Starting 7 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, the City of Hamilton is closing
- Woodward Avenue just south of Barton Street East
to accommodate construction crews who are installing a new utility access portal (or “manhole”).
The Hamilton Street Railway is detouring buses along this route, while the street is closed:
- 2 Barton.
Utility-access-portal construction and the resulting HSR detour continue until April 28.
2 Barton
From 7 a.m. Tuesday, April 11 until 5 p.m. Friday, April 28, inbound buses operate along their regular path to Barton Street East and Waverly Avenue, then detour:
northward along Waverly;
westward along Vansitmart Avenue;
southward along Woodward Avenue;
eastward along Barton East;
southward along Waverly; and then
westward along Melvin Avenue to Woodward,
resuming their regular path westward along Melvin.Inbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Woodward Avenue at Melvin Avenue.
Outbound buses operate along their regular path to Melvin Avenue and Woodward Avenue, then detour:
eastward along Melvin; and then
northward along Osborne Street to Barton Street East,
resuming their regular path eastward along Barton East.Outbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Woodward Avenue beyond Melvin Avenue and
- on Barton Street East at Waverly Street.