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Durham Region Police Torch Run in Whitby: DRT detours, June 9



The Ontario Law Enforcement Torch Run is the largest public-awareness vehicle and grass-roots fundraiser for the Special Olympics. Law-enforcement members and Special Olympics athletes carry the “Flame of Hope” into the opening ceremony of local competitions, and into Special Olympics provincial, national, regional and world games. Worldwide annually, more than 97,000 law-enforcement members carry the torch,” symbolizing courage and celebration of diversity and uniting communities around the globe.

From 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Thursday, June 9, the Town of Whitby is closing several streets in downtown Whitby to accommodate Durham Regional Police Service members who are participating in the local event.

Durham Region Transit is detouring buses along these routes, while the streets are closed:

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302 Baldwin - Brock

From 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Thursday, June 9, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Brock Street North and Rossland Road, then detour:

westward along Rossland West;
southward along Cochrane and Annes Streets; and then
eastward along Burns Street West to Brock South,
resuming their regular route southward along Brock.

Southbound buses skip their regular stops

  • on Brock Street North beyond Palmerston Avenue, at Starr Avenue, beyond Starr Avenue, beside #814 Brock North, at Maple Street West, beyond Walnut and Chestnut Streets West and at Mary and Dundas Streets West and
  • on Brock Street South across from Gilbert Street East, at Ontario and Trent Streets West and beside #786 Brock South.

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

  • on Rossland Road West across from Centre Street North and at Whitburn and Cochrane Streets,
  • on Cochrane Street at Dundas Street West and
  • on Burns Street West at Brock Street South.

Northbound buses reverse the southbound detour routing.

Northbound buses skip their regular stops

  • on Brock Street South beyond Burns Street East and at Trent, Gilbert and Dundas Streets East and
  • on Brock Street North at John Street East, across from Walnut Street West, at Chestnut and Maple Streets East, beside #807 Brock North and at Manning Road, Wallace Drive and Rossland Road East.

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

  • on Burns Street West beyond Brock Street South,
  • on Cochrane Street beyond Dundas Street West and
  • on Rossland Road West beyond Cochrane Street and at Redoak Court and Centre Street North.
Route 392

From 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Thursday, June 9, buses heading toward Whitby GO Station operate along their regular route to Rossland Road East and Garden Street, then detour:

eastward along Rossland East;
southward along Anderson Street;
westward along Dundas Street West;
southward along Garden Street; and then
westward along Consumers Drive to Brock Street South,
resuming their regular route southward along Brock South.

Buses heading toward Whitby GO Station skip their regular stops

  • on Rossland Road East across from Civic Centre Drive and at Garden Street,
  • on Garden Street beyond Rossland Street East and Bassett Boulevard and at Manning Road,
  • on Brock Street North beyond Starr Avenue, beside #814 Brock North, at Maple Street West, beyond Walnut and Chestnut Streets West and at Mary and Dundas Streets West and
  • on Brock Street South across from Gilbert Street East, at Ontario and Trent Streets West and beside #786 Brock South.

Instead, buses heading toward Whitby GO Station drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

  • on Rossland Road East at Bassett Boulevard
  • on Anderson Street at Dundas Street East,
  • on Garden Street beyond Dundas Street East and
  • on Consumers Drive beside #180 Consumers and across from Paisley Court.

Buses heading toward Oshawa Centre terminal, reverse the detour routing.

Buses heading toward Oshawa skip their regular stops

  • on Brock Street South beyond Burns Street East and at Trent, Gilbert and Dundas Streets East and
  • on Brock Street North at John Street East, across from Walnut Street West, at Chestnut and Maple Streets East, beside #807 Brock North and at Manning Road,
  • on Manning Road at Garden Street,
  • on Garden Street beyond Bassett Boulevard and at Rossland Road East and
  • on Rossland Road East at Civic Centre Drive and Brock Street North.

Instead, buses heading toward Oshawa drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

  • on Consumers Drive at Paisley Court, beside #187 Consumers and at Garden Street,
  • on Garden Street at Dundas Street East,
  • on Dundas Street East beyond Craydon Road,
  • on Anderson Street beyond Dundas Street East and
  • on Rossland Road East at Bassett Boulevard and Garden Street.
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