Starting 8 a.m. Friday, September 3, McMaster University is closing
- University Avenue between Sterling Street and Forsythe Avenue South
to accommodate a project to upgrade the McMaster University Medical Centre emergency-power systems.
The Hamilton Street Railway is detouring buses along these routes, while the street is closed:
Construction on University Avenue and the resulting HSR detours continue until September 5.
5A / 5C Delaware
From 8 a.m. Friday, September 3 until 9 p.m. Sunday, September 5, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Forsythe Avenue South and University Avenue, then detour:
east- and northward along Forsythe South; and then
northward along Forsythe North to Sterling Street,
resuming their regular route eastward along Sterling.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on University Avenue beyond Forsythe Avenue South and beside the Life Sciences Building and
- on Sterling Street beyond University Avenue and at Forsythe Avenue North.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Forsythe Avenue South across from University Avenue and
- on Forsythe Avenue North at Sterling Street.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Sterling Street at University Avenue and
- on University Avenue across from the Life Sciences Building and at Forsythe Avenue South.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Sterling Street at Forsythe Avenue North; and
- on Forsythe Avenue South at University Avenue.
1A King
After 8 a.m. Friday, September 3, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Forsythe Avenue South and University Avenue, then detour:
east- and northward along Forsythe South; and then
northward along Forsythe North to Sterling Street,
resuming their regular route eastward along Sterling.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on University Avenue beyond Forsythe Avenue South and beside the Life Sciences Building and
- on Sterling Street beyond University Avenue and at Forsythe Avenue North.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Forsythe Avenue South across from University Avenue and
- on Forsythe Avenue North at Sterling Street.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Sterling Street at University Avenue and
- on University Avenue across from the Life Sciences Building and at Forsythe Avenue South.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Sterling Street at Forsythe Avenue North; and
- on Forsythe Avenue South at University Avenue.
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