Alerts & Advisories

Due to Olympic Torch Relay Celebrations Douglas Crescent between 203rd and 204th will be closed on February 8th between 9:00am and 4:00pm and the following reroutes will apply:

320 Surrey - Regular route Glover & Fraser Hwy then via R / Fraser Hwy, then regular route.

320 Langley - Regular route to Fraser Hwy & 200 St continue on Fraser Hwy, L/ 203 St then regular route.

341 Guildford - Regular route Glover & Fraser Hwy then via R / Fraser Hwy, L/ 200 St, R/ 56 Av, then regular route.

341 Langley - Regular route to 56 Av & 200 St then via L/ 200 St, R/ Fraser Hwy, L/ 203 St then regular route.

Effective Monday February 8:

#177 Coquitlam Station: From Braid Station via access road under Brunette, Braid, Brunette, Lougheed, Woolridge, King Edward, United Blvd., then via regular routing to Coquitlam Station. Some AM peak trips operate via regular route to Golden at North Bend (Planet Ice) only. Some PM peak trips operate via regular route to Shuswap at United (Planet Ice) only.

#177 Braid Station: From Coquitlam Station via regular routing to United, then via King Edward, Woolridge, Schoolhouse, Lougheed, Brunette, access road to Braid Station. Some AM peak trips start from Golden at North Bend (Planet Ice) and route via Golden, United, then regular route to Braid Station. Some PM peak trips operate start from Shuswap at United (Planet Ice) and route via regular route to Braid Station..

Construction Detour. Effective February 8 2010

#791 Braid Station: From Haney Place via the regular routing to United, then via King Edward, (re-aligned) Woolridge, Schoolhouse, Lougheed, Brunette, access road to Braid Station.

#791 Haney Place: From Braid Station via access road, Braid, Brunette, Lougheed, Woolridge, (re-aligned) King Edward, United, Mary Hill By-pass, Lougheed, Harris, Hammond, Maple Meadows Way, Dewdney Trunk, Edge, McIntosh, 226th St. to Haney Place.

Effective Monday February 1 2010, All am peak period trips to Port Moody Stn and all pm peak period trips from Port Moody Stn will use the Murray Street corridor via the Moody Overpass.

This will help relieve overcrowding on the C25 Port Moody/Ioco route. The section of the C26 route that is missed by these detour trips is well served by other routes.

Effective Monday February 1 2010 all trips will now serve the South Bonson Road residential area.

Since December 2009, service had been extended during off-peak hours, with only minimal impact on schedules.

Residents of the South Bonson Road area will now have convenient access to public transportation throughout the day.

C41 Meadowtown Centre will route from Pitt Meadows Centre to Meadowtown Centre via 122nd Ave, continue 122A Ave, Harris, Davidson, 192A St, Park, Lougheed Hwy, then via access road to Meadowtown Centre.

C41 Pitt Meadows Centre will route from Meadowtown Centre to Pitt Meadows Centre via access road, continue Dunn, Maple Meadows Way, Hammond, Wildwood, Bonson, Fraser Way, to round-about at Barnston View Rd, then via Fraser Way, Bonson, 116B Ave, Blakely, Hammond, Harris, Ford, 189A St, 122nd Ave, to 191B St at Pitt Meadows Centre.

Effective Monday February 1 2010, the trip leaving Haney Place at 2:01 PM will be extended to serve the Yennadon Loop.

This trip will then leave the Yennadon Loop at 2:13PM and arrive at Haney Place at 2:29PM.

This additional trip will improve service in the Silver Valley area, and accommodate students from the Alouette River Campus.

Effective Monday February 1 2010, Robson Street will be closed for the creation of an Olympic Pedestrian Zone.

Northbound trips will travel into downtown only as far as Davie Street. Customers can transfer to other transit services for travel further into Downtown.

Southbound trips will start on Howe Street at Davie Street.

Regular 17 routing is anticipated to resume in early March, once Robson Street reopens.

Effective Monday February 1 2010, Robson Street will be closed for the creation of an Olympic Pedestrian Zone.

Northbound trips will travel to Seymour Street via Smithe Street instead of on Robson Street. Southbound trips will travel southbound in the downtown core via Richards Street instead of on Cambie Street.

Regular 15/N15 routing is anticipated to resume in early March, once Robson Street reopens.

Note: February 10, 12, 28, and March 12.

To accommodate the Olympic Opening and Closing ceremonies at BC Place, the Cambie Street Bridge will be closed from noon to midnight. For transit access to and from downtown, Canada Line will provide a convenient connection with the #15 Cambie line from the Broadway / City Hall Canada Line Station.

Effective Monday February 1st 2010, as a result of the closing of River Road around the Richmond Oval, the C94 Brighouse Station/Richmond Oval route will be detoured off of River Road and Lynas Lane, to route via Elmbridge Way and Westminster Highway.

Regular C94 routing is expected to resume once River Road reopens in the first week of March 2010.

Effective Monday February 1, Robson Street will be closed for the creation of an Olympic Pedestrian Zone until March 03, 2010.

#5 Downtown trips will be re-routed off of Robson Street, travelling from Robson at Thurlow, via Thurlow, Smithe, Burrard, Pender, Homer and Hastings.

#6 Davie trips will begin from Richards Street @ Hastings Street.

#5 Robson trips will be-routed to travel from Richards Street at Hastings Street via Richards, Pender and Burrard before returning to regular routing along Robson Street. There are no changes to the routing for the #6 Downtown trips.

Rider Alert Reroute 321 326 395 502 Mon Jan 25-Sat Mar 6. From Surrey Central Stn via 102Ave/KingGeorge/to 100Ave then via regular route. Due to Olympic Celebrations in Holland Park.

Effective Monday February 1st 2010 the #33 line will be rerouted off of Midlothian Ave via Main Street and King Edward Avenue, making all local stops.

Regular routing of the #33 line around the Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Center will resume once Midlothian Ave reopens in early March.

Effective Monday January 25th: Thunderbird Boulevard Mall will be closed around the Thunderbird Arena (Olympic venue).

C20 Marine Drive / UBC Loop service will reroute from UBC Loop via University Boulevard and East Mall to Thunderbird Boulevard.

Effective Monday February 1st: Wesbrook Mall and closed around the Thunderbird Arena (Olympic venue).

C22 Hampton Place / UBC Loop service will be rerouted to Hampton Place via University Boulevard, East Mall and 16th Avenue. The C22 will route to Osoyoos Crescent via the local fire station roadway instead of Wesbrook Mall and Fairview Avenue.

Regular C20 and C22 routing is anticipated to return April 01, after the Thunderbird Boulevard reopens.

Effective Monday January 25th, Renfrew Street will be closed north of Hastings Street. Southbound trips will reroute via McGill Street, Bridgeway Street, Highway 1 off-ramp, Hastings Street (to Renfrew St), then continue via regular route.

Resumption of regular routing is anticipated March 2nd, once Renfrew Street partially reopens. Full reopening is anticipated for March 6.

Effective Monday January 25, Expo Boulevard, and Pacific Boulevard will be closed around BC Place and Canada Hockey Place (Olympic venues).

There will be no C21/C23 service between Yaletown Station and Main Street Station. Customers can travel to Main Street via SkyTrain (Canada Line to Waterfront Station, then Expo Line to Main Street Station).

Limited C21/C23 service to Main Street Station returns March 1st. Full C21/C23 service is expected to resume March 14th, once Expo and Pacific Blvd have reopened.

Olympic reroutes effective Tuesday January 19th:

#50 False Creek South:

Service will route from new Powell Street terminus via Powell, Water, Cordova, Howe, Granville, then via regular route.

# 50 Waterfront Station:

Regular route to Granville @ 5th Avenue, then via Granville, Seymour, Cordova, Cambie, Pender, Columbia to Powell Street terminus.

Regular routings are anticipated to resume Wednesday March 03 2010.

The elevator from the Dunsmuir Street entrance to the concourse level and westbound platform level will be out of service due to repairs. Passengers wishing to board SkyTrain from Dunsmuir Street, please obtain assistance from a SkyTrain Attendant. Passengers traveling westbound please pick up the red emergency phone for assistance.

Effective Tues. February 9th from 8:00am until 12:00am.

The Scott Road Station elevator is not accessible between the station and the bus loop. Passengers with disabilities who cannot use the escalator/stairs may travel between the bus loop and the elevator, taking the following action. When arriving at the station, accessible customers wishing to transfer to the SkyTrain or to the bus loop are required to call HandyDART, 604-575-6600, Mon-Fri (7:00am-11:00pm) Sat/Sun (9:00am-9:00pm). It is recommended that accessible customers book transport from the bus loop to the elevator at the station or from elevator to the bus loop in advance using the phone number above. (Customer is responsible for cost if they pre book.) Customers are asked to wait for the HandyDart vehicle in the area located at the bus loop and the Park & Ride lot on the north side of the station. The service is free for all accessible patrons, not just for those registered with HandyDart.

Cold Weather Preparations – Cold weather can pose a frost threat on trolley overhead. When the overnight low is forecast to be +2 celcius or +4 with windchill, Coast Mountain Bus Company will deploy its "ice-buster" buses to sweep trolley lines and prevent moisture or frost buildup and three specially-equipped trucks to spray anti-ice agent on the trolley wires.

All three SeaBuses will go into service as of 10am. The 10-minute service will operate from 10am through 12:01am (1 minute past midnight).