday, December 21

Regular schedule adjustments take place four times a year – spring, summer, fall, and winter. This winter, changes in service reflect expected changes in ridership when workers may be on vacation and schools are closed. Other service reliability improvements for buses may include:

• Increased frequency
• Direct O-Train connections
• Extended or added trips

Read more

Routes: 39, 639

Date effective: November 24, 2025

Beginning on November 24, there will be permanent changes to routes 39 and 639 around and through Taylor Creek. With this adjustment, several stops will be removed and news stops will be added (see information below).

Please allow extra time for your travels.

Stops removed

New stops

Route removed

Detour routing

39 Millennium: From Taylor Creek, turn left onto Lacolle, right onto Taylor Creek, right onto Trim, continue to regular route.

39 Blair & N Rideau (trips starting from Trim 1A): From Taylor Creek, turn left onto Lacolle, right onto Taylor Creek, around traffic circle, continue to regular route.

639 Gisele Lalonde: From Trim Road, remain on Trim Road, continue to regular route.

639 Place d'Orléans: From Old Montreal and Trim, turn right onto Trim, continue on Trim to Trim Station Transitway, continue to regular route.

Detour map

Routes: 649

Date effective: October 20, 2025

From 6:00 am on Monday, October 20, until 6:00 pm on Friday, January 30, the Hillcrest High School driveway loop will be closed due to construction.

As a result, route 649 Hillcrest will be detoured to drop students off at the departure stop (#8498 -- Dauphin / Tweed) in front of the school.

There will be no other service impacts.

Detour routing

649 Hillcrest: From Haig northbound at Pleasant Park, left onto Pleasant Park, right onto Lynda, right onto Smyth, right onto Dauphin, end trip in front of school at stop #8498 -- Dauphin (west-side) / Tweed.

Routes: 110

Date effective: October 20, 2025

Beginning on Monday, October 20, two morning trips on route 110 Limebank will be extended past Limebank Station to end at Hurdman Station, making stops at Bowesville, Leitrim, Hunt Club, South Keys, Greenboro, Walkley, Heron, Billings Bridge, Pleasant Park, Riverside, Smyth, and Lycee Claudel.

Route 110 Limebank trips departing from Citigate (stop #4714 -- Systemhouse / Pathway) at 4:45 am and 5:15 am, will arrive at Hurdman Station at 5:37 am and 6:07 am, respectively. 

Route 110 Limebank extension: See it in the Travel Planner

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Routes: 11, 57, 61, 62, 63, 75, 82, 87

Date effective: October 10, 2025

From October until December*, stop #4941 -- Richmond (south-side) / Golden, will be temporarily relocated slightly east on Richmond Road (across from Berkley Avenue) due to bus shelter construction.

Eastbound routes 11, 57, 61, 62, 63, 75, 82, and 87 will use the temporary stop. There will be no detours for these routes.

*End date to-be-confirmed.

Affected stops

Routes: 85

Date effective: September 29, 2025

From 3:00 pm on Monday, September 29, until late fall 2025*, roadwork at the Carling Avenue and Merivale Road intersection will close some eastbound and westbound lanes on Carling, and reduce southbound lanes on Merivale.

As a result, some bus stops will be temporarily relocated during this period.

Please allow extra time for your travels.

*Completion date to be determined.

Affected stops

Routes: 11, 57, 58, 81, 88

Date effective: September 24, 2025

From 6:00 am on Wednesday, September 24, until further notice, bus stop #0764 -- Holly Acres (north-side) / 417 eastbound off-ramp will be temporarily closed to support ongoing Stage 2 work at the intersection. The sidewalk along the north-side of Holly Acres will be closed. Riders are advised to use stop #2869 -- Holly Acres (north-side) / Richmond to board westbound routes 11, 57, 58, 81, and 88.

Please allow extra time for your travels.

Affected stops

Routes: 70, 73, 74, 99, 110, 198, 283, 299

Stations: Limebank, Limebank

Date effective: August 18, 2025

From 8:00 am on Monday, August 18, until November, Town Square Place, from Earl Armstrong to the connector roadway outside of Limebank Station will be closed for construction work. As a result, the passenger pick-up and drop-off area will be temporarily relocated to the east-side of Limebank Station. A temporary loop will be constructed for motorists to turn around and exit the pick-up/drop-off area.

A pedestrian path along Town Square will be maintained during the closure.

Routes 70, 73, 74, 99, 110, 198, 283, 299 will enter Limebank Station via Limebank Road.

Please allow extra time for your travels.

Detour routing

99 Limebank: From Limebank, right onto Limebank Station Bus Only Roadway, Loop around bus loop, right onto Connector Roadway, continue regular route (and regular service stops within Limebank Station).

99 Barrhaven Centre: From Limebank Station, loop around bus loop, right onto Connector Roadway, left onto Limebank, continue regular route.

110 Limebank: From Earl Armstrong, right onto Limebank, right onto Limebank Station Bus Only Roadway, Loop around bus loop, right onto Connector Roadway, continue regular route (and regular service stops within Limebank Station).

110 Innovation: No detour required.

70, 73, 74, 198, 283, 299 Limebank: From Earl Armstrong, right onto Limebank, right onto Limebank Station Bus Only Roadway, Loop around bus loop, right onto Connector Roadway, continue regular route (and regular service stops within Limebank Station).

70, 73, 74, 198, 283, 299 Outbound trips: From Limebank Station, loop around bus loop, right onto Connector Roadway, left onto Limebank, left onto Earl Armstrong, continue regular route.

Detour map

Station layout map

Routes: 14

Date effective: August 11, 2025

From 12:00 AM on Monday, August 11, 2025, until late 2025 (completion date TBD), McArthur Avenue will be closed in the eastbound direction from North River Road to the Vanier Parkway. Route 14 St-Laurent will be detoured due to watermain work and sanitary sewer replacement.

Please allow extra time for your travels.

Affected stops

Detour routing

14 St-Laurent: From Rideau, continue Montreal, right onto Vanier Parkway, left onto McArthur to regular route

Detour map

Routes: 39, 221

Date effective: July 07, 2025

From 4:00 am on Monday, July 7, until TBD, the eastbound R.R. 174 on-ramp from Place d'Orléans Drive will be closed for roadwork.

Routes 39 Trim / Millennium, 139 Petrie Island, and 221 Cumberland will detour along St-Joseph around the closure.

Please allow extra time for your travels.

Affected stops

No affected stops.

Detour routing

39 Trim / Millennium, 139 Petrie Island, 221 Cumberland: From Place d’Orléans Drive eastbound from Champlain, continue Place d’Orléans Drive, turn left onto St-Joseph, left onto ramp to R.R. 174 eastbound (Tenth Line on-ramp), continue on R.R. 174 eastbound, left onto Trim Road, continue into Trim Bus Loop, continue to egular route.

Routes: 87

Date effective: July 20, 2025

From 10:00 pm on Sunday, July 20, to Monday, December 22, Woodroffe Avenue will be closed between Richmond and Kichi Zibi Mikan for utility work.

Route 87 will detour around the closure in both directions.

Please allow extra time for your travels.

Affected stops

Detour routing

87 Tunney’s Pasture: From Woodroffe and Byron, turn right onto Byron, continue Richmond, left onto Churchill, right onto Scott, continue to regular route.

87 Baseline: From Scott, turn left onto Churchill, right onto Richmond, continue Byron, left onto Woodroffe, continue to regular route.

Routes: 87

Date effective: June 09, 2025

At the start of service on Monday, June 9 until further notice, bus stop #2783 will not be in use for Stage 2 work. Alternative service will be available at #4942 -- Woodroffe / Saunders or #6472 -- Woodroffe Knightsbridge

Affected stops

Routes: 88

Date effective: May 17, 2025

Starting Saturday, May 17 until further notice, Route 88 will be detoured via Navaho and Woodroffe on weekday early mornings (until approx. 7am) and late evenings (after approx. 10:30pm), and all day on weekends

Detour routing

Route 88 Bayshore: Regular route to Baseline and Navaho, turn left on Navaho, continue Wàbisheshì Private, turn right on Wajashk Private, bear right towards Navaho, turn left on Navaho, turn left on Woodroffe, turn right at bus-only road to Baseline Station, continue regular route.

Route 88 Hurdman: Regular route to Baseline Station, turn left on buses-only roadway at Adjidjàk Private, turn left on Woodroffe, turn right on Navaho, turn right on Wajashk Private, bear left on to bus stop, turn left on Wàbisheshì Private, continue Navaho, turn right Baseline, continue regular route.

Routes: 8, 13

Date effective: April 27, 2025

From April 27, at the start of service until Monday, January 5, 2026, Routes 8 and 13 will be detoured due to the closure of Promenade du Portage between Eddy and Alexandre-Taché for work. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Affected stops

Detour routing

8 Gatineau, 13 Gatineau: From Eddy northbound, right Laurier, left onto Laval, right onto Portage right onto Hôtel-de-Ville, left onto Laurier, and then continue to regular routing.

8 Dow's Lake, 13 Tunney's Pasture: Follow regular routing.

Detour Map

Routes: 81, 82, 691

Date effective: December 18, 2024

From Sunday, April 27, 2025, until further notice, Routes 81 Lincoln Fields/Tunney’s Pasture, 82 Lincoln Fields/Tunney’s Pasture and 691 Deslauriers will be detoured due to the temporary closure of bus stop #5955 for Stage 2 work. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels

Affected stops

Detour routing

• 81, 82 Lincoln Fields/Tunney’s Pasture, 691 Deslauriers: From Pinecrest southbound, right onto Transitway to Pinecrest Station, service Platform A, continue around Transitway loop, right onto Pinecrest and continue to regular routing.

Detour Map

Routes: 5, 45

Date effective: May 21, 2024

Until further notice, Route 45 Hurdman and 5 will be detoured due to the closure of CHEO Roadway for the 1Door4Care: CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre development. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Affected Stops

Detour Routings

Route 45/ N45 Hurdman & N Rideau: From Ring Road/ CHEO Roadway, continue on Ring Road, right onto Ring Road, and then continue to regular routing.

Route 5 Elmvale: From Ring Road northbound, right onto Ring Road, and then continue to regular routing.

Route 5 Waller: From Ring Road/ CHEO Roadway, continue on Ring Road, left onto Ring Road, and then continue to regular routing. 

Detour Maps

Routes: 40

Date effective: April 28, 2025

From Monday, April 28 at the start of service until the start of summer service change, Routes 40 and 693 to St Francis Xavier will be detoured. For more details, please contact admin@ottawaschoolbus.ca

Bus Stop (560#) not in use

• #1530 -- Bridle Path / Crosscut
• #8382 -- Bridle Path / Pimlico
• #1799 -- Bridle Path / Equus        
• #8743 -- Bridle Path / Equus        
• #4248 -- Bridle Path / Hunter's Point      
• #4252 -- Bridle Path / Hunter's Point      
• #4249 -- Bridle Path / Trapper's        
• #4253 -- Bridle Path / Saratoga    
• #4254 -- Bridle Path / Carousel    
• #4250 -- Bridle Path / Carousel    
• #4255 -- Bridle Path / Carousel    
• #4251 -- Bridle Path / Albion      

Detour routing

40 (school trips only) South Keys: From Albion, left onto Bank, left onto Hunt Club, continue regular route.
40 (school trips only) Blossom Park: From Hunt Club, right onto Bank, right onto Albion, continue regular route.
693 St Francis Xavier: From Albion, left onto Bank, left onto Hunt Club, continue route.
693 Blossom Park: From Hunt Club, right onto Bank, right onto Albion, continue route.

Routes: 19

Date effective: April 14, 2025

From Monday, April 14 at 5 am until further notice, Route 19 Parliament will be detoured at the intersection of St. Patrick / Cobourg-Island Lodge as part of the Porter Island Bridge rehabilitation project. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Affected stops

There will be no stops affected for this detour.

Detour routing

19 Parliament: From St. Patrick westbound at Cobourg, continue St. Patrick, left onto Beausoleil, left onto Old St Patrick, left onto Cobourg, and then continue on Island Lodge to regular route.

Routes:

Stations: Queensway

Date effective: March 16, 2025

61 Tunney's Pasture & N Rideau & Gatineau, 62 Tunney's Pasture, 63 Tunney's Pasture / Gatineau

Stops Missed: QUEENSWAY STATION 4A

Alternative Stop: QUEENSWAY STATION 2A
 

Routes: 67

Date effective: November 13, 2024

Affected Stops

Detour Routing

50 Lincoln Fields: From Transitway southbound/J-Ramp, left onto J-Ramp, right onto Carling, right onto Woodroffe, left onto Iris, and then continue to regular routing.

50 Tunney’s Pasture: No impacts.

58 Crystal Bay: From Transitway southbound/J-Ramp, left onto J-Ramp, right onto Carling, right onto Woodroffe, left onto Iris, and then continue to regular routing.

58 Lincoln Fields: From Iris/Transitway, continue Iris, left onto Woodroffe, left onto Carling, left onto J-Ramp, right onto Transitway, and then continue to regular routing.

73 Leikin, 74 Riverview, 75 Barrhaven Centre, 82 Bayshore: From Transitway southbound, left onto J-Ramp, right onto Carling, right onto Woodroffe, and then continue to regular routing.

61, 62, 63, 64 Tunney’s Pasture, 66 Gatineau: From Woodroffe off-ramp, continue to Woodroffe, left onto Woodroffe, left onto Carling, left onto J-Ramp, right onto Transitway, and then continue to regular routing.

61 Stittsville, 62 Stittsville, 63 Briarbrook, 64 Morgans Grant, 66 Kanata-Solandt: From Transitway Southbound, left onto J-Ramp, left onto Carling, left onto Pinecrest, continue regular routing

73 Tunney's Pasture: No impacts

74, 75, 82 Tunney's Pasture: From Woodroffe and Iris, continue Woodroffe, left onto Carling, left onto J-Ramp, right onto Transitway, and then continue to regular routing.

Detour Map

Routes: 44

Date effective: August 25, 2024

As of August 25, 2024, in line with the upcoming Service Change, bus stop #7181 located at the northwest corner of Alta Vista and Wesmar Drive will be permanently removed

Affected stops

Routes: 11, 153

Date effective: July 20, 2024

From Saturday, July 20 2024 at 5:30 am until Fall 2025, Routes that travelled along Richmond Road between McEwen and Cleary will be detoured to utilize Byron Avenue between Lockhart and Ancaster due to Stage 2 work. Please Allow for extra time for your travels.

Affected stops

Detour maps

Please check back for more details.

Routes: 5, 18

Date effective: April 24, 2024

Until further notice, Routes 5 Waller and 18 St-Laurent will be detoured due to the closure of Elgin Street between Catherine to Argyle for work. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Affected Stops

Detour Routing

5 Waller, 18 St-Laurent: From Elgin and Pretoria, continue onto Elgin, left onto Catherine, right onto Metcalfe, right onto Argyle, left onto Elgin to regular route.