Starting Monday, October 3, and continuing until further notice, University Avenue will be closed between Earl and Union to allow safe removal of debris from demolition of a nearby building. During this time, from the Downtown Transfer Point, Express Route 801 will detour via Bagot, West, King, Lower University, and Stuart, resuming regular route at Kingston General Hospital. The stop on University at Union will be out of service, and Express Route 801 buses will not service the stop on Brock at Barrie. Started Sep 29 2022 Until Jan 17 2038
Routes: 801, 802
UPDATED 3:20 P.M. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Effective start of day Friday, February 10, and continuing until further notice, the University Avenue detour will be changed for Express Route 601/602 due to narrow traffic conditions on Alfred. University Avenue remains closed between Earl and Union until further notice to allow safe removal of debris from demolition of a nearby building.
During this time, from the intersection of University and Earl, Express Route 601 buses will detour right to Earl, left to Albert, and left to Stuart to resume regular route. The stop on University at Union remains out of service; please continue to board Express Route 601 buses on University at Earl. Started Oct 22 2022
Routes: 601, 602
UPDATED 4:25 P.M. TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024
The LaSalle Causeway is currently closed, and will remain CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. During this time, Express Route 601/602 will detour between the Downtown Transfer Point and Highway 15/Gore via Montreal and the Waaban Crossing. As of Wednesday, April 24, Express Route 601/602 will service Express Route 801/802 stops on Montreal between Downtown Transfer Point and Hickson. Regular service will continue to be provided to stops between Rideau Town Centre and the Innovation Drive Park & Ride.
A shuttle (Route 12A) will provide service between Niagara Park/CANEX and the Bus Terminal Transfer Point every 30 minutes. The shuttle will run Monday-Saturday from 6:10 a.m.-11:40 p.m., and on Sundays from 8:55 a.m.-8:45 p.m. Riders may transfer between the shuttle and Express Route 601/602 at temporary stops at the Highway 15/Gore intersection. As of Monday, April 15, Route 12A has been extended to service the stop on Highway 2 at Royal Military College (south side).
Stops at Royal Military College (south sides of Highway 2), Slush Puppie Place, and Barrack/King will be out of service during the Causeway closures. Started Mar 15
Routes: 601, 602
Ontario Street will be closed between Brock and Johnson from 6:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 28 for the Kingston Road Runners’ annual Limestone Race Weekend. During this time, Downtown-bound Route 3 buses will detour via Earl, King, and Brock to access the Downtown Transfer Point. Kingston Centre-bound buses will not be affected. Stops on Ontario at Johnson and on Brock at City Hall will be out of service during these times. Route 3 buses will serve a temporary stop on King at Market during this closure. Started Apr 19 Until Apr 28
Route: 3
Started Oct 2 2022 Until Jan 17 2038
Route: 801
Starting Monday, August 31, and continuing until further notice, the bus stop on Princess Street at Albert (north side) will be shifted to an accessible temporary stop one block west (on Princess at Nelson north side) to accommodate construction on adjacent property. Started Aug 28 2020 Until Jan 17 2038
Routes: 4, 502
When parking at Downtown Transfer Point Platform 7, please try not to pull the bus beyond the signpost. This is to help ensure that your bus does not block through- and right-turning vehicles from seeing pedestrians in the crosswalk. Started Mar 8 2022 Until Jan 17 2038
Route: 601
Effective Monday, September 12, Route 18 Train Station buses will not service the shelter on John Counter at Old Mill. Route 18 buses will continue to service the stop on Old Mill just outside the VIA Rail station (one-half block south), and Routes 7 and 16 will continue to service the shelter on John Counter. Started Sep 8 2022 Until Jan 17 2038
Route: 18
Effective Thursday, April 4, Express Route 701/702 will service new accessible stops in both directions on Division at Elliott. Started Apr 3
Routes: 701, 702
UPDATED 4:05 P.M. FRIDAY, APRIL 12
The LaSalle Causeway remains CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Route 12 is not operating. Effective Monday, April 15, the following changes will be made to Route 12A.
• The Route 12A will be extended to service the Express stop on Highway 2 at Royal Military College (south side).
• Buses will no longer service the stop on Niagara Park at CANEX (east side). During weekday peak hours (6-9 a.m. and 2-6 p.m. Monday-Friday), please board buses on Highway 2, east of Highway 15 (one block north and one-half block west). At all other times, please board buses on Niagara Park at Sicily (west side, across from CANEX). Started Apr 3
Route: 12
The Route 17A/17D/17P/17W late night Queen’s Shuttle will not operate after the end of the Queen’s University winter term. Regular service on Route 17A/17D/17P/17W will conclude at 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, and will resume in September. Started Apr 19 Until Apr 30
Routes: 17A, 17D, 17P, 17W
The Route 20 Queen’s Shuttle will not operate after the end of Queen’s University winter term exams. Regular service on Route 20 will conclude at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, and will resume in September. Started Apr 19 Until Apr 30