The proposed
Annual Service Plan 2017/18 has been released this includes Phase I of the
Moving Forward Together Plan.
http://www.halifax.ca/council/agendasc/documents/170125cow03.pdf
The information below is directly copied from the budget document.
Route 6 Quinpool
o Service on the existing Route 6 will be discontinued. The reduction in service between Mumford Terminal and downtown will be offset by increased frequency on the new Corridor Route 9 Herring Cove
o Route 22 Armdale will continue to provide service to Quarry Road, Edgehill Road, Glenmore Avenue and Stonehaven Road (service removed from Fenwood Road and Stonehaven Road, east of Kelly Street). Route 22 will travel between the Ragged Lake Transit Centre and Mumford Terminal
Route 29 Barrington
o The existing Route 9 will be replaced by new Route 29
o The new route will now serve the Bayers Road Centre
o The new Route 29 will include increased frequency, particularly on weekends
o The route will end at the Tower Road loop, no longer entering into the lower parking lot of Point Pleasant Park
o The new route will service Hollis Street, Lower Water Street, and the Water Street Terminal, no longer providing service on Barrington Street between George Street and South Street
Route 22 Armdale
o Service discontinued to Exhibition Park
Corridor Routes 9A Greystone & 9B Herring Cove (formerly Route 19 Greystone & Route 20 Herring Cove)
o New high frequency Corridor Route 9 will replace service on both the former Route 19 Greystone and Route 20 Herring Cove
o The two branches of this corridor route combined will provide Weekday service every 10-15 minutes at peak, and every 15-20 minutes off-peak and every 30 minutes on Saturday and Sunday
o Service will continue utilizing the same corridor and routing, and will include a shift in frequency; additional trips will be added between Greystone Drive and downtown, and frequency will be reduced between Greystone Drive and Lancaster Drive
o Service will terminate at Upper Water Street, and no longer continue onto Valour Way
As part of the Moving Forward Together Plan, express routes will be re-numbered between 100 and 199. The first new express route planned for Bedford will be implemented, introducing express service to the community of West Bedford.
Route 194 West Bedford Express
o This new route will service Gary Martin Drive, Hammonds Plains Road, Innovation Drive, Broad Street, and Larry Uteck Boulevard West, with limited stops to downtown, ending at Summer Street at Bell Road
Route 402 Sambro - Service Discontinued
Route 330 Tantallon
o One additional AM peak trip and one additional PM peak trip will be added to and from Tantallon
Route 370 Porters Lake
o Two new additional stops will be added in each direction to increase travel options for commuting in Dartmouth, targeted for implementation with the May 2017 service adjustments. The additional stops will be on Main Street/Highway 7, at existing bus stops, with one near Major Street, and the other near the Black Cultural Centre
In response to the Macdonald Bridge Re-decking project, Alderney Ferry service was increased. The redecking project is scheduled for completion in 2017, and once closures have ceased, ferry service will be reduced back to the previous service levels.
Alderney Ferry Service will be reduced from 15 minute service to 30 minute service on Weekdays after 6:00PM
Weekday midday 15 minute service will begin slightly later, at 1:30PM from Alderney as opposed to 1:15PM (one round trip removed)
Sunday morning service will begin at 11:00AM and end at 6:15PM leaving from Halifax
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