Special events in Brampton, Burlington, Milton and the Scarborough and central areas of Toronto affect transit services this weekend — from Friday, July 7 until Sunday, July 9.
The events affect these routes:
- Burlington Transit — 2 Brant;
- GO Transit — 31 Guelph / Georgetown / Toronto bus, 33 Guelph / Georgetown / North York.
- Hamilton Street Railway — All routes, 2 Barton, 3 Cannon, Tiger-Cats Express shuttles.
- Milton Transit — 2 Main, 6 Scott.
- Toronto Transit Commission — 54 Lawrence East, 312 St Clair - Junction overnight, 354 Lawrence East overnight, 512 St Clair, 512 St Clair shuttle buses.
The Friday, July 7 event affecting transit is: The Taste of Lawrence.
The Saturday, July 8 events affecting transit are: the Brampton Farmers Market; the Burlington Car Show; a Canadian Football League game; the Milton Farmers Market; Salsa on St. Clair; and The Taste of Lawrence.
The Sunday, July 9 events affecting transit are: Salsa on St. Clair; and The Taste of Lawrence.
Brampton
Brampton Farmers Market
Saturday mornings and early afternoons until October 7, the City of Brampton is closing
- Wellington Street West between George and Main Streets South
to accommodate the city’s weekly farmers market.
GO Transit is likely detouring service while the street is closed, but has not announced detour routings.
33 Guelph / Georgetown / North York
31A / 31E / 31F / 31K / 31L / 31X Guelph / Georgetown / Toronto
Until 2 p.m. Saturday, July 8, eastbound buses likely operate along their regular path to Downtown Brampton Terminal, then detour:
eastward along Nelson Street West; and then
southward along Main Streets North and South to Wellington Street,
resuming their regular path southward along Main South.Eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at all stops.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Wellington Street West at George Street South.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stopping
- on Main Street South south of Wellington Street East.
Burlington
Burlington Car Show
The City of Burlington is closing
- Brant Street between Caroline Street and Lakeshore Road
Saturday morning and afternoon to accommodate the annual event.
Burlington Transit is detouring buses, while the street is closed.
2 Brant
From 5 a.m. until 7 p.m. Saturday, July 8, southbound buses operate along their regular path to Brant and Caroline Streets, then detour:
eastward along Caroline; and then
southward along John Street to James Street,
resuming their regular path southward along John.Southbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Brant Street beyond Ontario Street.
Northbound buses reverse the southbound detour routing.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on James Street at Brant Street and
- on Brant Street at Caroline Street.
Hamilton
Canadian Football League game
All Hamilton Street Railway routes
You can ride any HSR bus free of fare to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats game against the Ottawa Redblacks, Saturday, July 8 at 7 p.m. — if you hold a valid ticket to the game.
With the HSR’s Ticket to Ride program, you can ride free of fare to Tim Horton’s Field for as much as two hours before game time and free of fare from the stadium until the end of service. Just show your game ticket to the bus operating and that’s your ticket to ride.
2 Barton
Buses serve all local stops between the Hamilton GO Centre, downtown Hamilton and Barton Street East at Lenister Avenue North — just one block north of Tim Hortons Field.
3 Cannon
Buses serve all local stops between the Hamilton GO Centre, downtown Hamilton and Cannon Street East at Balsam Avenue North — just south of Tim Hortons Field.
Tiger-Cats Express shuttles
From about 5 until 7 p.m., Saturday, July 8, free HSR shuttle buses also speedily transport ticket-holders from three terminals across the city to the stadium. After the game is over, they’ll shuttle you back again. You can view the schedule for Thursday’s shuttle service here
Read Transit Toronto’s May 25 post for more details.
Milton
Milton Farmers Market
Saturdays until October 7, the Town of Milton is closing
- Main Street East between James and Martin Streets
to accommodate the Milton Chamber of Commerce’s weekly market.
Milton Transit is detouring buses while the street is closed.
2 Main
Until noon Saturday, July 8, eastbound buses operate along their regular path to Main Street East and James Street, then detour:
northward along James; and then
eastward along Mill Street to Martin Street,
resuming their regular path northward along Martin.Westbound buses operate along their regular path.
6 Scott
Until noon Saturday, July 8, eastbound buses operate along their regular path to Main Street East and James Street, then detour:
northward along James;
eastward along Mill Street;
northward along Martin Street; and then
east- and southward along Millside Drive to Main Street East,
resuming their regular path eastward along Main East.Eastbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Main Street East at Fulton Street.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Martin Street across from Mill Street and
- on Millside Drive east of Martin Street and at Main Street East.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Millside Drive east of Martin Street,
- on Martin Street at Mill Street and
- on Mill Street west of Garden Lane.
Scarborough
The Taste of Lawrence
The City of Toronto is closing
- Lawrence Avenue East between Birchmount Road and Warden Avenue
Friday, Saturday and Sunday to accommodate the Wexford Heights Business Improvement Area’s annual international food and cultural festival.
The TTC is detouring buses during the event.
54A / 54B Lawrence East
354 Lawrence East overnight
From Friday, July 7 until Sunday, July 9, westbound buses operate along their regular path to Lawrence Avenue East and Birchmount Road, then detour:
southward along Birchmount;
westward along Bertrand Avenue; and then
northward along Warden Avenue to Lawrence East,
resuming their regular path westward along Lawrence.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Lawrence Avenue East beyond Birchmount Road and at Howden Road, Ellington Drive and Warden Avenue.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Birchmount Road at Modern Road, across from Flora Drive, at Crouse Road, across from Ranstone Gardens, beside #1120 Birchmount and at Bertrand Avenue and
- on Warden Avenue north of Minton Avenue, at Bastille Avenue, Frey Crescent and Lawrence Avenue East.
Eastbound buses reverse the westbound detour routing.
Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Lawrence Avenue East at Crockford Boulevard and Underwriters and Birchmount roads.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Warden Avenue at Danube Drive, beyond Sherwood Avenue, at Walbon Road, Wayne Avenue and Marble Arch Crescent and
- on Birchmount Road beside #1103 Birchmount, at Ranstone Gardens, at Flora Drive, beyond Flintridge Road and at Lawrence Avenue East.
Toronto
See also Scarborough.
TD Salsa on St. Clair
The City of Toronto is closing
- St. Clair Avenue West between Winona Drive and Christie Street
Saturday and Sunday to accommodate the annual festival.
The TTC is detouring services during the event.
512 St Clair
Saturday, July 8 and Sunday, July 9, the TTC is splitting the route into two, with streetcars operating only between St Clair West and St. Clair West stations and between Gunns and Oakwood loops.
These eastbound 512 St Clair stops have no transit service Saturday, * and Sunday, *July 10:
- on St. Clair Avenue West beyond Winona Drive and Arlington Avenue.
These westbound 512 St Clair stops have no transit service Saturday, * and Sunday, *July 10:
- on St. Clair Avenue West across from Christie Street and beyondArlington Avenue and Winona Drive.
Buses replace the cars, operating between Oakwood Loop and St Clair West Station.
312 St Clair - Junction overnight
Sunday, July 9, eastbound buses operate along their regular path to St. Clair Avenue West and Oakwood Avenue, then proceed:
southward along Oakwood Avenue;
eastward along Davenport Road; and then
northward along Christie Street to St. Clair West,
resuming their regular path eastward along St. Clair.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on St. Clair Avenue West beyond Winona Drive and Arlington Avenue.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Oakwood Avenue at Rosemount Avenue and Highview Crescent and beyond Regal Road.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on St. Clair Avenue West across from Christie Street, beyond Arlington Avenue and Winona Drive and at Oakwood Avenue.
Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Oakwood Avenue beyond Burlington Crescent.
512 St Clair shuttle buses
Saturday, July 8 and Sunday, July 9, buses replace regular streetcar service along the 512 St Clair route, operating between Oakwood Loop and St. Clair West Station only.
Eastbound cars start their trips in Oakwood Loop, then proceed:
southward along Oakwood Avenue;
eastward along Davenport Road;
northward along Christie Street; and then
eastward along St Clair Avenue West to St. Clair West Station,
ending their trips.Eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- in Oakwood Loop,
- on Oakwood Avenue at Rosemount Avenue and Highview Crescent and beyond Regal Road,
- on Davenport Road across from Winona Drive, at Shaw Street and beyond Marchmount Road,
- on Christie Street at Tyrrel and Benson Avenues and St. Clair Avenue West,
- on St. Clair Avenue West beyond Wychwood Avenue, Vaughan Road and Bathurst Street and
- in St Clair West Station terminal.
Westbound buses start their trips in St Clair West Station terminal, then proceed:
westward along St. Clair Avenue West;
southward along Christie Street;
westward along Davenport Road;
northward along Oakwood Avenue;
westward along St. Clair Avenue West;
northward along Robina Avenue; and then
westward into Oakwood Loop,
ending their trips.Westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at stops
- in St Clair West Station terminal,
- on St. Clair Avenue West beyond Bathurst Street, Vaughan Road and Wychwood Avenue,
- on Christie Street beyond St. Clair Avenue West and at Benson and Tyrrel Avenues and Davenport Road,
- on Davenport Road across from Marchmount Road, at Bracondale Hill Road, across from Ossington Avenue and at Oakwood Avenue,
- on Oakwood Avenue beyond Burlington Crescent, at St. Clair Avenue West and beyond St. Clair Avenue West and
- in Oakwood Loop.
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