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GRT detours in Hespeler continue indefinitely



Note: Since GO Transit expanded its service area to Waterloo Region yesterday, Saturday, October 31, we start reporting on Grand River Transit services today. GRT provides transit services to the Cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo and the Township of Woolwich — all local municipalities within the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.


Grand River Transit is indefinitely continuing two long-term detours in Hespeler, which started more than a year ago on Monday, September 15, 2008.

Officially, GRT says it’s been detouring the buses operating along the 65 Fisher Mills and 71 Melran routes “due to safety concerns raised by our operators”.

65 Fisher Mills

Starting Monday, September 15, 2008, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Guelph Avenue / Adam Street and Queen Street, then proceed:

southward along Adam; and then
southwestward along Franklin Boulevard to Winston Boulevard,
resuming their regular route southwestward along Franklin.

Southbound buses skip their regular stops

  • on Queen Street West west of Guelph Avenue, opposite and west of Harvey Street and at Winston Boulevard.

Northbound buses operate along their regular route.

71 Melran

Eastbound buses operate along their current route to Franklin Boulevard and Adam Street, then detour:

southward along Adam;
eastward along Rife Avenue; and then
northward along Cooper Street to Queen Street East,
resuming their regular route eastward along Queen East.

Eastbound buses skip their regular stop

  • on Tannery Street East north of Queen Street East.

Westbound buses operate along their regular route to Cooper Street and Rife Avenue, then detour:

westward along Rife; and then
northward along Adam to Franklin Boulevard,
resuming their regular route southwestward along Franklin.