(Update: Sunday, July 15): This listing now updates information on diversions during the Salsa on St. Clair Festival.

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Special events will affect transit service in Brampton, Hamilton and Toronto this weekend.

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The events affect these routes:

Brampton Transit: 1 Queen, 2 Main, 24 Van Kirk Industrial

GO Transit : 31 Georgetown

Hamilton Street Railway: Tiger-Cats Express

Toronto Transit Commission: 126 Christie, 172 Cherry Street, 312 St. Clair (overnight) bus, 512 St. Clair (daytime) streetcar, 512 St. Clair (daytime) replacement buses.

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Brampton

Saturday, July 14: Downtown Farmers Market

Sunday, July 15: Run for the Rose Marathon

Downtown Farmers Market

The City of Brampton will close Main Street between Theatre Lane and John Street on Saturday, July 14 from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. to accommodate the Downtown Farmers Market.

Brampton Transit will divert buses on the 2 Main route during the event. Southbound buses will operate along their regular route to Main Street North and Nelson Street West, then detour westward along Nelson, southward along George Streets North and South, eastward along Wellington Street West, resuming their regular route at Wellington and Main. Northbound buses reverse the routing. Brampton Transit will also detour buses on the 2 Main route on Sunday, July 15.

GO Transit has not announced detours, but the event will likely also detour buses on the 31 Georgetown route. Southbound buses would operate along their regular route to Main Street North and Nelson Street West, then detour westward along Nelson, through the Downtown Brampton Bus Terminal, then southward along George Streets North and South, eastward along Wellington Street West, resuming their regular route at Wellington and Main. Northbound buses would reverse this routing.

Run for the Rose Marathon

On Sunday, July 15, from 6 until 8:30 a.m., the City of Brampton will completely close Queen Street between Mill and Centre Streets and Main Street between Clarence and Nelson Streets to accommodate participants in the Peel Regional Police Association’s Run for the Rose — 2007 Brampton Half Marathon.

Brampton Transit will divert buses on three routes during the event: 1 Queen, 2 Main, 24 Van Kirk Industrial

Eastbound buses on the 1 Queen route will operate along their regular route to Queen Street West and Mill Street North, then detour northward along Mill, westward along Nelson Street West, northward along George Street North and into the Downtown Brampton Terminal, then continue westward along Nelson, northward along George, westward along Railroad Street, northward along Mill Street North, westward along Rosedale Avenue West, northward along Pleasantview Avenue, eastward along Vodden Streets West and East and southward along Centre Street North, resuming their regular route at Centre and Queen Streets. Westbound buses will reverse this routing.

Southbound buses on the 2 Main route will operate along their regular route to Main and Vodden Streets, then divert westward along Vodden Street West, southward along Pleasantview Avenue, eastward along Rosedale Avenue West, southward along Mill Street North, westward along Railroad Street, southward along George Street, stopping on the street, but not entering the Downtown Brampton Terminal. Buses will then proceed westward along Nelson Street, southward along McMurchy Street North and South and eastward along Harold Street, returning to their regular routes at Harold and Main. Northbound buses will reverse this routing.

A southbound bus on the 24 Van Kirk Industrial route will operate along its regular route to Vodden Street West and English Street, then continue eastward along Vodden, southward along Pleasantview Avenue, eastward along Rosedale Avenue West, southward along Mill Street North, westward along Railroad Street, southward along George Street, ending its route in the Downtown Brampton Terminal. A northbound bus will reverse this routing.

GO Transit buses do not run through downtown Brampton early on Sunday mornings.

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