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Detour: Route 87 during Woodroffe Avenue closure (Byron/Richmond to Kichi Zibi Mikan)
- Operator
- OC Transpo
- Lifecycle
- Time status unknown
- Severity
- Not published
- Operator category
- Not published
What the operator published
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.
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- 87
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- Notice timestamp
- Mar 16, 2026, 9:31 a.m.
- Retrieved by Otranspo
- Sep 19, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
- Source content time
- Sep 19, 2026, 12:11 p.m.
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