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Detour: Route 8 nightly during Chaudière Crossing closure: October 26 2026 - Nightly, between 8:00 pm and 5:00 am, from Wednesday, October 28 until Friday, November 6, Chaudière Crossing will be closed between Chaudière Private and Vimy Place. The closure is required to facilitate the reconstruction work on the Chaudière Crossing southern structures. As a result, route 8 will detour in both directions via Portage Bridge (between rue Laurier in Gatineau and Wellington Street). This detour will replace the routing of 8 Gatineau and 8 Dow's Lake for the Terrasses de la Chaudière - Building Envelop Replacement detour (between 8 pm and 5 am) Please allow extra time for your travels. Affected stops Bus Stop (560#) not in use · Routes · Alternate Stop #5722 -- Booth (east-side) / Vimy · · 8 Gatineau · #1876 -- Booth (east-side) / Wellington #0597 -- Booth (east-side) / Chaudière · · 8 Gatineau · #1876 -- Booth (east-side) / Wellington #6530 -- Eddy (east-side) / Laurier · · 8 Gatineau · TEMP A -- Laval (east-side) / Laurier #3161 -- Eddy (west-side) / Laurier · · 8 Dow's Lake ~ Lac Dow · TEMP B -- Laurier (north-side) / Eddy #0596 -- Booth (west-side) / Zaida Eddy · · 8 Dow's Lake ~ Lac Dow · #1877 -- Booth (west-side) / Wellington #0433 -- Booth (west-side) / Vimy · · 8 Dow's Lake ~ Lac Dow · #1877 -- Booth (west-side) / Wellington Detour routing 8 Gatineau: From Booth and Wellington, right Wellington, left Portage Bridge, left Laurier, right Eddy, left into Terrasses loop, left Alexandre-Tache, continue straight on Laurier to left Laval to regular routing. 8 Dow's Lake / Lac Dow: From Alexandre-Tache, cross over Eddy, continue Laurier, right Portage Bridge, right Wellington, cross over Booth, continue Kichi Zibi Mikan to right Vimy Place, follow around to right Booth to regular routing. Detour map

No 8 trips cancelled now · 17 did not run in NovemberCancellations →

Previous measure: 80.2% of arrivals were within five minutes of the timetable (32,094 arrivals over 27 days). The report card below uses the newer one-minute-early to five-minutes-late measure when it has readings.

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ᐊᖁᑦ 8: Gatineau ⇄ Dow's Lake ~ Lac Dow

ᑕᒪᑦ 30 ᒥᓂᑦᓂ

ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅGatineau1 buses · boards at · under each stop: the next bus (live dot = live, grey = sched.)
  1. DOW'S LAKE5 min sched.
  2. PRESTON / NORMAN7 min
  3. PRESTON / BEECH7 min
  4. PRESTON / YOUNG E8 min
  5. CORSO ITALIA D8 min
  6. PRESTON / ANDERSON10 min
  7. PRESTON / SOMERSET W10 min
  8. PRESTON / ELM11 min
  9. PRESTON / ALBERT11 min
  10. PIMISI A13 min
  11. BOOTH / WELLINGTON14 min
  12. BOOTH / VIMY14 min
  13. BOOTH / CHAUDIÈRE15 min
  14. EDDY / LAURIER16 min
  15. LAVAL / LAURIER18 min
  16. DU PORTAGE / DE L' HÔTEL-DE-VILLE19 min
  17. LAURIER / VICTORIA21 min
  18. LAURIER / ÉLISABETH-BRUYÈRE77 min
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Where lateness is made ·

Not measured yet: too few weekdays with bus positions on this stretch.

The line right now · 6:13 p.m.

The line right now · 6:13 p.m.

Live, 15 s ago

ᐃᑲᕐᕋᖓᓂᑭᖑᕙᖅᑐᖅdid not comeLive, 15 s ago

ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅGatineau1 buses · boards at · under each stop: the next bus (live dot = live, grey = sched.)
  1. DOW'S LAKE5 min sched.
  2. PRESTON / NORMAN7 min
  3. PRESTON / BEECH7 min
  4. PRESTON / YOUNG E8 min
  5. CORSO ITALIA D8 min
  6. PRESTON / ANDERSON10 min
  7. PRESTON / SOMERSET W10 min
  8. PRESTON / ELM11 min
  9. PRESTON / ALBERT11 min
  10. PIMISI A13 min
  11. BOOTH / WELLINGTON14 min
  12. BOOTH / VIMY14 min
  13. BOOTH / CHAUDIÈRE15 min
  14. EDDY / LAURIER16 min
  15. LAVAL / LAURIER18 min
  16. DU PORTAGE / DE L' HÔTEL-DE-VILLE19 min
  17. LAURIER / VICTORIA21 min
  18. LAURIER / ÉLISABETH-BRUYÈRE77 min
ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅDow's Lake ~ Lac Dow1 buses · boards at · under each stop: the next bus (live dot = live, grey = sched.)
  1. LAURIER / ÉLISABETH-BRUYÈRE20 min sched.
  2. DES ALLUMETTIÈRES / LAURIER0 min
  3. MAISONNEUVE / DES ALLUMETTIÈRES2 min
  4. MAISONNEUVE / PAPINEAU3 min
  5. MAISONNEUVE / PLACE D'ACCUEIL4 min
  6. LAURIER / MAISONNEUVE5 min
  7. LAURIER / EDDY6 min
  8. EDDY / LAURIER8 min
  9. BOOTH / ZAIDA EDDY9 min
  10. BOOTH / VIMY10 min
  11. BOOTH / WELLINGTON10 min
  12. PIMISI B11 min
  13. PRESTON / ALBERT12 min
  14. PRESTON / ELM13 min
  15. PRESTON / SOMERSET W13 min
  16. PRESTON / OAK14 min
  17. CORSO ITALIA C15 min
  18. PRESTON / GEORGE15 min
  19. PRESTON / BEECH15 min
  20. DOW'S LAKE C99 min

Stops and scheduled times from OC Transpo’s timetable (GTFS, 2026-10-30). Live minutes from bus positions, 15 s ago.

Right now on Route 8

ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕐᓂᑦ · next from ⁨DOW'S LAKE⁩: ⁦5 min⁩each opens its trip
2 busesOpen on the map
1 notices · Detour: Route 8 nightly during Chaudière Crossing closurefrom 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 2, 2026 · 75 trips in the retained timetable · retained notices; capture coverage unverified

In short: 73 with a matched position · 2 with no matching position (to investigate) · 0 with an unknown outcome.

  1. 04:37– 04:49
    Trip 15796020Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 4:09 a.m. EST / 4:44 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  2. 04:51– 04:59
    Trip 16354020Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 4:30 a.m. EST / 4:57 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  3. 05:10– 05:22
    Trip 378020Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 4:48 a.m. EST / 5:20 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  4. 05:48– 06:00
    Trip 4242020Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 5:21 a.m. EST / 5:57 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  5. 06:02– 06:23
    Trip 19039020Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 5:58 a.m. EST / 6:20 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  6. 06:18– 06:30
    Trip 23236020Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 5:37 a.m. EST / 6:30 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  7. 06:32– 06:53
    Trip 7678020Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 6:31 a.m. EST / 6:48 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  8. 06:48– 07:00
    Trip 25248020Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 6:21 a.m. EST / 7:01 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  9. 07:02– 07:23
    Trip 10918020Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 7:02 a.m. EST / 7:21 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  10. 07:18– 07:30
    Trip 7263020Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 6:49 a.m. EST / 7:34 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  11. 07:32– 07:53
    Trip 13103020Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 6:49 a.m. EST / 7:59 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.
  12. 07:48– 08:00
    Trip 16106020Vehicle position matchedFirst / last feed position: 7:23 a.m. EST / 8:07 a.m. EST; not actual start or end times.

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Detour: Route 8 nightly during Chaudière Crossing closure: October 26 2026 - Nightly, between 8:00 pm and 5:00 am, from Wednesday, October 28 until Friday, November 6, Chaudière Crossing will be closed between Chaudière Private and Vimy Place. The closure is required to facilitate the reconstruction work on the Chaudière Crossing southern structures. As a result, route 8 will detour in both directions via Portage Bridge (between rue Laurier in Gatineau and Wellington Street). This detour will replace the routing of 8 Gatineau and 8 Dow's Lake for the Terrasses de la Chaudière - Building Envelop Replacement detour (between 8 pm and 5 am) Please allow extra time for your travels. Affected stops Bus Stop (560#) not in use · Routes · Alternate Stop #5722 -- Booth (east-side) / Vimy · · 8 Gatineau · #1876 -- Booth (east-side) / Wellington #0597 -- Booth (east-side) / Chaudière · · 8 Gatineau · #1876 -- Booth (east-side) / Wellington #6530 -- Eddy (east-side) / Laurier · · 8 Gatineau · TEMP A -- Laval (east-side) / Laurier #3161 -- Eddy (west-side) / Laurier · · 8 Dow's Lake ~ Lac Dow · TEMP B -- Laurier (north-side) / Eddy #0596 -- Booth (west-side) / Zaida Eddy · · 8 Dow's Lake ~ Lac Dow · #1877 -- Booth (west-side) / Wellington #0433 -- Booth (west-side) / Vimy · · 8 Dow's Lake ~ Lac Dow · #1877 -- Booth (west-side) / Wellington Detour routing 8 Gatineau: From Booth and Wellington, right Wellington, left Portage Bridge, left Laurier, right Eddy, left into Terrasses loop, left Alexandre-Tache, continue straight on Laurier to left Laval to regular routing. 8 Dow's Lake / Lac Dow: From Alexandre-Tache, cross over Eddy, continue Laurier, right Portage Bridge, right Wellington, cross over Booth, continue Kichi Zibi Mikan to right Vimy Place, follow around to right Booth to regular routing. Detour map

No 8 trips cancelled now · 17 did not run in NovemberCancellations →

2 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.

99 scheduled trips with counted cancellation notices, Tue, Oct 6 to Mon, Nov 2.

Not counted: 24 trips with qualifying later matching vehicle observations and 0 for trips not in that day’s timetable.

Hours with the most cancellations: 9 p.m. (2), 12 a.m. (1), 5 a.m. (1)

Latest cancelled trips

  • Sat, Oct 31, Trip at 16:30
  • Fri, Oct 30, Trip at 24:27
  • Wed, Oct 28, Trip at 20:49
  • Tue, Oct 27, Trip at 22:07
  • Sun, Oct 25, Trip at 05:55

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

Did not come (no bus seen, no notice), last 7 days: 17 of 506 trips we could check.

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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.

The City’s road work list could not be read just now. Nothing is assumed.

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

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