Peterborough Transit Beginning Service Enhancements Next Tuesday
/Beginning next Tuesday, Peterborough Transit will implement route improvements, including extended service, increased service frequency and some bus stop changes, as announced by the City of Peterborough on Monday.
Photo by Keegan Beekers.
The changes have been planned to improve service for Peterborough Transit commuters.
Use the live Transit tracker at pt.mytransitride.com which has a trip planner, shows the locations of buses on routes and estimates the time of arrival at each stop.
An interactive map, complete route schedules and more information are available at peterborough.ca/TransitRoutes.
Route 2 Chemong
Southbound and northbound: On weekdays, enhancing the frequency of service. Starting at 8:20 a.m. from Lansdowne Place and 9 a.m. from Trent, it will run every 20 minutes until 6 p.m.
Southbound and northbound: Extending the existing service in the northbound direction from Lansdowne Place to Bata Library at Trent University. The southbound direction will begin at Bata Library, Trent University and run to Lansdowne Place.
The route extension: Northbound from the regular route on Chemong Road, turn right onto Broadway Boulevard, turn right onto Rowberry Boulevard, turn right onto Milroy Drive, turn left onto Towerhill Road, turn right onto Hilliard Street, turn left onto Marina Boulevard, turn left onto Water Street, turn right onto Nassau Mills Road, and turn left onto West Bank Drive to Bata Library. Southbound will be the same route in the opposite direction.
New stops at Broadway Boulevard at Grange Way, Rowberry Boulevard at Haylock Gardens, Rowberry Boulevard at Milroy Drive, and Milroy Drive at Ferguson Place.
Route 3 Park
Southbound and northbound: Increased frequency on weekday morning trips between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. resume on September 3.
Route 5 The Parkway
Southbound and northbound: Increased frequency on weekdays will resume with Route 5 transitioning to a 30-minute schedule until 6 p.m. on September 3.
Northbound: Weekday and Saturday late-night service resumes from midnight until 2:05 a.m. on September 3.
Route 6 Sherbrooke
Starting September 3, weekday and Saturday late-night service resumes westbound from 12:10 a.m. until 2:10 a.m. and eastbound from 12:32 a.m. to 2:32 a.m.
Route 7 Lansdowne
Starting September 3, weekday morning and afternoon school trips resume.
Westbound: An additional weekday morning trip will serve Holy Cross Secondary School leaving Walker Avenue at Bramble Road at 7:45 a.m., arriving at Holy Cross Secondary School at 8:16 a.m.
Eastbound: An additional weekday morning trip will serve Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School, leaving Willowcreek Plaza at 8:05 a.m., arriving at Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School at 8:30 a.m.
Route 9 Parkhill
Westbound and eastbound: Increased frequency on weekday morning and afternoon trips will resume on September 3.
Route 11/11A Water
Southbound and northbound: Weekday service resumes on September 3.
Route 12 Otonabee
Route extension to include the Collison Avenue area.
The route extension: from Bensfort Road the bus will turn left onto Maxwell Avenue, turn left onto Sherin Avenue, continue on Southpark Drive, turn left onto Collison Avenue, and turn left onto Bensfort Road, where it will resume the regular route.
Weekday services run from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., leaving the terminal every 45 minutes.
New stops: Maxwell Avenue at Barker Avenue, Maxwell Avenue at Sherin Avenue, Southpark Drive at Collison Avenue, and Collison Avenue at Bensfort Road.
Bus stop changes: Route 12 Otonabee
Woodland Drive at Linden Avenue: New stop on Woodland Drive, south side at Linden Avenue.
Barnardo Avenue at Bennet Street: Moved to crosswalk on Barnardo Avenue at Dumble Avenue.
Milford Drive at Middlefield Road: Moved from east side of Milford Drive west to corner beside stop sign at Middlefield Drive.
The Parkway at The Queensway: Northbound direction moved from the south side to the north side of The Queensway.
Construction detours continue:
Armour Road Detour: Route 7A Lansdowne continues to detour via Rogers Street.
Brealey Drive Detour: Route 9 Parkhill continues to detour via Kawartha Heights Blvd.
Lansdowne Street Detour: Route 23 Red Community bus continues to detour via Romaine.
Parkhill Road Detour: Route 9 Parkhill continues to detour via McDonnel. Route 11A continues to detour via Dublin to McDonnel.
