The event affects these routes:

Burlington Transit — 1 Plains.

Hamilton Street Railway — 2 Barton, 3 Cannon, 4 Bayfront, 7 Locke, 8 York, 11 Parkdale, 41 Mohawk.

Burlington
Hamilton

Around the Bay 30k Road Race

The Cities of Burlington and Hamilton are closing various streets Sunday to accommodate the 120th annual road race — the longest-running annual event of its kind in North America — supporting the St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton Foundation.

Burlington Transit and the Hamilton Street Railway are revising service during the event. Race participants follow a course that starts and ends in downtown Hamilton, but also stretches to the east end of lower Hamilton and into Burlington, so detours are extensive. (The detours are less complex than in previous years, since organizers have revised ans simplified the course route.)

The City of Burlington is closing

• eastbound lanes of Plains Road West between Spring Gardens Road and North Shore Boulevard West

and other streets in the Aldershot and Burlington Beach areas from 10:30 a.m. until about 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 30. The City is re-opening the streets after the last race participant clears the area.

The City of Hamilton is closing

• all lanes of Bay Street North between York Boulevard and King Street West from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.,
• all lanes of Bay Street North between Cannon Street West and York Boulevard from 9:45 until 10:30 a.m.
• northeastbound lanes (toward Burlington) of Beach Boulevard between Van Wagner’s Beach Road and Eastport Drive (north) from 9:45 a.m. until 1 p.m.,
• all eastbound lanes of Burlington Street East between Ferguson Avenue North and Hillyard Street from about 9:30 until 11 a.m.,
• one or two eastbound lanes of Burlington Street Street East between Hillyard Street and and Woodward Avenue from about 9:30 until noon. The south curb lane will be maintained. While the race is on the upper portion of Burlington Street, local access will be maintained in both directions on the lower level,
• all lanes of Cannon Street West between Bay Street North and Queen Street North / York Boulevard from 9:45 until 10:30 a.m.
• all lanes of James Street North between Guise Street and York Boulevard / Wilson Street from 9:15 until 10 a.m.,
• one northbound lane of Woodward Avenue between Burlington Street East and Eastport Drive from 9:30 a.m. until noon,
  • all lanes of York Boulevard between Hess and MacNab Streets North from 6 a.m. until 4 p.m.,
• eastbound lanes of York Boulevard between Dundurn and Hess Streets North from about 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.,
• westbound lanes of York Boulevard between Dundurn Street and Queen Street North / Cannon Street West from 9:45 and 10:30 a.m.
• all lanes of York Boulevard between MacNab and and James Streets North between about 9:15 and 10 a.m.

The City is re-opening all streets after the last race participant clears the area.

Burlington Transit

1 Plains

From 6 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday, March 30, passengers should expect delays as race participants pass along Plains Road West between North Shore Boulevard West and Spring Gardens Road.

From 6 a.m. until 4 p.m., buses operating toward Burlington start their trips on King Street East at James Street North in downtown Hamilton, then proceed:

westward along King Street West;
north- and eastward along Highway 403;
northward along Highway 6;
eastward along Old York Road; and then
southward along Plains Road West to York Boulevard,
resuming their regular route, eastward along Plains West.

Buses operating toward Burlington skip their regular stops

• on Bay Street North, north of King Street West and at Vine Street,
• on York Boulevard at Ray Street North, Crooks Street, west of Dundurn Street North, across from the Hamilton Cemetery and Old Guelph Road, at the Rock Garden and at Plains Road West.

From 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m., buses operating toward Hamilton proceed along their regular route to Plains Road West and York Boulevard, then detour:

northward along Plains Road West;
westward along Old York Road;
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 North,
ending their trips.

Buses operating toward Hamilton skip their regular stops

• on York Boulevard east of Valley Inn Road, west of Old Guelph Road, at the Hamilton Cemetery, Woodbine Crescent, Locke, Queen and Bay Streets North, across from Park Street North and at James Street North,
• on Wilson Street at John Street North and
• on Catharine Street at King William Street.

Hamilton Street Railway

2 Barton

From 9:15 until 10 a.m. Sunday, March 30, inbound buses operate along their regular route to Barton Street East and John Street North, then detour:

southward along John North; and then
westward along Rebecca Street to James Street North,
resuming their regular route southward along James North.

Inbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Barton Street East at Hughson Street North and
• on James Street North at Colborne Street, across from Robert Street and south of Cannon Street West and York Boulevard.

Outbound buses operate along their regular route.

4 Bayfront

The race may delay the inbound bus that the HSR has scheduled to arrive at Burlington Street East and James Street North at 9:43 a.m. Hamilton Police Service officers will help direct the bus to cross to the west side of James North when gaps occur in the race. With the race starting at 9:30 a.m., all runners will likely have passed through the intersection by 10 a.m. at the latest.

All other inbound buses operate along their regular route and schedule.

From 6 until 9 a.m. and from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., outbound buses start their trips on James Street South north of Main Street West, as usual, then proceed:

southward along James South;
eastward along Main Street East;
northward along John Streets South and North; and then
westward along Wilson Street and York Boulevard to MacNab Street North,
resuming their regular route northward along MacNab North.

Outbound buses skip their regular stops:

• on James Street South at Hunter Street West,
• on Hunter Street West at MacNab Street South, across from Park Street South and at Bay Street South,
• on Bay Street South across from George Street,
• on Bay Street North north of King Street West and
• on York Boulevard across from Park Street North.

From 9 until 11 a.m., outbound buses start their trips on James Street South north of Main Street West, as usual, then proceed:

southward along James South;
eastward along Main Street East;
northward along Sherman Avenue North to Burlington Street East,
resuming their regular route eastward along Burlington East.

From 9:15 until 10:30 a.m., inbound buses operate along their regular route to Burlington Street East and Wellington Street North, then detour:

southward along Wellington North; and then
westward along King Street East; and then
southward along James Street South to Main Street East,
ending their trips.

Outbound buses skip their regular stops:

• on James Street South at Hunter Street West,
• on Hunter Street West at MacNab Street South, across from Park Street South and at Bay Street South,
• on Bay Street South across from George Street,
• on Bay Street North north of King Street West,
• on York Boulevard across from Park Street North,
• on MacNab Street North north of York Boulevard, at Cannon Street West, north of Mulberry Street and at Colbourne Street and Murray Street West and
• on James Street North north of Murray Street, at Simcoe Street East, north of Picton Street East at Wood and Burlington Streets East and
• on Burlington Street East at John Street North, Mary Street, Ferguson Avenue North, Wellington Street North, Victoria Avenue North, Wilfrid Street, Wentworth Street North, Hillyard Street, McKinstry Street, Birch Avenue and Sherman Avenue North.

Instead, outbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

• on Main Street East at John and Walnut Streets South, east of Ferguson Avenue South, at Wellington Street South, Victoria Avenue South, east of Emerald Street South, at Ontario Avenue, east of Wentworth Street South, at Sanford Avenue South, Fairleigh Avenue South and Eastbourne Avenue and
• on Sherman Avenue South across from Fife Street and at Burlington Street South.

3 Cannon

From 9:15 until 10 a.m. Sunday, March 30, inbound buses operate along their regular route to Cannon Street East and John Street North, then detour:

southward along John North; and then
westward along Rebecca Street to James Street North,
resuming their regular route southward along James North.

Inbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Cannon Street East at Hughson Street North and
• on James Street North south of Cannon Street West and York Boulevard.

Outbound buses operate along their regular route.

7 Locke

From 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday, March 30, inbound buses 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; and then
westward along Rebecca Street to James Street North,
resuming their regular route southward along James North.

Inbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Bay Street South across from George Street,
• on Bay Street North north of King Street West and
• on York Boulevard across from Park and MacNab Streets North.

Instead, inbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

• on Main Street West at Bay and MacNab Streets South,
• on Main Street East east of James Street South,
• on John Street North at King William Street and
• on Rebecca Street at Hughson Street North.

11 Parkdale

From 9:45 until 11:30 a.m. Sunday, March 30, Burlington-bound buses operate along their regular route to Woodward Avenue and Eastport Drive, then detour:

northward along Eastport;
south- and eastward along Beach Boulevard;
(Burlington-bound passengers board buses on the opposite side of Beach than usual.)
exiting onto the Queen Elizabeth Way from the ramp across from Van Wagner’s Beach Road;
north- and eastward along the Queen Elizabeth Way;
eastward along Fairview Street;
southward along Maple Avenue;
eastward along Ontario Street; and then
southward along Nelson Avenue to Lakeshore Road,
resuming their regular route eastward along Lakeshore toward the Downtown Burlington Terminal.

Burlington-bound buses skip their regular stops

• on Beach Boulevard at Van Wagner’s Beach Road, #s 203 and 337 Beach, across from Towers Drive, at Sierra Lane, across from Comet and Windemere Avenues, at Locarno Avenue, north of Third Avenue, at Pandora and Eastport Drives,
• on the Canada Centre for Inland Waterways campus at the Waste Water Tech and Administration Buildings,
• on Lakeshore Road at #944 Lakeshore, across from Omaha Avenue, at #1094 Lakeshore, across from the Region of Halton garage, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation patrol yard and Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital and North Shore Boulevard West / Maple Avenue.

Instead, Burlington-bound buses drop off and pick up passengers temporary stops

• on Beach Boulevard east of Eastport Drive, across from Manor, Pandora, 3rd and 4th Avenues, at Locarno, Rembe and Comet Avenues, across from Sierra Lane, at Towers Drive, across from #s 337, 203 and 107 Beach and across from Van Wagner’s Beach Road. (Burlington-bound passengers board buses on the opposite side of the street than usual.)

From 9:45 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., Hamilton-bound buses operate along their regular route from the Downtown Burlington Terminal to Lakeshore Road and Nelson Avenue, then detour:

northward along Nelson;
westward along Ontario Street;
northward along Maple Avenue;
westward along Fairview Street;
west- and southward along the Queen Elizabeth Way;
southward along Eastport Drive to Beach Boulevard,
resuming their regular route southward along Beach.

Southbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Lakeshore Road at Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation patrol yard, the Region of Halton garage, across from Beachway Park, at Parkins Lane and across from #938 Lakeshore
• at the Canada Centre for Inland Waterways at the Waste Water Tech and Administration Buildings.

8 York

From 6 until 9 a.m. Sunday, March 30, inbound buses 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; and then
westward along Rebecca Street to James Street North,
resuming their regular route southward along James North.

Inbound buses skip their regular stops

• on York Boulevard at Hess and Bay Streets North and across from Park and MacNab Streets North.

Instead, inbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

• on Main Street West at Caroline, Bay and MacNab Streets South,
• on Main Street East east of James Street South,
• on John Street North at King William Street and
• on Rebecca Street at Hughson Street North.

From 6 until 9 a.m., outbound buses 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.

Outbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Bay Street North north of King Street West and at Vine Street and
• on Cannon Street West at Hess Street North.

Instead, outbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop

• on King Street West at Caroline Street North.

From 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., inbound buses start their trips at Lamoreaux Street and Strathcona Avenue North, as usual, then proceed:

northward along Strathcona North;
westward along Tom Street;
southward along Dundurn Streets North and South;
eastward along Main Streets West and East;
northward along John Streets South and North; and then
westward along Rebecca Street to James Street North,
resuming their regular route southward along James North.

Inbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Strathcona Avenue North at York Boulevard and
• on York Boulevard at Locke, Pearl, Queen, Hess and Bay Streets North and across from Park Street North.

Instead, inbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

• on Main Street West at Poulette Street and Pearl, Queen, Caroline, Bay and MacNab Streets South,
• on Main Street East east of James Street South,
• on John Street North at King William Street and
• on Rebecca Street at Hughson Street North.

From 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., outbound buses 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,
ending their trips.

Outbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Bay Street North north of King Street West and at Vine Street,
• on Cannon Street West at Hess Street North,
• on York Boulevard at Ray Street North, Crooks and Inchbury Street and across from Strathcona Avenue North and
• on Dundurn Street North at Jones Street.

Instead, outbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

• on King Street West at Caroline Street North, west of Queen Street North and at Pearl Street North and Strathcona Avenue North.

You can read details of the detours and see maps of the 30k and 5k race routes here. (.pdf)

You can read details of the detours in east-end Hamilton here. (.pdf)

You can read a list of regular HSR stops without transit service during the race here. (.pdf)

Inbound buses operate toward downtown. Outbound buses operate away from downtown.