Service Disruptions

Temporary Service Disruptions

Effective Monday, May 10, 2021, Halifax Transit anticipates that conventional bus service may be impacted until further notice based on staff availability. Ferry service is expected to continue as scheduled.

All riders are encouraged to check the following tables for cancellations. Halifax Transit will make every effort to share route disruptions as timely as possible.

Note: Trips that are cancelled are automatically removed from Halifax Transit's real-time GTFS feed. Any applications that utilize Halifax Transit's real-time GTFS feed will not include or display cancelled trips. Therefore, any applications utilizing Halifax Transit's real-time GTFS feed will have the most accurate, up-to-date information regarding cancelled trips.

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). 

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: