Halifax Transit 2017-18 Snow Plan
In the event of inclement weather, several of Halifax Transit's bus routes are put on 'snow plan'. The objective of this plan is to maintain service levels and minimize interruptions to service by re-routing buses around areas consistently known as 'trouble sections' on a route during a winter weather event. Halifax Transit apologizes to riders inconvenienced by routes having to go on snow plan, however, the safety of our passengers and employees is paramount when making these decisions.
To find out if your preferred route is on snow plan, follow @hfxtransit on Twitter or call 311.
Snow plan detours
Route 2 Wedgewood
Outbound: From Kearney Lake Rd, (r) Castle Hill Dr., (l) Armstrong Dr., circle the turning loop and return (r) Castle Hill Dr., (l) Kearney Lake Rd. to regular routing. No service to Broadholme Lane and Wedgewood Ave.
Inbound: From Main Ave., (r) Titus St., (c) Alma Cres. (l) Dutch Village Rd., (r) Joseph Howe Dr. to regular routing. No service to lower Main Ave.
Route 4 Rosedale
Outbound: From Dutch Village Rd., (r) Titus St., (l) Main Ave., (r) Willett St., to regular routing. No service to Rosedale Ave.
Inbound: From Willett St., (l) Main Ave., (r) Titus St., (c) Alma Cres. (l) Dutch Village Rd. to regular routing. No service to Rosedale Ave.
Route 5 Chebucto
Outbound and Inbound: From Joseph Howe Dr. - circle Armdale roundabout and return to Mumford Rd. to regular routing. No service to Springvale Ave., Winter St., Downs Ave., or Milsom St.
Route 7 Gottingen
Straight on Novalea Dr., (l) North Ridge Rd., turning at the turning loop and returning to Gottingen St. via Novalea Dr. No service to Kencrest Ave., Glebe St., St. Pauls St., or Vestry St.
Route 9A Greystone
No Service to Greystone Dr. Route will travel out Herring Cove Rd. to Fotherby Ave. and return on its inbound trip
Route 10 Dalhousie
Outbound: Woodlawn Rd., straight on Caledonia Rd., (l) Dunbarton Ave. to regular routing. No service to Booth St. or Kennedy Dr.
Inbound: From Thistle St., (r) Wyse Rd., (r) Nantucket Ave., (r) Dartmouth Bridge Terminal.
Route 14 Leiblin Park
Outbound and Inbound: Straight on Herring Cove Rd. No service to Withrod Dr., Mayo St., Osborne St., Tamarack Dr., Mountain Rd., Cowie Hill Rd., Ridge Valley Rd., or Highfield St.
Route 16 Parkland
No detour.
Route 17 Saint Mary’s
To Saint Mary's: Titus St., (s) Alma Cres., (l) Dutch Village Rd., (r) Joseph Howe Dr. to regular routing. No service to lower Main Ave.
Route 18 to Universities
To Universities: Knightsridge St., (r) Flamingo Dr., (r) Meadowlark Cres., (r) Lincoln Cross, (r) Dunbrack St., (r) Kearney Lake Rd., (r) Bedford Highway to regular routing. No service to lower Flamingo Dr.
To Lacewood: Bedford Highway, (l) Kearney Lake Rd., (l) Dunbrack St., (l) Lincoln Cross, (l) Meadowlark Cres., (l) Flamingo Dr., (l) Knightsridge St., (l) Dunbrack St. to regular routing. No service to lower Flamingo Dr.
Route 21 Lakeside/Timberlea
To Timberlea (Peak Service): From Dutch Village Rd., (r) Alma Cres., (r) Titus St., (l) Main Ave., (r)Willett St. to regular routing. No service to Rosedale Ave.
To Downtown (Peak Service): From Willett St., (l) Main Ave., (r) Titus St., (l) Dutch Village Rd. to regular routing. No service to Rosedale Ave.
Route 22 Armdale
To Mumford: From Walter Havill Dr., (r) Osborne St., (r) North West Arm Dr., (l) Albert Walker Dr., (r) St. Margaret’s Bay Rd., continue down St. Margaret’s Bay Rd. back to regular routing. No service on Kelly St., Alton Dr., Stonehaven Rd., Glenmore Ave., Edgehill Rd. or Quarry Rd.
To Ragged Lake Transit Centre: Continue up St. Margaret’s Bay Rd., (l) Albert Walker Dr., (r) North West Arm Dr., (l) Osborne Dr., (l) Walter Havill Dr. to regular routing. No service on Quarry Rd., Edgehill Rd., Glenmore Ave., Stonehaven Rd., Alton Dr., or Kelly St.
Route 29 Barrington
To Point Pleasant Park: Lady Hammond Rd., straight on Duffus St., (r) Devonshire Ave., (r) Barrington St. to regular routing. No service to Duffus St. between Novalea Dr. & Barrington St.
Leaving Water St. Terminal for Mumford: Duke St, (l) Hollis St, (r) Morris St, (r) Barrington St. to regular routing
To Bayers Rd Centre via Mumford: From Barrington, (l) Devonshire Ave. (l) Duffus St. to regular routing. No service to Duffus St. between Barrington St. & Novalea Dr.
Route 31 Main Express
To Downtown: Titus St. (s) Alma Cres., (l) Dutch Village Rd., (l) Joseph Howe Dr., (r) Fairview Overpass to regular routing. No service to lower Main Ave.
Route 32 Downtown/Cowie Hill
Continue straight on Herring Cove Rd. No service to Cowie Hill Rd. or Ridge Valley Rd.
Route 33 Tantallon Express
To Downtown: Main Ave., (r) Titus St. (s) Alma Cres., (l) Dutch Village Rd., (l) Joseph Howe Dr. (r) Fairview Overpass to regular routing. No service to lower Main Ave.
Route 34 Glenbourne Express
To Downtown: Titus St., (s) Alma Cres., (l) Dutch Village Rd., (l) Joseph Howe Dr. (r) Fairview Overpass to regular routing. No service to lower Main Ave.
Route 35 Parkland Express
To Downtown: Knightsridge Dr., (r) Flamingo Dr., (r) Meadowlark Cres., (r) Dunbrack St., (r) Kearney Lake Rd., (r) Bedford Highway to regular routing. No service to lower Flamingo Dr.
To Parkland: Bedford Highway, (l) Kearney Lake Rd., (l) Dunbrack St., (l) Meadowlark Cres., (l) Flamingo Dr., (l) Knightsridge Dr., (r) Dunbrack St. to regular routing. No service to lower Flamingo Dr.
Route 42 Lacewood/Dalhousie
To Downtown: Titus St., (s) Alma Cres., (l) Dutch Village Rd., (l) Joseph Howe Dr., (r) Fairview Overpass to regular routing. No service to lower Main Ave.
Route 52 Crosstown
To Dartmouth: Titus St., (l) Dutch Village Rd., (r) Joseph Howe Dr. to regular routing. No service to Lower Main Ave.
Route 57 Russell Lake
Outbound: Continue straight on Eisener Blvd., (l) Portland Estates Blvd. West to regular routing. No Service to Russell Lake Dr.
Inbound: From Portland Estates Blvd. West, (r) Eisener Dr. to regular routing. No service to Russell Lake Dr and to Woodside Ferry Terminal.
Trips normally required to service the Woodside Ferry Terminal will stop at the nearside of Atlantic St. (Ferry Terminal Entrance) drop off / pick up passengers, then proceed on Pleasant St., (l) Everette St., (l) Franklyn St., (l) Irving St., (r) Pleasant St., (r) on Acadia St. to regular routing.
Route 58 Woodlawn
From Ellenvale Ave., (l) Spring Ave., (r) Mount Edward Rd., (r) Topsail Blvd., (l) Lea St, (r) Windward Ave., (r) Lucien Dr., (r) Dorothea Dr., (r) Topsail Blvd., (l) Mount Edward Rd., (l) on Spring Ave. to regular routing.
Route 60 Eastern Passage
No service to Woodside Ferry Terminal in either direction.
Route 61 Auburn/North Preston
Outbound: Main St., (l) Lake Major Rd., (l) St. John Memorial Church Hall parking lot. No service to North Preston.
Route 62 Wildwood
Outbound: From Hawthorne St., (l) Prince Albert Rd., (r) Highway 111, (r) Portland St., (r) Penhorn Terminal to regular routing. No service to Manor Park.
Inbound: From Penhorn Terminal, (l) Portland St., (l) Highway 111 to Prince Albert Rd., straight onto Ochterloney St. to regular routing. No service to Manor Park.
Discretion may be used by the Mobile Service Supervisor in detouring from Sinclair St. and/or Manor Park depending on the extent of snow/ice clearing operations.
Route 66 Penhorn
Short turn at Penhorn Terminal. No service to Gaston Rd.
Route 68 Cherrybrook
Outbound and Inbound: From Forrest Hills Parkway, (r) Main St., (l) Cherry Brook Rd., (l) into Black Cultural Centre parking lot, (r) Main St., Forest Hills Parkway to regular routing. No service to Taranaki Dr., Karen Dr., Montague Rd. into Cherry Brook.
Route 72 Portland Hills
To Dartmouth Crossing: From Portland St., (r) Regal Rd., (l) Collins Grove, (r) Spring Ave. to regular routing. No service to Spring Ave. between Portland St. and Collins Grove.
To Portland Hills: From Spring Ave., (l) Collins Grove, (r) Regal Rd., (l) Portland St. to regular routing. No service to Spring Ave. between Collins Grove and Portland St.
Route 78 Mount Edward Express & Route 79 Cole Harbour Express
From Pleasant St., (r) on Mount Hope Ave., (l) on Acadia St., (l) on Pleasant St., hold time point at stop #7467 (A&W stop).
Route 81 Hemlock Ravine
Straight on Starboard Dr., (r) Larry Uteck Blvd. to regular routing. No service to Fleetview Dr., Outrigger Cres. or Cutter Dr.
If Larry Uteck isn't accessible: Straight on Bedford Highway, (r) Sobeys parking lot, (l) Bedford Hwy to regular routing.
Route 83 Springfield
From Sackville Terminal, (l) Old Sackville Rd., (r) Beaver Bank Rd., (l) Sackville Dr. around the roundabout and back to the terminal via Sackville Dr., (r) Beaver Bank Rd., (l) Old Sackville Rd., (r) Walker Rd. No service to Springfield Estates.
Route 86 Basinview Express
Outbound: Continue on Bedford Hwy., (r) Hammonds Plains Rd. to regular routing. Same routing in reverse. No service to Meadowbrook Dr. and Basinview Dr.
Downtown: Lacewood Dr., (s) Titus St., (s) Alma Cres., (l) Dutch Village Rd., (l) Joseph Howe Dr., (r) Fairview Overpass to regular routing. No service to lower Main Ave.
Route 89 Bedford
Buses will continue straight on Hammonds Plains Rd. No service to Gary Martin Dr. and Innovation Dr. in both directions.
Route 90 Larry Uteck
Straight on Bedford Hwy, (r) Sobeys parking lot, (L) Bedford Highway to regular routing.
Route 320 Airport
No detour.
Route 330 Tantallon
No detour.
Route 400 Beaver Bank
From Sackville Terminal, (l) Old Sackville Rd., (r) Beaver Bank Rd., turning right at the loop driveway of the Beaver Bank Kinsac Community Centre. No service beyond Community Centre.
Return trip – (l) Beaver Bank Rd., (l) Old Sackville Rd. (r) Walker Ave. into the terminal.
Route 401 Porters Lake
Straight on #7 Highway, do not turn on Brooks Dr. This route will short turn at Lakeview Shopping Center. No service to Grand Desert as Highway #207 is not maintained.