Special events affect transit services in Brampton, Georgetown, Oakville and Toronto this weekend.
The events affect these routes:
Brampton Transit — 2 Main.
GO Transit — 31 Guelph - Georgetown - Union.
Oakville Transit — 13 West Oak Trails; 18 Glen Abbey South; 28 Glen Abbey North; 30 Crosstown.
RBC Canadian Open — Canadian Open Shuttle Bus
Toronto Transit Commission — 64 Main, 501 Queen.
The Wednesday, July 22 event affecting transit is: RBC Canadian Open.
The Thursday, July 23 and Friday, July 24 events affecting transit are: Beaches International Jazz Festival; RBC Canadian Open.
The Saturday, July 25 events affecting transit are: Beaches International Jazz Festival; Downtown Brampton Farmers Market; Georgetown Farmers Market; RBC Canadian Open.
The Sunday, July 26 event affecting transit is: RBC Canadian Open.
Brampton
Downtown Brampton Farmers Market
The City of Brampton will close Main Street between John Street and Nelson Street West / Theatre Lane every Saturday morning until October 10 to accommodate the market.
Brampton Transit is detouring bus service during the market.
2 Main
From 6 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, southbound buses 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; and then
eastward along Wellington Street West to Main,
resuming their regular route southbound along Main.Northbound buses reverse this routing.
Georgetown
Georgetown Farmers Market
The Town of Halton Hills will close part of Main Street South Georgetown every Saturday morning until October 10 to accommodate the Georgetown Central Business Improvement Area’s weekly market.
GO Transit is detouring bus service during the market.
31 Guelph - Georgetown - Union
From 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, buses travelling to and from Guelph remain on Highway 7 instead of travelling along Main Street. They do not serve the Georgetown agency during the market hours.
Buses that start or end their trips at Georgetown travel to and from the Georgetown GO Station and do not travel to downtown Georgetown.
Halton Hills
See Georgetown
Oakville
RBC Canadian Open
You have no choice: you’ll have to take the bus to attend the 100th annual Canadian Open, taking place this year at Oakville’s Glen Abbey Golf Club.
The organizers of the golf classic aren’t allowing members of the public to park at the course and the Town of Oakville has restricted traffic and prohibited parking along many nearby streets, including Dorval Drive and Upper Middle Road.
Canadian Open Shuttle Bus
If you drive to attend the Open, you may only park at a lot several kilometers away from Glen Abbey, on the north side of Dundas Street West at Third Line.
Non-stop buses operate every 15 minutes from the parking lot to Glen Abbey from 6:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22, Thursday, July 23 and Sunday, July 26. They also operate from 6:30 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. on Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25. Buses drop off and pick up passengers from the Glen Abbey Main Admission Gate on Dorval Drive.
Oakville Transit
30 Crosstown
The Town has restricted eastbound traffic lanes along Upper Middle Road West between Dorval Drive and the Smith - Triller Viaduct from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., so passengers should expect delays.
18 Glen Abbey South
Buses travel between Oakville GO Station and Glen Abbey about every 30 minutes during Monday-to-Friday rush hours. Buses leave the GO Station at 6:30, 7, 7:40, 8:10 and 8:40 a.m. and 3:10, 3:40, 4:10, 4:40, 5:05, 5:40, 6:10 and 6:45 p.m. Mondays to Fridays. They leave Old Abbey Trail and Dorval Drive — across the street from the main admission gate — at 6:05, 6:35, 6:55, 7:25, 8:05. 8:35 and 9:05 a.m. and 2:55, 3:35, 4:05, 4:35, 5:05, 5:32, 6:05, 6:35 and 7:10 p.m. Mondays to Fridays.
You can see a schedule here. (.pdf)
28 Glen Abbey South
Buses travel between Oakville GO Station and Glen Abbey about every 30 minutes, seven days a week. They leave the GO Station from 6:20 a.m. until 11:25 p.m. Mondays to Fridays, 7:25 a.m. until 11:25 p.m. Saturdays and 8:25 a.m. until 7:25 p.m. Sundays. They leave Old Abbey Trail and Dorval Drive — across the street from the main admission gate — from 6:35 a.m. until 11:40 p.m. Mondays to Fridays, 6:40 a.m. until 11:40 p.m. Saturdays and 8:40 a.m. until 7:40 p.m. Sundays.
The Town has restricted northbound traffic lanes along Dorval Drive between Monastery Drive and Old Abbey Lane, so passengers should expect delays.
You can see a schedule here. (.pdf)
13 West Oak Trails
The Town has restricted eastbound traffic lanes along Upper Middle Road West between Dorval Drive and the Smith - Triller Viaduct from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., so passengers should expect delays.
Toronto
Beaches International Jazz Festival
The City of Toronto is closing Queen Street East between Woodbine and Beech Avenues on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings to accommodate the Streetfest portion of the 21st annual festival. It will also restrict turns from Wineva and Lee Avenues onto Queen.
The TTC is detouring transit services during the event.
64 Main
From 6 p.m. until midnight, on Thursday, July 24, Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Wineva Avenue and Queen Street East, then detour:
southward along Wineva; and then
westward along Alfresco Lawn to Lee Avenue,
ending their trips.Northbound buses start their trips at Alfresco Lawn and Lee Avenue, then proceed:
northward along Lee; and then
eastward along Williamson Road to Southwood Drive,
resuming their regular route northward along Southwood.
501 Queen
From 6 p.m. until midnight, on Thursday, July 24, Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26, streetcars end their trips at Kingston Road and Queen Street East. The TTC will not operate transit services along Queen between Kingston and Neville Park Boulevard.