EDMONTON — Nearly 50 downtown bus routes will be permanently changed to accommodate the area’s revitalization and construction of the southeast Valley LRT line.
Changes to ETS routes 1, 2, 5, 52, 88, 109, 309 and 135 will take effect this Sunday, April 26. The changes will impact routes, schedules and stops, including those along 102 Avenue near City Centre Mall, YMCA, Commerce Place, Churchill Square and the Stanley A. Milner Library.
ETS bus route 135 will no longer exist, instead becoming part of route 5.
An additional 40 routes will be changed as of June 28. Details about those alterations will be revealed in the coming weeks.
Transit officials say the changes will impact thousands of riders, but describe the service changes as “minimal, in terms of they’ll only be a block or two from the original stop,” said Jennifer Laraway with ETS.
All details about the changes are available on the City of Edmonton website.
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In May, there will be lane closures along 102 Avenue between 95 Street and 97 Street. In June, 102A Avenue and 103 Avenue will be converted to allow two-way traffic between 100 Street and 103 Street. In July, more lane and intersection closures will be made along 102 Avenue.
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Laraway says ETS has about five service changes each year, including three major alterations.
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