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Weekend event affects transit, March 30



The Cities of Burlington and Hamilton and the Region of Halton will close a number of streets at various times on Sunday, March 30 to accommodate the 114th annual Around the Bay 30k Road Race.

Burlington Transit and the Hamilton Street Railway will revise service during the event. Race participants follow a course that stretches from the east- to the west-end of lower Hamilton, so detours are complex.


The event will affect these routes:

Burlington Transit: 1 Fairview / Plains

Hamilton Street Railway: 2 Barton, 3 Cannon, 4 Bayfront, 7 Locke, 8 York, 11 Parkdale


Burlington Transit

1 Fairview / Plains:

From 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., eastbound buses (operating toward Burlington) will begin their trips at King and James Streets in downtown Hamilton, then proceed:
westward along King Street West;
north- and eastward along Highway 403;
northward along Highway 6; and then
east- and southward along Plains Road West to York Boulevard,
resuming their regular route, eastward along Plains.

From 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., westbound buses (operating toward Hamilton) will proceed along their regular route to Plains Road West and York Boulevard, then detour:
north- and westward along Plains Road West;
southward along Highway 6;
south- and westward along Highway 403;
eastward along Main Streets West and East;
northward along John Street South; and then
westward along King Street East to James Street.


Hamilton Street Railway

2 Barton:

From 10 until 11:30 a.m., westbound buses will operate along their regular route to Barton Street East and the Red Hill Valley Parkway, then detour:
northward along the Parkway;
westward along the Queen Elizabeth Way;
westward along Burlington Street East; and then
southward along Parkdale Avenue North to Barton,
resuming their regular route westward along Barton.

From 10 until 11:30 a.m., eastbound buses will operate along their regular route to Melvin Avenue and Parkdale Avenue North, then detour:
northward along Parkdale;
eastward along Burlington Street East;
eastward along the Queen Elizabeth Way; and then
southward along Centennial Parkway North to Barton Street East,
resuming their regular route eastward along Barton.


4 Bayfront

From 7:15 until 9:15 a.m., and from 10:45 a.m. until 3 p.m., buses heading toward downtown Hamilton will follow their regular route to King and James Streets.

From 7:15 until 9:15 a.m., and from 10:45 a.m. until 3 p.m., buses leaving downtown Hamilton will begin their trips at King and James Streets, then proceed:
southward along James Street South;
eastward along Main Street East;
northward along John Streets South and North; and then
westward along Cannon Streets East and West to MacNab Street North,
resuming their regular route northward along MacNab.

From 9:15 until 10:30 a.m., buses heading toward downtown Hamilton will operate along their regular route to Burlington Street East and Wellington Street North, then detour:
southward along Wellington; and then
westward along King Street East,
ending their trips at King and James Streets.

From 9:15 until 10:30 a.m., buses leaving downtown Hamilton will begin their trips at King and James Streets then proceed:
southward along James Street South;
eastward along Main Street East; and then
northward along Victoria Avenues South and North to Burlington Street East,
resuming their regular route eastward along Burlington.

From 10 until 11:30 a.m., eastbound buses will operate along their regular route to Glow and Dunn Avenues, then detour:
southward along Dunn;
westward along Brampton Street;
northward along Parkdale Avenue North;
eastward along Burlington Street East;
eastward along the Queen Elizabeth Way;
southward along Centennial Parkway North; and then
westward along Barton Street East to Nash Road North,
resuming their regular route southward along Nash.

From 10 until 11:30 a.m., westbound buses will operate along their regular route to Barton Street East and the Red Hill Valley Parkway, then detour:
northward along the Parkway;
westward along the Queen Elizabeth Way;
westward along Burlington Street East;
southward along Parkdale Avenue North;
eastward along Brampton Street; and then
northward along Dunn Avenue to Glow Avenue,
resuming their regular route westward along Glow.


3 Cannon:

From 9 until 11:30 a.m., westbound buses will operate along their regular route to Roxborough and Strathearne Avenues, then detour:
southward along Strathearne;
westward along Main Street East; and then
westward along King Street East to Wellington Street,
resuming their regular route westward along King.

From 9 until 11:30 a.m., eastbound buses will operate along their regular route to Main Street East and Hughson Street South, then detour:
eastward along Main;
around the Queenston Traffic Circle; and then
northward along Strathearne Avenue to Roxborough Avenue,
resuming their regular route eastward along Roxborough.


7 Locke:

From 7 a.m. until 3 p.m., buses heading toward downtown Hamilton will operate along their regular route to Main Street West and Bay Street South, then detour:
eastward along Main Streets West and East;
northward along John Streets South and North;
westward along Rebecca Street to James Street North; and then
southward along James to King Street.

All day, buses leaving downtown Hamilton will operate along their regular route.


11 Parkdale:

From 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., southbound buses operate along their regular route from the Downtown Burlington Terminal to Lakeshore Road and Maple Avenue, then detour:
northward along Maple;
westward along Fairview Street;
west- and southward along the Queen Elizabeth Way;
westward along Burlington Street East;
southward along Parkdale Avenue North;
eastward along Brampton Street;
northward along Dunn Avenue;
westward along Glow Avenue;
southward along Parkdale;
westward along Barton Street East;
southward along Walter Avenue North; and then
eastward along Roxborough Avenue to Parkdale,
resuming their regular route southward along Parkdale.

From 10 until 11:30 a.m., northbound buses will operate along their regular route to Parkdale Avenue North and Roxborough Avenue, then detour:
westward along Roxborough;
northward along Walter Avenue North;
eastward along Barton Street East;
northward along Parkdale;
eastward along Glow Avenue;
southward along Dunn Avenue;
westward along Brampton Street;
northward along Parkdale;
eastward along Burlington Street East;
northward along the Queen Elizabeth Way;
northward along Eastport Drive;
southward along Beach Boulevard;
north- and eastward along the Queen Elizabeth Way;
eastward along Fairview Street; and then
southward along Maple Avenue to Lakeshore Road,
resuming their regular route eastward along Lakeshore toward the Downtown Burlington Terminal.


8 York:

From 7 until 10:30 a.m., buses heading toward downtown Hamilton will operate along their regular route to York Boulevard and Queen Street North, then detour:
southward along Queen;
eastward along Main Streets West and East;
northward along John Streets South and North;
westward along Rebecca Street to James Street North; and then
southward along James to King Street.

From 7 until 10:30 a.m., buses leaving downtown Hamilton will operate along their regular route to King Street West and Bay Street, then detour:
westward along King; and then
northward along Hess Street North to Cannon Street West,
resuming their regular route westward along Cannon.

From 10:45 a.m. until 3 p.m., buses heading toward downtown Hamilton, will begin their trips at Lamoreaux Street and Strathcona Avenue North, as usual, traveling northward along Strathcona to Tom Street and then detour:
westward along Tom;
southward along Dundurn Streets North and South;
eastward along Main Streets West and East;
northward along John Streets South and North;
westward along Rebecca Street to James Street North, and then
southward along James to King Street.

From 10:45 a.m. until 3 p.m., buses leaving downtown Hamilton will operate along their regular route to King Street West and Bay Street and then detour:
westward along King; and then
northward along Strathcona Avenue North to Lamoreaux Street.

You can see a map of the race route here.

You can see a list of regular HSR stops without transit service at various times on Sunday, and directions on where to find alternate bus service here.

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