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The events affect these routes:

Burlington Transit — All routes.

GO Transit — 34 Brampton - York Mills local via Dixon, 35 Brampton - York Mills local via Highway 27, 60 Wonderland - York Mills express, 90 Newcastle - Oshawa, 94 Oshawa - Yorkdale via Highway 2.

Guelph Transit — All routes.

Toronto Transit Commission — 5 Avenue Rd, 6 Bay, 14 Glencairn, 26 Dupont, 33 Forest Hill, 34 Eglinton East, 54 Lawrence East, 51 Leslie, 56 Leaside, 65 Parliament, 72A Pape via Commissioners; 75 Sherbourne, 85 Sheppard East, 94 Wellesley, 96 Wilson, 97 Yonge, 97A Yonge via Yonge Boulevard, 98 Willowdale - Senlac, 100 Flemingdon Park, 103 Mount Pleasant North, 124 Sunnybrook, 127 Davenport; 162 Lawrence - Donway, 165 Weston Rd North, 320 Yonge overnight, 501 Queen, 504 King, 505 Dundas, 506 Carlton, 512 St. Clair.

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The Friday, October 16 events affecting transit are: Apple Festival and Craft Fair; Ontario Hockey League action.

The Saturday, October 17 events affecting transit are: Apple Festival and Craft Fair; Burlington’s Amazing Race.

The Sunday October 18 event affecting transit is: the GoodLife Fitness Toronto Marathon.

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Bowmanville

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Apple Festival and Craft Fair

The Region of Durham is closing

• King Street East Bowmanville (Regional Highway 2) between Scugog and Ontario Streets

on Friday evening and all day Saturday to accommodate the Historic Downtown Bowmanville Business Improvement Area’s annual fall festival.

GO Transit is detouring buses during the event.

90 Newcastle - Oshawa

From 7 p.m. on Friday, October 16 until 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, westbound buses operate along their regular route to King Street East and Ontario Street, then detour:

southward along Ontario Street South;
westward along Queen Street; and then
northward along Scugog Street Street South to King Street West,
resuming their regular route westward along King.

Westbound buses skip stops along King Street East between Scugog and Ontario Streets.

Eastbound buses reverse this routing.

Eastbound buses skip stops along King Street East between Ontario and Scugog Streets.

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Burlington

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Burlington’s Amazing Race

All Burlington Transit routes

The United Way of Burlington and Greater Hamilton’s fourth annual Burlington’s Amazing Race takes place on Saturday, October 17 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Four-person teams run, walk, bike or use Burlington Transit to navigate their way throughout the city. Participants receive bus passes to use during the race.

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Clarington

See Bowmanville.

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Guelph

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Ontario Hockey League action

All Guelph Transit routes

You can ride any Guelph Transit bus for free on Friday, October 16 to the Guelph Storm game against the Belleville Bulls at 7:30 p.m. — if you have a valid ticket to the game. You can ride free of fare to and from the Sleeman Centre on Friday evening after 5 p.m. by simply showing the Guelph Transit driver your game ticket.

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Toronto

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GoodLife Fitness Toronto Marathon

The City of Toronto is closing

• the westbound lanes of Chaplin Crescent between Yonge Street and Oriole Parkway;
• the southeastbound lanes of Davenport Road between Macpherson Avenue and Belmont Street,
• the westbound lanes of Front Street East between Eastern Avenue and Church Street,
• the southbound lanes of Kendal Avenue between Davenport Road and Macpherson Avenue,
• the westbound lanes of King Street East between River and Sumach Streets,
• the westbound lanes of Lonsdale Road between Oriole Parkway and Spadina Road,
• the eastbound lanes of Macpherson Avenue between Kendal Avenue and Davenport Road,
• the southbound lanes of Oriole Parkway between Chaplin Crescent and Lonsdale Road,
• Queen’s Park Crescents East and West
• the southbound lanes of Spadina Road between Lonsdale Road and Austin Terrace,
• University Avenue,
• Wellington Streets East and West between Church Street and University Avenue,
• Wellesley Street West between Queen’s Park Crescents East and West (westbound lanes only from 8 a.m. Saturday until 5:59 a.m. Sunday, full road from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Sunday),
• the southbound lanes of Yonge Street between Ellerslie Avenue and Belmont Street / Aylmer Avenue

and other streets on Sunday morning to accommodate the marathon, half-marathon, 5k and relay races supporting the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation and the Toronto General and Western Hospital Foundation.

The event likely affects GO Transit buses traveling to or from the York Mills Terminal.

The TTC also detours several routes during the event. Although Toronto Police Service officers will direct traffic at major intersections, the event may delay or detour all transit vehicles traveling near the course. You should plan on adding extra time to any transit trip you intend to make on Sunday morning, especially for routes that cross or travel along the Marathon course.

GO Transit

34 Brampton - York Mills local via Dixon
35 Brampton - York Mills local via Highway 27

(GO has not confirmed this detour.)

From about 7:30 until 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Highway 401 and Avenue Road, then detour:

southward along Avenue Road; and then
eastward along Wilson Avenue to York Mills Terminal,
ending their trips.

Westbound buses operate along their regular routes.

Passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along Yonge Street at Wilson Avenue / York Mills Road near York Mills Terminal.

94 Oshawa - Yorkdale local via Highway 2

(GO has not confirmed this detour.)

From about 7:30 until 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, westbound buses operate along their regular route to Highway 401 and Bayview Avenue, then detour:

southward along Bayview;
eastward along York Mills Avenue to York Mills Terminal,
resuming their regular route northward along Yonge Street.

Westbound buses operate along their regular route to Highway 401 and Avenue Road, then detour:

southward along Avenue Road; and then
eastward along Wilson Avenue to York Mills Terminal,
resuming their regular route northward along Yonge Street.

Passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along Yonge Street at Wilson Avenue / York Mills Road near York Mills Terminal.

60 Wonderland - York Mills express

(GO has not confirmed this detour.)

From about 7:30 until 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Highway 401 and Avenue Road, then detour:

southward along Avenue Road; and then
eastward along Wilson Avenue to York Mills Terminal,
ending their trips.

Westbound buses operate along their regular routes.

Passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along Yonge Street at Wilson Avenue / York Mills Road near York Mills Terminal. passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along Yonge Street between Highway 401 and York Mills Terminal while the races are taking place.

TTC

5 Avenue Rd

Until 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Avenue Road and Bloor Street West, then detour:

westward along Bloor,
northward along Bedford Road;
westward along Prince Arthur Avenue; and then
southward into St. George Station,
ending their trips.

Southbound buses skip their stops on Queen’s Park and Queen’s Park Crescent West at Museum Station, Trinity College, Hart House, the University Library and their regular terminal on Queen’s Park Crescent East, just north of College Street.

Northbound buses start their trips at St. George Station, then proceed:

southward along Bedford Road; and then
eastward along Bloor Street West to Avenue Road,
resuming their regular route northward along Avenue Road.

Northbound buses skip their regular stops on Queen’s Park Crescent East and Queen’s Park just north of College Street and at Wellesley Street West, St. Joseph Street and Museum Station.

Until noon, passengers should also expect delays while marathon participants pass along Lonsdale Road between Avenue Road and Oriole Parkway and Oriole Parkway between Chaplin Crescent and Lonsdale Road.

6 Bay

From about 8 until 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along Wellington Street West and Davenport Road between Dupont and Belmont Streets.

506 Carlton

From about 8 a.m. until noon on Sunday October 18, passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along University Avenue / Queen’s Park at College Street.

127 Davenport

Until noon on Sunday, October 18, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Davenport Road and Kendal Avenue / Walmer Road, then detour:

eastward along Davenport;
southward along Spadina Road to Macpherson Avenue,
resuming their regular route southward along Spadina.

Eastbound buses skip their regular stop on Kendal Avenue south of Davenport Road and on Macpherson Avenue at Spadina Road.

Westbound buses operate along their regular route.

Passengers traveling in both directions should expect delays while marathon participants pass along Kendal Avenue / Walmer Road at Davenport Road and Macpherson Avenue at Spadina Road.

Buses operating along the 127 Davenport route also detour at St. Clair Avenue West and Old Weston Road this weekend.

505 Dundas

From about 8 a.m. until noon on Sunday, October 18, passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along University Avenue at Dundas Street West.

26 Dupont

From about 8 until 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along Davenport Road between Dupont Street and Bedford Road.

34 Eglinton East
100 Flemingdon Park

From about 7:30 until 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along Yonge Street at Eglinton Avenue.

33 Forest Hill

Until 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along Spadina Road between Lonsdale Road and St. Clair Avenue West.

14 Glencairn

Until 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along Chaplin Crescent between Oriole Parkway and Yonge Street.

504 King

From about 8 until 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, westbound streetcars operate along their regular route to Queen and King Streets East, then detour:

westward along Queen; and then
southward along Parliament Street to King,
resuming their regular route westward along King.

Westbound cars skip their regular stops on King Street East at River, Sumach, Sackville, Trinity and Parliament Streets. They serve regular 501 Queen stops on Queen Street East at River, Sumach, Sackville and Parliament Streets and regular 65 Parliament stops on Parliament Street at Richmond, Adelaide and King Streets East.

Eastbound cars reverse this routing.

Eastbound cars skip their regular stops on King Street East at Trinity, Sackville, Sumach and River Streets. Instead, they pick up and drop off passengers at regular 65 Parliament stops on Parliament Street at Richmond and Queen Streets East and regular 501 Queen stops on Queen Street East at Sackville, Sumach and River Streets.

From about 8 a.m. until noon on Sunday, October 18, passengers should also expect delays while marathon participants pass along University Avenue at King Street West.

162 Lawrence - Donway

Until 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along Yonge Street at Lawrence Avenue.

54 Lawrence East
56 Leaside
51 Leslie
103 Mount Pleasant North

Until 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along Yonge Street at Eglinton Avenue.

72A Pape via Commissioners

Until 11:30 a.m. on Sunday October 18, westbound buses operate along their regular route to Mill and Parliament Streets, then detour:

southward along Parliament;
westward along Lake Shore Boulevard East;
northward along Lower Sherbourne Street;
westward along The Esplanade;
northward along Yonge Street;
westward along King Street West;
southward along Bay Street; and then
eastward along Front Street West to their regular stop just east of Bay,
ending their trips.

Westbound buses skip their regular stops on Berkeley Street at Front Street East and The Esplanade, on The Esplanade at Princess and Lower Sherbourne Streets.

Westbound passengers should also expect some delays while marathon participants pass along Wellington Street at Yonge and Bay Streets.

Eastbound buses operate along their regular route, but eastbound passengers should also expect some delays while marathon participants pass along Front Street East between Parliament and Berkeley Streets.

65 Parliament

Until 11:30 a.m. on Sunday October 18, southbound buses end their trips at Parliament Street and King Street East.

Southbound buses skip their regular stops on Front Street East at Parliament and Berkeley Streets and Princess Street at Front Street East and The Esplanade.

Northbound buses start their trips at Parliament Street and King Street East, then likely detour:

westward along King;
northward along Berkeley Street; and then
eastward along Adelaide Street East,
resuming their regular route northward along Parliament.

Northbound buses skip their regular stops on Princess Street at The Esplanade, on The Esplanade at Berkeley Street, on Berkeley Street at Front Street East and on Parliament Street at King Street East.

501 Queen

From about 8 a.m. until noon on Sunday, October 18, passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along University Avenue at Queen Street West.

512 St. Clair

From about 7:30 until 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, passengers should expect delays while race participants pass along Yonge Street at St. Clair Avenue and Spadina Road at St. Clair Avenue West.

75 Sherbourne

Until 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along Front Street East at Sherbourne Street.

85 Sheppard East

From about 7:30 until 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along Yonge Street at Sheppard Avenue.

124 Sunnybrook

Until 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along Yonge Street at Lawrence Avenue.

94 Wellesley

After 8 a.m. on Saturday, October 17, eastbound passengers should expect delays along Wellesely Street West between Queen’s Park Crescents West and East while work crews set up the marathon finish-line area in Queen’s Park.

Until 6 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Harbord and St. George Streets, then detour:

northward along St. George;
eastward along Bloor Street West; and then
southward along Bay Street to Wellesley Street West,
resuming their regular route eastward along Wellesley West.

Eastbound buses skip their regular stops on Hoskin Avenue at Wycliffe College and on Wellesley Street West at the Ontario Legislature Building, Queen’s Park Crescent East and Bay Street.

Westbound buses reverse this routing.

Westbound buses skip their regular stops on Wellesley Street West at Queen’s Park Crescent East, on Queen’s Park Crescent West at Hoskin Avenue and on Hoskin Avenue at Trinity College and St. George Street.

Buses continue to detour after the event until work crews dismantle the finish line area in Queen’s Park.

165 Weston Rd North

Until 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, passengers should expect delays in while marathon participants pass along Yonge Street at Wilson Avenue / York Mills Road.

98 Willowdale - Senlac

Until 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, passengers should expect delays while marathon participants pass along Yonge Street at Sheppard Avenue.

96 Wilson

From about 7:30 until 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, passengers should expect delays in while marathon participants pass along Yonge Street at Wilson Avenue / York Mills Road.

97 Yonge

Until about 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Yonge Street and Finch Avenue, then detour:

eastward along Finch Avenue East;
southward along Willowdale Avenue; and then
eastward along Sheppard Avenue East;
southward along Bayview Avenue;
westward along Lawrence Avenue East;
southward along Mount Pleasant Road;
eastward along Davisville Avenue; and then
southward along Yonge Street to Davisville Station,
ending their trips.

Southbound buses skip their regular stops on Yonge Street between Finch Avenue and Davisville Station. Instead they pick up and drop off passengers at regular 11 Bayview, 39 Finch East, 162 Lawrence - Donway, 74 Mount Pleasant, 103 Mount Pleasant North and 123 Sunnybrook stops along the detour route.

Northbound buses operate along their regular route.

Until 11 a.m., passengers should also expect delays in the area of Davisville Station while marathon participants pass along Yonge Street and Chaplin Crescent.

320 Yonge overnight

Until 9 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Yonge Street and Finch Avenue, then detour:

eastward along Finch Avenue East;
southward along Willowdale Avenue; and then eastward along Finch Avenue East;
southward along Willowdale Avenue; and then
eastward along Sheppard Avenue East;
southward along Bayview Avenue;
westward along Lawrence Avenue East;
southward along Mount Pleasant Road; and then
westward along Charles Street East to Yonge,
resuming their regular route southward along Yonge.

Southbound buses skip their regular stops on Yonge Street between Finch Avenue and Davisville Station. Instead they pick up and drop off passengers at regular 11 Bayview, 39 Finch East, 162 Lawrence - Donway, 74 Mount Pleasant, 103 Mount Pleasant North and 123 Sunnybrook stops along the detour route.

Northbound buses operate along their regular route.

97A Yonge via Yonge Boulevard

The TTC has not provided us with information on how this branch of the route will detour during the marathon.

Southbound buses may operate along their regular route to Yonge and Ridley Boulevards, then proceed:

southward along Ridley Boulevard and Jedburgh Road;
eastward along Lawrence Avenues West and East;
southward along Mount Pleasant Road;
westward along Davisville Avenue; and then
southward along Yonge Street to Davisville Station,
ending their trips.

Northbound buses may operate along their regular route to Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue, then detour:

westward along Lawrence Avenue West; and then
northward along Jedburgh Road and Ridley Boulevard to Yonge Boulevard,
resuming their regular route northwestward along Yonge Boulevard.

Until 11 a.m., passengers should expect delays at Davisville Station while marathon participants pass along Yonge Street and Chaplin Crescent.

Depending on the detour, they should also expect delays while race participants pass along Yonge Street at Wilson Avenue / York Mills Road and at Lawrence Avenue.

You can see maps of the courses for the various races here. (.pdf)