Transit Service Alerts
Last updated on Aug 08, 2025 - 11:16 am
Reduced Service Notice - Effective Sunday, June 29, 2025
- To align with the end of the school year, 'S' trips on Routes 5, 15, 20, 30, 40 and 72 will be discontinued.
- Route 92 will discontinue its service and will resume in fall.
5 Fairview
to Downtown
to VIU / Westwood
VIU Loop Closure Detour Notice - July 21, 2025, to late August 2025 - Due to construction on Fourth Street, Transit will be using Parking Lot W1 next to the Trades Discovery Centre for all VIU exchange route pickups and drop off. Please see detour map below.
VIU Loop Closure Detour
6 Harewood
to Downtown
to VIU
VIU Loop Closure Detour Notice - July 21, 2025, to late August 2025 - Due to construction on Fourth Street, Transit will be using Parking Lot W1 next to the Trades Discovery Centre for all VIU exchange route pickups and drop off. Please see detour map below.
VIU Loop Closure Detour
7 Cinnabar / Downtown
to Downtown
to Cinnabar
Bus Stop Closure - As of February 3, 2025, until further notice, Haliburton Street will be closed from Finlayson Street to Crace Street. Please use alternative stop located on Irwin Street at Esplanade.
Bus Stop Closure Map
8 Cedar 8 VIU
to Cedar
to VIU
VIU Loop Closure Detour Notice - July 21, 2025, to late August 2025 - Due to construction on Fourth Street, Transit will be using Parking Lot W1 next to the Trades Discovery Centre for all VIU exchange route pickups and drop off. Please see detour map below.
VIU Loop Closure Detour
15/15A VIU
15/15A Woodgrove
to VIU
to Woodgrove
VIU Loop Closure Detour Notice - July 21, 2025, to late August 2025 - Due to construction on Fourth Street, Transit will be using Parking Lot W1 next to the Trades Discovery Centre for all VIU exchange route pickups and drop off. Please see detour map below.
VIU Loop Closure Detour
25 Ferry Shuttle
25 Woodgrove
to Ferry Shuttle
to Woodgrove
Delays Expected.
31 Lantzville
( This route number has been changed to support the transit expansion as of January 5, 2025 )
Route 31
Detour - Starting Tuesday August 12, 2025, to Tuesday August 19, 2025.
Route 31 inbound will detour from Dickinson Road to left on Lavender Road to Right on McGill Road to Right on Jacks Road to regular route. Please refer to attached map for further details.
There will be no bus stop closures. Please expect delays.
40 VIU Express
to Downtown
Delays Expected.
to Woodgrove
Delays Expected.
VIU Loop Closure Detour Notice - July 21, 2025, to late August 2025 - Due to construction on Fourth Street, Transit will be using Parking Lot W1 next to the Trades Discovery Centre for all VIU exchange route pickups and drop off. Please see detour map below.
VIU Loop Closure Detour
Detour Notice: Bastion Street Bridge will be closed on Thursdays from 2 p.m. for the remainder of the evening for the Night Market. This detour notice is in effect for Thursdays from now until mid-September.
70 Nanaimo - Cowichan Express
to Cowichan
Delays Expected.
to Nanaimo Downtown
Delays Expected.
- RDN transit service, including the Route 70 Nanaimo Cowichan Express (NCX) will not be affected by the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System service suspension.
- Customers using the Route 70 NCX are advised that there will be no local fixed-route service within the Cowichan Valley, and no ability to travel to and from Victoria.
72 Downtown
72 Country Club
( This route number has been changed to support the transit expansion as of January 5, 2025 )
to Downtown
to Country Club
Detour Notice - Effective Tuesday August 5, 2025, to Wednesday 13, 2025
Millstone Ave will be closed from Hunter Street to Townsite Road. Please use alternate bus stops located by Cadogan Street.