Service Disruptions

Route 320 - Travel Restrictions

As of June 30, 2021 travelers arriving from outside the Atlantic provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland and Labrador) AND who need to complete self-isolation requirements should avoid using public transit.

However, airline employees who are arriving from anywhere outside of Nova Scotia are permitted to use public transit as per the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) guidelines.

This includes the Halifax Transit Regional Express Route 320 to and from Halifax Stanfield International Airport. Thank you for your cooperation.

For more information, please visit the Halifax Transit coronavirus page.

Temporary Stop Closure - Summer Street

Start date: Monday, May 31, 2021
End date: September 2021

Routes affected: 9A, 9B, 32, 123

Please be advised that beginning Monday, May 31, 2021 until approximately September 2021, construction of a new parkade for the Halifax Infirmary will be taking place on Summer Street.  During this time, the following stop closures will be in place: 

Summer St Before Bell Rd (8364)
Please use the previous stop, Summer St After Veterans Memorial Ln (8365). 

Start date: Thursday, August 26, 2021
End date: Friday, September 3, 2021

Routes affected: 9A, 9B, 32 123.

Due to construction requiring a detour off Summer St, please be advised the stop Summer St After Bell Rd (8363) will be closed for approximately one week to inbound routes 9A, 9B, 32, and 123.

A temporary stop for inbound is located at Bell Rd before Ahern Ave, behind the Museum of Natural History.

Please note: Outbound routes 53, 59, 68, 182, 183, 185, 186, 194, and 196 will still board at Summer St After Bell Rd (8363).

Temporary Road Closure - Spring Garden Road

Start date: Monday, June 7, 2021
End date: November 30, 2021

Routes affected: 1, 8, 9A/B, 10, 14, 32, 53, 59, 68, 123, 182, 183, 185, 186, 194 & 196

Due to construction work on Spring Garden Rd., the above routes will be on detour beginning Monday, June 7, 2021 until November 30, 2021 from 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. Monday to Friday, and from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends and holidays. 

All bus stops on Spring Garden Road, between Queen and South Park streets, will be temporarily closed and detoured to Morris Street. Buses will continue to service existing stops along the detour route.

To accommodate the transit detour:

Queen Street after Clyde Street
A southbound temporary bus stop has been installed. Some hourly parking southbound on Queen Street, near Clyde Street, has been removed to accommodate the temporary bus stop.

South Park Street after Morris Street (8309)
Will continue to serve route 4, and temporarily serve routes 1, 8, 9A, 9B, 32, 53, 59, 68, 123, 182, 183, 185, 186, 194, and 196, travelling in a northbound direction only. 

South Park Street before University Avenue (8313)
(across the street from stop 8309) Will continue to serve route 4 southbound but not the southbound detour routes, due to buses being unable to serve the stop and then make the left onto Morris Street without interfering with traffic.

Spring Garden Road before South Park Street (8333)
Will temporarily serve routes 32, 123, 182, 183, 185, 186, 194, and 196.

Temporary Detour and Stop Closure - Lady Hammond Rd

Start Date: Friday, July 23, 2021 at 6 p.m.
End Date: To be determined.

Route affected: 29

Due to construction, service will be disrupted for approximately one kilometer along Lady Hammond Rd. and Duffus St., affecting Route 29. Until further notice, the Route 29 will detour as follows:

Temporary Stop Relocation

Start date:  September 9, 2021
End date:  Approx March 2022

Route affected: 1

Please be advised that effective September 9, 2021, the following stop will be temporarily relocated for approximately 18 months:

 Oxford St After North St (7411)

The stop will be relocated ahead 95m to Oxford St at Civic 2663, after Seaforth St.

Temporary Detour - Summer Street

Start date: September 28, 2021
End date: Approx October 12, 2021

Routes affected: 9A, 9B, 32, 53, 59, 68, 123, 182, 183, 185, 186, 194 and 196

Please be advised that due to construction, Summer Street will be closed starting Tuesday, September 28 for approximately two weeks .

All outbound and express routes will service the temporary stop on Bell Road and Stop 8308 at South Park Street after Spring Garden Road.

Routes 53 59 68 123 182 183 185 186 194 196 Outbound

TROLLOPE ST (S)
L-BELL RD
R-SOUTH PARK ST
L-MORRIS ST
L-QUEEN ST
R-SPRING GDN RD

Routes 53 59 68 123 182 183 185 186 194 196 Inbound

SPRING GDN RD (W)
L-QUEEN ST
R-MORRIS ST
R-SOUTH PARK ST
L-SPRING GDN RD
R-SUMMER ST
L-VETERANS MEMORIAL LN Service Temp Stop
R-ROBIE ST

Routes 9A 9B 32 Outbound

SPRING GDN RD (W)
L-QUEEN ST
R-MORRIS ST
R-SOUTH PARK ST
L-SPRING GDN RD

Routes 9A 9B 32 2nd Part to outbound

SUMMER ST (NW)
L-VETERANS MEMORIAL LN
R-ROBIE ST
L-QUINPOOL RD

Routes 9A 9B 32 123 Inbound

BELL RD (E)
R-SOUTH PARK ST
L-MORRIS ST
L-QUEEN ST
R-SPRING GDN RD