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Detour: Route 168 and 256 around Cope Dr closure (Templeford to Terry Fox): November 04 2026 - From 6:00 am on Friday, November 6, until 6:00 pm on Monday, November 16, Cope Drive will be closed from Templeford Avenue to Terry Fox Drive for the installation of sanitary, sewer, and water services. Routes 168 and 256 will be detoured in both directions around the closure. Please allow extra time for your travels. Affected stops Bus Stop (560#) not in use · Routes · Alternate Stop #4032 -- Cope (east-side) / Terry Fox · · 168 Terry Fox · #5521 -- Cope (south-side) / Paseana #4031 -- Cope (north-side) / Northgraves · · 168 Hope Side · #5520 -- Cope (north-side) / Paseana #6933 -- Templeford (west-side) / Cope · · 168 Terry Fox · #1936 -- Fernbank (south-side) / Romina #6931 -- Templeford (west-side) / Tabaret · · 168 Terry Fox · #1936 -- Fernbank (south-side) / Romina #6932 -- Templeford (east-side) / Tabaret · · 168 Hope Side · #1934 -- Fernbank (north-side) / Templeford Detour routing 168 Terry Fox: From Cope/Terry Fox, right onto Terry Fox, left onto Fernbank, continue regular routing. 168 Hope Side: From Fernbank / Templeford, continue on Fernbank, right onto Terry Fox, left onto Cope, continue regular routing. 256 Bridlewood: End trip on Cope at the eastern entrance to Northgraves Crescent. 256 Tunney's Pasture: From Cope / Terry Fox, turn right onto Terry Fox, left onto Fernbank, left onto Templeford, right onto Cope to route start location. Detour map+1 more notice

No 256 trips cancelled now · 0 did not run in NovemberCancellations →

256

Route 256: Tunney's Pasture ⇄ Bridlewood

Every 16 to 27 min

Toward Tunney's Pasture0 buses · boards at · under each stop: the next bus (live dot = live, grey = sched.)
  1. COPE / TEMPLEFORD
  2. COPE /CARRONBRIDGE
  3. CADENCE / EQUESTRIAN
  4. EQUESTRIAN / FOXLEIGH
  5. EQUESTRIAN / STABLEWAY
  6. EQUESTRIAN / HARNESS
  7. STONEHAVEN / HARNESS
  8. STONEHAVEN / BRIDLEWOOD
  9. BRIDLEWOOD / WILLOWGLEN
  10. BRIDLEWOOD / LONGDEN
  11. BRIDLEWOOD / AINTREE
  12. STEEPLE CHASE / CLYDESDALE
  13. STEEPLE CHASE / KOKANEE GATE
  14. STEEPLE CHASE / BONNECHERE
  15. STEEPLE CHASE / SPRINGWATER
  16. STEEPLE CHASE / MATTAWA
  17. STEEPLE CHASE / BON ECHO
  18. STEEPLE CHASE / PINE HILL
  19. STEEPLE CHASE / SAUBLE
  20. STEEPLE CHASE / SPRUCEMEADOW
  21. BRIDGESTONE / EQUESTRIAN
  22. BRIDGESTONE / FOXHALL
  23. BRIDGESTONE / BRIDLE PARK
  24. BRIDGESTONE / CEDAR VALLEY
  25. BRIDGESTONE / SPUR
  26. BRIDGESTONE / GRASSY PLAINS
  27. GRASSY PLAINS / EMERALD MEADOWS
  28. GRASSY PLAINS / APPLE CREEK
  29. GRASSY PLAINS / APPLE CREEK
  30. CROWNRIDGE / MEADOWBREEZE
  31. MEADOWBREEZE / ACCEPTANCE
  32. STONEHAVEN / SUMMITVIEW
  33. OLD RICHMOND / AD. 5092
  34. OLD RICHMOND / WEST HUNT CLUB
  35. OLD RICHMOND / SEYTON
  36. OLD RICHMOND / MOODIE
  37. MOODIE / TYRELL
  38. MOODIE / HADLEY
  39. MOODIE / ROBERTSON
  40. MOODIE / MENTEN
  41. MOODIE / AD. 201
  42. QUEENSWAY 4A
  43. IRIS 2A
  44. QUEENSWAY 2A
  45. LINCOLN FIELDS OFF ONLY
  46. DOMINION STN OFF ONLY
  47. WESTBORO OFF ONLY
  48. TUNNEY'S PASTURE C
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Slowest stretches · running measure, Oct 7 to Nov 3

Of the slowest stretches, the most time is lost between ⁨COPE / TEMPLEFORD⁩ and ⁨BRIDGESTONE / FOXHALL⁩.

  1. +1.8 minCOPE / TEMPLEFORD – BRIDGESTONE / FOXHALL
    25 km/h seen, 29 km/h in the timetable
  2. +0.5 minBRIDGESTONE / FOXHALL – OLD RICHMOND / WEST HUNT CLUB
    27 km/h seen, 28 km/h in the timetable
How we measure →

This is the running reliability measure, not the report-card measure: for each stretch between two stops, how long buses really took against how long the timetable allows, over 26 counted days at all hours. It shows which stretches run behind, not how often. The report-card measure replaces it as soon as it has enough weekdays.

Example: a one-kilometre stretch the timetable runs at 20 km/h takes 3 minutes; if buses averaged 15 km/h it took 4, so 1 minute is lost there.

The line right now · 5:00 p.m.

The line right now · 5:00 p.m.

Two buses reach ⁨SUMMITVIEW / SUMMERGAZE⁩ 13.8 minutes apart. The next is 22 minutes behind them.

on timelatedid not comeLive, 8 s ago

Toward Tunney's Pasture0 buses · boards at · under each stop: the next bus (live dot = live, grey = sched.)
  1. COPE / TEMPLEFORD
  2. COPE /CARRONBRIDGE
  3. CADENCE / EQUESTRIAN
  4. EQUESTRIAN / FOXLEIGH
  5. EQUESTRIAN / STABLEWAY
  6. EQUESTRIAN / HARNESS
  7. STONEHAVEN / HARNESS
  8. STONEHAVEN / BRIDLEWOOD
  9. BRIDLEWOOD / WILLOWGLEN
  10. BRIDLEWOOD / LONGDEN
  11. BRIDLEWOOD / AINTREE
  12. STEEPLE CHASE / CLYDESDALE
  13. STEEPLE CHASE / KOKANEE GATE
  14. STEEPLE CHASE / BONNECHERE
  15. STEEPLE CHASE / SPRINGWATER
  16. STEEPLE CHASE / MATTAWA
  17. STEEPLE CHASE / BON ECHO
  18. STEEPLE CHASE / PINE HILL
  19. STEEPLE CHASE / SAUBLE
  20. STEEPLE CHASE / SPRUCEMEADOW
  21. BRIDGESTONE / EQUESTRIAN
  22. BRIDGESTONE / FOXHALL
  23. BRIDGESTONE / BRIDLE PARK
  24. BRIDGESTONE / CEDAR VALLEY
  25. BRIDGESTONE / SPUR
  26. BRIDGESTONE / GRASSY PLAINS
  27. GRASSY PLAINS / EMERALD MEADOWS
  28. GRASSY PLAINS / APPLE CREEK
  29. GRASSY PLAINS / APPLE CREEK
  30. CROWNRIDGE / MEADOWBREEZE
  31. MEADOWBREEZE / ACCEPTANCE
  32. STONEHAVEN / SUMMITVIEW
  33. OLD RICHMOND / AD. 5092
  34. OLD RICHMOND / WEST HUNT CLUB
  35. OLD RICHMOND / SEYTON
  36. OLD RICHMOND / MOODIE
  37. MOODIE / TYRELL
  38. MOODIE / HADLEY
  39. MOODIE / ROBERTSON
  40. MOODIE / MENTEN
  41. MOODIE / AD. 201
  42. QUEENSWAY 4A
  43. IRIS 2A
  44. QUEENSWAY 2A
  45. LINCOLN FIELDS OFF ONLY
  46. DOMINION STN OFF ONLY
  47. WESTBORO OFF ONLY
  48. TUNNEY'S PASTURE C
Toward Templeford4 buses · boards at · under each stop: the next bus (live dot = live, grey = sched.)
Next: 23.2 min after the pairNext: 13.8 min after the pairNext: 28.1 min after the pair
  1. TUNNEY'S PASTURE A29 min sched.
  2. WESTBORO A12 min
  3. DOMINION 1A14 min
  4. LINCOLN FIELDS 1B18 min
  5. MOODIE / 417 ( MOODIE E)27 min
  6. MOODIE / AD. 20027 min
  7. MOODIE / FITZGERALD0 min
  8. MOODIE / ROBERTSON0 min
  9. MOODIE / HADLEY2 min
  10. MOODIE / TYRELL3 min
  11. MOODIE / OLD RICHMOND4 min
  12. OLD RICHMOND / SEYTON4 min
  13. OLD RICHMOND / WEST HUNT CLUB7 min
  14. OLD RICHMOND / AD. 50928 min
  15. STONEHAVEN / OLD RICHMOND9 min
  16. SUMMITVIEW / SUMMERGAZE10 min
  17. MEADOWBREEZE / CROWNRIDGE1 min
  18. CROWNRIDGE / SHEPPARD'S GLEN2 min
  19. GRASSY PLAINS / BIRCHFIELD3 min
  20. BRIDGESTONE / GRASSY PLAINS5 min
  21. BRIDGESTONE / MILNER DOWNS5 min
  22. BRIDGESTONE / CEDAR VALLEY6 min
  23. BRIDGESTONE / BRIDLE PARK6 min
  24. BRIDGESTONE / FOXHALL7 min
  25. BRIDGESTONE / EQUESTRIAN8 min
  26. BRIDGESTONE / STONEHAVEN8 min
  27. STEEPLE CHASE / BUDAPEST9 min
  28. STEEPLE CHASE / BLACK TERN10 min
  29. STEEPLE CHASE / BLACK TERN11 min
  30. STEEPLE CHASE / BON ECHO12 min
  31. STEEPLE CHASE / MATTAWA12 min
  32. STEEPLE CHASE / SPRINGWATER13 min
  33. STEEPLE CHASE / INWOOD14 min
  34. STEEPLE CHASE / SPRINGWATER14 min
  35. BRIDLEWOOD / STEEPLE CHASE15 min
  36. BRIDLEWOOD / SPEERS15 min
  37. BRIDLEWOOD / LONGDEN15 min
  38. BRIDLEWOOD / WILLOWGLEN16 min
  39. BRIDLEWOOD / ROSETHORN17 min
  40. STONEHAVEN / WIILOWGLEN18 min
  41. HARNESS / EQUESTRIAN19 min
  42. EQUESTRIAN / FOXLEIGH20 min
  43. CADENCE / EQUESTRIAN21 min
  44. COPE / AKERSON23 min
  45. COPE / NORTHGRAVES4 min sched.

Stops and scheduled times from OC Transpo’s timetable (GTFS, 2026-10-30). Live minutes from bus positions, 8 s ago.

Right now on Route 256

4 busesOpen on the map
2 notices · Detour: Route 168 and 256 around Cope Dr closure (Templeford to Terry Fox); Extra trips on Route 256 Tunney’s Pasturefrom OC Transpo
Planned change · 2026-10-30service change

Dated service

Trips scheduled that day

The timetable, notices and what the live feed says are shown apart. Seeing a bus on the map does not prove you can board it.

November 3, 2026 · 19 trips in the retained timetable · retained notices; capture coverage unverified

In short: 19 with a matched position · 0 with no matching position (to investigate) · 0 with an unknown outcome.

  1. 05:14– 06:08
    Trip 6850030Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 4:52 a.m. EST / 6:17 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  2. 05:50– 06:38
    Trip 30198030Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 5:16 a.m. EST / 6:38 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  3. 06:17– 07:08
    Trip 2518030Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 6:17 a.m. EST / 7:19 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  4. 06:30– 07:25
    Trip 19650030Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 6:05 a.m. EST / 8:18 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  5. 06:43– 07:38
    Trip 5633030Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 6:00 a.m. EST / 7:33 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  6. 06:58– 07:53
    Trip 17366030Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 6:16 a.m. EST / 8:12 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  7. 07:13– 08:08
    Trip 14874030Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 6:47 a.m. EST / 8:15 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  8. 07:42– 08:39
    Trip 169030Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 7:20 a.m. EST / 9:00 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  9. 07:50– 08:43
    Trip 28008030Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 7:14 a.m. EST / 9:25 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  10. 08:17– 09:10
    Trip 7684030Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 8:04 a.m. EST / 9:15 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  11. 14:59– 15:54
    Trip 17023030Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 2:29 p.m. EST / 3:48 p.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  12. 15:30– 16:33
    Trip 27575030Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 2:54 p.m. EST / 4:30 p.m. EST; not actual start or end times.

More on Route 256
Report

Detour: Route 168 and 256 around Cope Dr closure (Templeford to Terry Fox): November 04 2026 - From 6:00 am on Friday, November 6, until 6:00 pm on Monday, November 16, Cope Drive will be closed from Templeford Avenue to Terry Fox Drive for the installation of sanitary, sewer, and water services. Routes 168 and 256 will be detoured in both directions around the closure. Please allow extra time for your travels. Affected stops Bus Stop (560#) not in use · Routes · Alternate Stop #4032 -- Cope (east-side) / Terry Fox · · 168 Terry Fox · #5521 -- Cope (south-side) / Paseana #4031 -- Cope (north-side) / Northgraves · · 168 Hope Side · #5520 -- Cope (north-side) / Paseana #6933 -- Templeford (west-side) / Cope · · 168 Terry Fox · #1936 -- Fernbank (south-side) / Romina #6931 -- Templeford (west-side) / Tabaret · · 168 Terry Fox · #1936 -- Fernbank (south-side) / Romina #6932 -- Templeford (east-side) / Tabaret · · 168 Hope Side · #1934 -- Fernbank (north-side) / Templeford Detour routing 168 Terry Fox: From Cope/Terry Fox, right onto Terry Fox, left onto Fernbank, continue regular routing. 168 Hope Side: From Fernbank / Templeford, continue on Fernbank, right onto Terry Fox, left onto Cope, continue regular routing. 256 Bridlewood: End trip on Cope at the eastern entrance to Northgraves Crescent. 256 Tunney's Pasture: From Cope / Terry Fox, turn right onto Terry Fox, left onto Fernbank, left onto Templeford, right onto Cope to route start location. Detour map+1 more notice

No 256 trips cancelled now · 0 did not run in NovemberCancellations →

4 busesOpen on the map
Planned change · 2026-10-30service change

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Cancellations on this route

How cancellations are counted

2 partial-capture days not counted.

11 scheduled trip with a counted cancellation notice, Wed, Oct 7 to Tue, Nov 3.

Not counted: 2 trips with qualifying later matching vehicle observations and 0 for trips not in that day’s timetable.

Hours with the most cancellations: 3 p.m. (1)

Latest cancelled trips

  • Tue, Oct 20, Trip at 15:30

OC Transpo gives no reason for single trips, so none is shown.

Did not come (no bus seen, no notice), last 7 days: none among the trips we could check.

City road work near this route

All road work on Alerts

Road work and event closures the City of Ottawa has published, measured as near this route’s path. Near is not proof that the bus is detoured: check the operator’s alerts for that.

  • MoodieRoad work · About 0 m from the routeThe City flags a transit impact.
    Until Nov 13, 2026
  • CARLINGRoad work · About 0 m from the route
    Until Nov 13, 2026
  • Kichi Zibi MikanRoad work · About 0 m from the route
    Until Nov 20, 2026
  • MoodieRoad work · About 0 m from the routeThe City flags a transit impact.
    Until Nov 9, 2026
  • COPERoad work · About 0 m from the routeThe City flags a transit impact.
    Until Nov 16, 2026

Updated Nov 4, 2026

Source: City of Ottawa open data. City road work map

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