BC Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission are tweaking some routes starting next Tuesday, September 3.
BC Transit fall service changes in effect next week
By Lisa Best
School trips will return for routes that serve K-12 schools, along with Route 17 Cedar Hill.
Service will increase for routes that serve post-secondary schools.
Due to reduction in demand, trips will be adjusted on Route 70 Swartz Bay/Downtown and Route 75 Saanichton/Royal Oak/Downtown.
Route 26 westbound will be split with extra trips from UVic to Uptown. Destination signage on these trips will be clarified.
Route 26A UVic/Uptown via Saanich Rd will follow the regular Route 26 routing, while Route 26B UVic/Uptown via Carey Rd will travel via Ravine Way and Carey Rd.
Regular Route 26 UVic/Dockyard trips remain unchanged.
Due to local infrastructure changes in Sidney, Route 81 will run on Mills Road instead of Henry Avenue.
Route 13 Ten Mile Point/UVic will be discontinued. For riders, this means using Route 11 Tillicum Centre/UVic, as it overlaps with most of the current Route 13.
Route 24 will no longer operate along Parklands Drive and Kingsmill Road. Transit users will be able to catch a bus on Admirals Road instead.
Riders should use the Umo app, Transit App, Google Transit or any other app of their choice for real-time bus tracking and planning.