Events in Hamilton and Toronto affect transit services this weekend, Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15
The Saturday, May 14 events affecting transit service are: a Major League Soccer match; and Sew Hungry.
The Sunday, May 15 event affecting transit service is: the Juno Awards.
The events affect service along these routes:
- Hamilton Street Railway — 41 Mohawk.
- Toronto Transit Commission — 29 Dufferin, 174 Ontario Place - Exhibition and 929 Dufferin express.
Hamilton
Sew Hungry
The City of Hamilton is closing:
- Ottawa Street North between Barton and Main Streets East
to accommodate the annual food-truck festival and rally.
The Hamilton Street Railway is detouring buses, while the street is closed.
41 Mohawk (via Ottawa)
From 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. Saturday, May 14, east- and northbound buses operate along their regular route to Ottawa Street South and Main Street East, then detour:
eastward along Main East;
northward along Kenilworth Avenue North; and then
westward along Barton Street East to Ottawa North,]
resuming their regular route northward along Ottawa.East- and northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Ottawa Street North beyond Main Street East and Dunsmure Road, at Cannon Street East, beyond Edinburgh Street and at Barton Street East.
Instead, east and northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Main Street East at Park Row South, beyond Graham Avenue South and at Huxley Avenue South,
- on Kenilworth Avenue North beyond Main Street East, at Dunsmure Road, Roxborough Avenue and Cannon Street East, beyond Britannia Avenue and at Albany Avenue and
- on Barton Street East beyond Kenilworth Avenue North, across from Robins, Frederick and Fraser Avenues and at Ottawa Street North.
South- and westbound buses reverse the east- and northbound detour routing.
South- and westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Ottawa Street North at Barton Street East, Campbell Avenue and Cannon Street East, beyond Roxborough Avenue and at Main Street East.
Instead, south and westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Barton Street East beyond Ottawa Street North, at Agnes Street, Frederick Avenue, beyond Robins Avenue and at Kenilworth Avenue North,
- on Kenilworth Avenue North at Albany Avenue, Cannon Street East, beyond Roxborough Avenue and at Dunsmure Road and Main Street East and
- on Main Street East at Wexford and Graham Avenues North and Park Row North.
Toronto
Toronto events affecting transit service include a Major League Soccer match (May 14); and the JUNO Awards (May 15).
2022 JUNO Awards
Canada’s music industry honours its best during the awards event Saturday evening at Budweiser Stage on the grounds of Ontario Place.
The event affects TTC service.
174 Ontario Place - Exhibition
From 3 until 11:59 p.m., the TTC is cancelling service along the route.
Major League Soccer
Saturday afternoon, Exhibition Place is closing various streets in its grounds to accommodate crowds of Toronto FC fans before, during and after its match with Orlando City SC at BMO Field.
The TTC is shortening the paths for buses, while the streets are closed.
29 Dufferin
From 12:30 until 6 p.m. Saturday, May 14, the TTC cancels the 29C branch of the route to and from Princes’ Gate. Instead, it short-turns buses through Dufferin Gate Loop.
Southbound buses operate along their regular route to Dufferin Street and Springhurst Avenue, then detour:
westward along Springhurst;
southward along Fort Rouille Street; and then
eastward into Dufferin Gate Loop,
ending their trips.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Saskatchewan Road beyond Dufferin Street,
- on Manitoba Drive at Quebec Street and Nova Scotia Avenue and across from Exhibition Loop and
- on Canada Boulevard at Princes’ Boulevard.
Instead, southbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop
- in Dufferin Gate Loop.
Northbound buses start their trips in Dufferin Gate Loop, then proceed:
along their regular route northward along Dufferin Street.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Canada Boulevard at Princes’ Boulevard,
- on Princes’ Boulevard across from Newfoundland Road,
- on Nunavut Road beside the Horse Palace,
- on Manitoba Drive across from Nova Scotia Avenue and at Saskatchewan Road,
- on Saskatchewan Road at Dufferin Street and
- on Dufferin Street at Springhurst Avenue.
Instead, northbound buses pick up passengers
- in Dufferin Gate Loop.
929 Dufferin express
The TTC has shortened the path for buses along the route since Monday, March 28.
Southbound buses operate along their regular route to Dufferin Street and Springhurst Avenue, then proceed:
westward along Springhurst;
southward along Fort Rouille Street; and then
eastward into Dufferin Gate Loop,
ending their trips.Southbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Canada Boulevard at Princes’ Boulevard.
Instead, southbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop
- in Dufferin Gate Loop.
Northbound buses start their trips in Dufferin Gate Loop, then proceed:
along their regular route northward along Dufferin Street.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Canada Boulevard at Princes’ Boulevard and
- on Dufferin Street at Springhurst Avenue.
Instead, northbound buses pick up passengers
- in Dufferin Gate Loop.