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Detour: Route 87 during Woodroffe Avenue closure (Byron/Richmond to Kichi Zibi Mikan)

Operator: OC Transpo
Lifecycle: Time status unknown
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Operator category: Not published

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March 16 2026 - From 8:00 pm on Sunday, March 29, until 11:59 pm on Friday, December 18, Woodroffe Avenue will be closed between Byron Avenue/Richmond Road and Kichi Zībī Mīkan for sewer and watermain work, as well as electrical and paving work. Route 87 will detour in both directions along Richmond between Churchill Avenue and Woodroffe, bypassing Dominion Station, before continuing on its regular route. Please allow extra time for your travels. Affected stops Bus Stop (560#) not in use Routes Alternate Stop #4944 -- Woodroffe / Saunders 87 Baseline #6244 -- Woodroffe (west-side) / Knightsbridge #1832 -- Woodroffe / Richmond #4942 -- Woodroffe / Saunders 87 Tunney's Pasture #7515 -- Richmond / Woodroffe OR #6472 -- Woodroffe (east-side) / Knightsbridge #2783 -- Woodroffe / Richmond #3013 -- Dominion 1A 87 Baseline #4922 -- Richmond / Golden OR TEMP A -- Churchill / Scott #3013 -- Dominion 2A 87 Tunney's Pasture #4941 -- Richmond / Golden OR TEMP B -- Churchill / Scott Detour routing 87 Tunney's Pasture: From Woodroffe and Byron, turn right onto Byron, continue on Richmond, left onto Churchill, right onto Scott to regular route. 87 Baseline: From Scott, turn left onto Churchill, right onto Richmond, continue on Byron, left onto Woodroffe to regular route. Detour map

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Notice timestamp: Mar 16, 2026, 9:31 a.m.
Retrieved by Otranspo: Aug 27, 2026, 10:38 a.m.
Source content time: Aug 27, 2026, 9:53 a.m.

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