Alerts

Routes: 57, 61, 62, 63, 74, 75, 87, 256

Date effective: May 13, 2025

Starting Saturday, May 10, 2025 until October, 2025, Routes 57, 61, 62, 63, 74, 75, 87, and 256 will be detoured away from Kichi Zībī Mīkan between Lincoln Fields Station to Dominion Station on weeknights and weekends to accommodate NCC Bike Days.

1. On weekdays, routes will be detoured nightly (10:30 pm - 6 am)
2. On weekends, routes will be detoured from Friday at 10:30 pm until the following Monday at 6 am (In the case of Monday being a holiday, routes will be detoured until the following Tuesday at 6 am).

Routes: 57, 68, 665

Date effective: May 26, 2025

Starting Monday, May 26, until end of June or until further notice, bus stop #0920 will not be in use due to hydro works. Alternative service will be available at #5273 -- Old Richmond / Arnold

Affected stops

Routes: 61, 62, 63

Date effective: May 14, 2025

From Wednesday, May 14, 11 pm until Friday, May 16, 5 am, Routes 61, 62, and 63 will be detoured nightly (11 pm - 5 am) due to the closure of Highway 417 westbound on-ramp at Moodie Drive for work. Please allow extra time for your travels.

Closures

Affected Stops

Detour Routing

61 Stittsville: From Moodie off-ramp at Moodie, left onto Moodie, right onto Timm, continue Katimavik, and then continue to regular routing.

62, 63 Stittsville/Innovation: From Moodie off-ramp at Moodie, left onto Moodie, right onto Timm, right onto Eagleson, left onto Campeau, and then continue to regular routing.

Routes: 74, 75

Date effective: May 26, 2025

From Monday, May 26, 10 pm until Thursday, May 29, 5 am, Routes 74 and 75 will be detoured nightly (10 pm - 5 am) due to the closure of Transitway from Iris Station to the J-Ramp for work. Please allow extra time for your travels.

Closures

Affected Stops

Detour Routing

74 Limebank, 75 Barrhaven Centre: From Transitway southbound, left onto J-Ramp, right onto Carling, right onto Woodroffe, and then continue to regular routing.

74, 75 Tunney's Pasture: From Woodroffe and Iris, continue Woodroffe, left onto Carling, left onto J-Ramp, and then continue to regular routing.

Routes: 299

Date effective: May 12, 2025

From Monday, May 12 at 7 am until Monday, August 11 at 6 pm, Route 299 will be detoured due to the closure of River Road between Rideau and Borbridge for work. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Affected stops

Detour routing

299 Manotick: From Spratt, continue Spratt, right onto Rideau, and then continue to regular routing.

299 Limebank: From River and Rideau right onto Rideau, left onto Spratt, and then continue to regular routing.

Routes: 11, 153

Date effective: May 12, 2025

From Monday, May 12 at the start of service until Fall 2025, Routes 11 and 153 will be detoured due to the closure of New Orchard Avenue between Ambleside and Richmond/Byron for construction work. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Affected stops

Detour routing

11 Waller: From Richmond and McEwen, continue Richmond eastbound, and then continue to regular routing.

11 Bayshore: From Richmond and New Orchard, continue westbound on Richmond, and then continue to regular routing.

153 Lincoln Fields: From Richmond westbound, continue Richmond, right onto McEwen, continue Ambleside, turnaround and continue westbound on Ambleside, continue McEwen, right onto Richmond, and then continue to regular routing.        

153 Carlingwood: From Ambleside eastbound, turnaround at the east end of Ambleside and continue westbound on Ambleside, continue McEwen, left onto Richmond, and then continue to regular routing.

Detour Map

Routes: 8, 13

Date effective: April 27, 2025

From April 27, at the start of service until Monday, January 5, 2026, Routes 8 and 13 will be detoured due to the closure of Promenade du Portage between Eddy and Alexandre-Taché for work. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Affected stops

Detour routing

8 Gatineau, 13 Gatineau: From Eddy northbound, left onto Portage, left onto Alexandre-Tache, continue Laurier, left onto Laval, right onto Portage right onto Hôtel-de-Ville, left onto Laurier, and then continue to regular routing.

8 Dow's Lake, 13 Tunney's Pasture: From Laurier westbound, left onto Eddy, and then continue to regular routing.

Detour Map

Routes: 33, 234, 632

Date effective: May 05, 2025

From Monday, May 5 at 7 am until Friday, May 16 at 6 pm, Routes 33, 234, and 632 will be detoured due to the closure of Duford Drive between St. Joseph Boulevard to Chartrand Avenue for work. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Affected stops

Detour routing

33 Place d'Orléans / Blair: From Chartrand at Duford left onto Duford, right onto Belleterre, right onto Ridgegate, left onto Edgar-Brault, right onto St. Jospeh, left onto Place d’Orleans, and then continue to regular routing.

33 Portobello: From Place d’Orleans, right onto St. Jospeh, left onto Edgar-Brault, right onto Ridgegate, left onto Belleterre right onto Duford, and then continue to regular routing.

234 Blair: From Chartrand at Duford left onto Duford, right onto Belleterre, right onto Ridgegate, left onto Edgar-Brault, right onto St. Jospeh, left onto Place d’Orleans, and then continue to regular routing.

234 Tenth Line: From Place d’Orleans, right onto St. Jospeh, left onto Edgar-Brault, right onto Ridgegate, left onto Belleterre right onto Duford, and then continue to regular routing.

632 Orleans: From Chartrand at Duford left onto Duford, right onto Belleterre, right onto Ridgegate, left onto Edgar-Brault, left onto St. Jospeh, and then continue to regular routing.

632 Gisèle Lalonde: From St. Joseph, right onto Edgar-Brault, right onto Ridgegate, left onto Belleterre right onto Duford, and then continue to regular routing.

Routes: 11, 12, 13, 57, 61, 75

Date effective: May 03, 2025

From the start of service on Saturday, May 3 until the end of June 2025, bus stop Bayview B will be temporarily relocated for construction work.

Affected stops

Stop relocation map

Please check back for more details.

Routes: 48, 644, 649

Date effective: May 05, 2024

From Monday, May 5 at 7 am until Sunday, June 15 at 6 pm, Routes 48, 644, and 649 will be detoured due to the closure of the intersection of Halifax Drive and Canterbury Avenue for sanitary sewer work. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Affected stops

Detour routing

48 Carleton: From Walkley, right onto St-Laurent, left onto Pleasant Park, left onto Haig, continue Canterbury, right onto school entrance, use loop to turnaround, left onto Canterbury, and then continue to regular routing.
48 Hurdman: From Canterbury, right onto  Canterbury HS, use loop to turnaround, left onto Canterbury, continue Haig, right onto Pleasant Park, right onto St-Laurent, left onto Walkley, and then continue to regular routing.
644 Canterbury H.S: From Walkley, left onto St-Laurent, left onto Pleasant Park, left onto Haig, continue Canterbury, right onto Canterbury HS.
644 Greenboro: From Stop #0540, left onto Canterbury, continue Haig, right onto Pleasant Park, right onto St-Laurent, right onto Walkley, and then continue to regular routing.
649 Hillcrest: From Walkley, left onto St-Laurent, left onto Pleasant Park, left onto Haig, continue Canterbury, right onto Canterbury HS, use loop to turnaround, left onto Canterbury, and then continue to regular routing.
649 Greenboro: From Canterbury, right onto  Canterbury HS, use loop to turnaround, left onto Canterbury, continue Haig, right onto Pleasant Park, right onto St-Laurent, right onto Walkley, and then continue to regular routing.

Detour Map

Routes: 81, 82, 691

Date effective: December 18, 2024

From Sunday, April 27, 2025, until further notice, Routes 81 Lincoln Fields/Tunney’s Pasture, 82 Lincoln Fields/Tunney’s Pasture and 691 Deslauriers will be detoured due to the temporary closure of bus stop #5955 for Stage 2 work. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels

Affected stops

Detour routing

• 81, 82 Lincoln Fields/Tunney’s Pasture, 691 Deslauriers: From Pinecrest southbound, right onto Transitway to Pinecrest Station, service Platform A, continue around Transitway loop, right onto Pinecrest and continue to regular routing.

Detour Map

Routes: 5, 45

Date effective: May 21, 2024

Until further notice, Route 45 Hurdman and 5 will be detoured due to the closure of CHEO Roadway for the 1Door4Care: CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre development. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Affected Stops

Detour Routings

Route 45/ N45 Hurdman & N Rideau: From Ring Road/ CHEO Roadway, continue on Ring Road, right onto Ring Road, and then continue to regular routing.

Route 5 Elmvale: From Ring Road northbound, right onto Ring Road, and then continue to regular routing.

Route 5 Waller: From Ring Road/ CHEO Roadway, continue on Ring Road, left onto Ring Road, and then continue to regular routing. 

Detour Maps

Routes: 40, 693

Date effective: April 28, 2025

From Monday, April 28 at the start of service until the start of summer service change, Routes 40 and 693 to St Francis Xavier will be detoured. For more details, please contact admin@ottawaschoolbus.ca

Bus Stop (560#) not in use

• #1530 -- Bridle Path / Crosscut
• #8382 -- Bridle Path / Pimlico
• #1799 -- Bridle Path / Equus        
• #8743 -- Bridle Path / Equus        
• #4248 -- Bridle Path / Hunter's Point      
• #4252 -- Bridle Path / Hunter's Point      
• #4249 -- Bridle Path / Trapper's        
• #4253 -- Bridle Path / Saratoga    
• #4254 -- Bridle Path / Carousel    
• #4250 -- Bridle Path / Carousel    
• #4255 -- Bridle Path / Carousel    
• #4251 -- Bridle Path / Albion      

Detour routing

40 (school trips only) South Keys: From Albion, left onto Bank, left onto Hunt Club, continue regular route.
40 (school trips only) Blossom Park: From Hunt Club, right onto Bank, right onto Albion, continue regular route.
693 St Francis Xavier: From Albion, left onto Bank, left onto Hunt Club, continue route.
693 Blossom Park: From Hunt Club, right onto Bank, right onto Albion, continue route.

Date effective: April 27, 2025

Routes: 16, 61, 63, 66, 75, 85

Gatineau service removed and replaced by new routes 8 and 13. Visit the New Ways to Bus webpage for details.

Date effective: April 27, 2025

Routes: 16, 27, 28, 37, 46, 50, 54, 55, 64, 83, 89, 96, 97, 114, 131, 140, 141, 154, 164, 166, 171, 175, 176, 186, 190, 199, 231, 232, 236, 252, 257, 258, 264, 267, 268, 270, 271, 272, 273, 278, 282, 290, 291

These routes will be removed. Visit the New Ways to Bus webpage for details.

Routes: 61, 62, 63, 301, 303, 404, 406, 660

Date effective: April 27, 2025

From April 27 at the start of service until August 24, Routes 61, 62, 63, 301, 303, 404, 406, and 660 will be detoured due to the closure of Highway 417 Pinecrest WB on-ramp & Richmond WB off-ramp for Stage 2 work. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Affected stops

Detour routing

61, 62, 63 Kanata/Stittsville: From Pinecrest Station, left onto Pinecrest, left onto Carling, left onto Bayshore, right onto 2nd Woodridge, left onto Roadway to Bayshore Station, right onto Bayshore Station, continue regular route.

301 Richmond, 303 Dunrobin, Carp, Stittsville: From Pinecrest Station, left onto Pinecrest left onto Carling, left onto Bayshore, right onto 2nd Woodridge, left onto Roadway to Bayshore Station, right onto Bayshore Station, continue regular route.

404 Canadian Tire Centre: From Transitway, left onto J-Ramp, left onto Carling, left onto Bayshore, right onto 2nd Woodridge, left onto Roadway to Bayshore Station, right onto Bayshore Station, continue regular route.

406 Canadian Tire Centre: From Highway 417 westbound, exit Pinecrest, continue into Pinecrest Station, continue around loop, left onto Pinecrest left onto Carling, left onto Bayshore, right onto 2nd Woodridge, left onto Roadway to Bayshore Station, right onto Bayshore Station, continue regular route.

660 Innovation: From Pinecrest Station, left onto Pinecrest left onto Carling, left onto Bayshore, right onto 2nd Woodridge, left onto Roadway to Bayshore Station, right onto Bayshore Station, continue regular route.

Detour Map

Routes:

Date effective: April 22, 2025

Starting Tuesday, April 22, stop #6144 will be temporarily relocated 50 metres further south on Airport Parkway for approximately 4–6 weeks.

Routes: 98

Stations: Airport

Date effective: April 27, 2025

Starting Sunday, April 27, bus stop Airport A (#3039) will be permanently relocated to in front of the 3rd level Departures entrance. This comes as part of New Ways to Bus, which involves Night Route 98 and O-Train Line 4 replacing Route 97.

Walking map

Routes: 19

Date effective: April 14, 2025

From Monday, April 14 at 5 am until further notice, Route 19 Parliament will be detoured at the intersection of St. Patrick / Cobourg-Island Lodge as part of the Porter Island Bridge rehabilitation project. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Affected stops

There will be no stops affected for this detour.

Detour routing

19 Parliament: From St. Patrick westbound at Cobourg, continue St. Patrick, left onto Beausoleil, left onto Old St Patrick, left onto Cobourg, and then continue on Island Lodge to regular route.

Routes:

Stations: Queensway

Date effective: March 16, 2025

61 Tunney's Pasture & N Rideau & Gatineau, 62 Tunney's Pasture, 63 Tunney's Pasture / Gatineau

Stops Missed: QUEENSWAY STATION 4A

Alternative Stop: QUEENSWAY STATION 2A
 

Routes: 153

Date effective: November 26, 2024

Detour extended

Until further notice, Route 153 will be detoured due to the closure of the north segment of McEwen due to hydro work as a part of the Ottawa West Flow Pump Station Upgrades Project.

Shuttle service

To assist displaced customers, a shuttle service will operate and service existing bus stops #4931, #6247, #2475. Refer to the map for details.

Affected Stops

Detour & Shuttle Routing

Route 153 Tunney's Pasture: From McEwen, continue Ambleside to regular routing.

Route Lincoln Fields: From Ambleside, continue McEwen to Richmond to regular routing.

Shuttle: From stop #4931 on northbound McEwen, turnaround, continue southbound on McEwen, left onto Ambleside, service stop #2475, left onto New Orchard, turnaround, continue on southbound New Orchard, right onto Ambleside, service stop #6247, right onto McEwen, service stop #4931.

Detour & Shuttle Maps

Routes:

Date effective: November 25, 2024

From the start of service on Monday, November 25, bus stop #4937 and #6246 will be temporarily relocated to accommodate ongoing Stage 2 work.

• Stop #4937 will be relocated until Spring 2025.
• Stop #6246 will be relocated until December 9, 2024.

Affected stops

Stop relocation map

Please check back for more details.

Routes: 67

Date effective: November 13, 2024

Affected Stops

Detour Routing

50 Lincoln Fields: From Transitway southbound/J-Ramp, left onto J-Ramp, right onto Carling, right onto Woodroffe, left onto Iris, and then continue to regular routing.

50 Tunney’s Pasture: No impacts.

58 Crystal Bay: From Transitway southbound/J-Ramp, left onto J-Ramp, right onto Carling, right onto Woodroffe, left onto Iris, and then continue to regular routing.

58 Lincoln Fields: From Iris/Transitway, continue Iris, left onto Woodroffe, left onto Carling, left onto J-Ramp, right onto Transitway, and then continue to regular routing.

73 Leikin, 74 Riverview, 75 Barrhaven Centre, 82 Bayshore: From Transitway southbound, left onto J-Ramp, right onto Carling, right onto Woodroffe, and then continue to regular routing.

61, 62, 63, 64 Tunney’s Pasture, 66 Gatineau: From Woodroffe off-ramp, continue to Woodroffe, left onto Woodroffe, left onto Carling, left onto J-Ramp, right onto Transitway, and then continue to regular routing.

61 Stittsville, 62 Stittsville, 63 Briarbrook, 64 Morgans Grant, 66 Kanata-Solandt: From Transitway Southbound, left onto J-Ramp, left onto Carling, left onto Pinecrest, continue regular routing

73 Tunney's Pasture: No impacts

74, 75, 82 Tunney's Pasture: From Woodroffe and Iris, continue Woodroffe, left onto Carling, left onto J-Ramp, right onto Transitway, and then continue to regular routing.

Detour Map

Routes: 44

Date effective: August 25, 2024

As of August 25, 2024, in line with the upcoming Service Change, bus stop #7181 located at the northwest corner of Alta Vista and Wesmar Drive will be permanently removed

Affected stops

Routes: 11, 153

Date effective: July 20, 2024

From Saturday, July 20 2024 at 5:30 am until Fall 2025, Routes that travelled along Richmond Road between McEwen and Cleary will be detoured to utilize Byron Avenue between Lockhart and Ancaster due to Stage 2 work. Please Allow for extra time for your travels.

Affected stops

Detour maps

Please check back for more details.

Routes: 57, 61, 62, 63, 74, 75, 87, 256

Date effective: May 11, 2025

Routes 57, 61, 62, 63, 74, 75, 87 will be detoured from the Transitway between Kichi Zībī Mīkan and Churchill for work. Please allow extra time for your travels.

Affected stops

Detour routing

57, 61, 62, 63, 74, 75, 256 Tunney's Pasture: From Lincoln Fields Station, turn left onto Transitway, left onto ramp, right onto Carling, left onto Woodroffe, right onto Richmond, left onto Churchill, right onto Scott, and continue regular routing.

57 Crystal Bay: From Scott / Churchill, turn left onto Churchill, right onto Richmond, left onto Woodroffe, right onto Carling, right onto J-ramp, and continue regular routing.

61, 62 Stittsville, 63 Briarbrook via Innovation, 74 Nepean Woods, 75 Barrhaven: From Scott/Churchill, turn left onto Churchill, right onto Richmond, left onto Woodroffe, right onto Carling, left onto J-ramp, right onto Transitway, right into Lincoln Fields, left onto Transitway, and continue regular routing.

87 Baseline: From Scott / Churchill, turn left onto Churchill, right onto Richmond, left onto Woodroffe, continue regular routing.

87 Tunney's Pasture: From Woodroffe/Richmond, turn right onto Richmond, left onto Churchill, right onto Scott, and continue regular routing.

Detour Map

Routes 57, 61, 62, 63, 74, 75, and 87

Routes: 5, 18

Date effective: April 24, 2024

Until further notice, Routes 5 Waller and 18 St-Laurent will be detoured due to the closure of Elgin Street between Catherine to Argyle for work. Please allow a few extra minutes for your travels.

Affected Stops

Detour Routing

5 Waller, 18 St-Laurent: From Elgin and Pretoria, continue onto Elgin, left onto Catherine, right onto Metcalfe, right onto Argyle, left onto Elgin to regular route.