Starting 9am Monday, April 1, 2019, Elgin will be fully closed to traffic from Laurier to Catherine. Elgin should reopen later in 2019. The closure is part of the Elgin Street Renewal project. During this time, Routes 5 and 14 will be detoured. Routes 101 and 103 will not be affected.
Detour routing
Instead of Elgin:
- Route 5 Billings Bridge will use Elgin, Albert, O’Connor, Somerset, Cartier, McLeod and the Queen Elizabeth Parkway
- Route 5 Rideau will use Queen Elizabeth Parkway, McLeod, Cartier, Somerset and Metcalfe
- Route 14 Carlington will use Elgin, Albert, O’Connor, Somerset, Cartier, McLeod, Metcalfe and Gladstone
- Route 14 St-Laurent will use Cartier, Somerset, Metcalfe and Slater
Affected stops
| Bus stops (560#) NOT in use | Alternate service |
|---|---|
| NEW! # 8465 -- Elgin (west side) and Gloucester | # 0002 -- Temp Stop at O’Connor, north side of Lisgar |
| NEW! # 7559 -- Elgin (west side) and Slater | # 3001 -- Albert at Metcalfe |
| # 7676 -- Elgin (west side) and Lisgar | # 0004 -- Somerset (south side) and Elgin |
| # 2471 -- Elgin (west side) and Somerset | # 0004 -- Somerset (south side) and Elgin |
| # 7673 -- Elgin (west side) and Lewis | # 0008 -- Cartier (west side) and Lewis |
| # 2472 -- Elgin (west side) and Frank | # 0009 -- Cartier (west side) and Gladstone |
| # 2473 -- Elgin (west side) and McLeod | # 0012 -- McLeod (south side) and Cartier |
| # 2476 -- Elgin (west side) and Catherine | # 2447 -- Hawthorne (south side) and Colonel By |
| # 7560 -- Elgin (east side) and Slater NS | # 3008 -- Slater (south side) and Metcalfe |
| # 2466 -- Elgin (east side) and Argyle | # 7633 -- Hawthorne (north side) and Colonel By |
| # 2468 -- Elgin (east side) and McLeod | # 0011 -- McLeod (north side) and Cartier |
| # 6403 -- Elgin (east side) and Waverly | # 0007 -- Cartier (east side) and Lewis |
| # 2469 -- Elgin (east side) and Gilmour | # 0007 -- Cartier (east side) and Lewis |
| # 7674 -- Elgin (east side) and Cooper | # 0003 -- Somerset (north side) and Elgin |
| # 7675 -- Elgin (east side) and Nepean | # 0001 -- Metcalfe (east side) and Lisgar |
| # 2034 -- Elgin (east side) and Isabella | # 7633 -- Hawthorne (north side) and Colonel By |