Brampton making changes to transit routes starting March 31

Published March 30, 2020 at 11:09 pm

Due to the pandemic, the City of Brampton will be implementing changes to its transit services. 

Due to the pandemic, the City of Brampton will be implementing changes to its transit services. 

As of March 31, the City will be not be offering morning–6 a.m. to 9 a.m.–and afternoon–3 p.m. to 7 p.m.–services for the following routes: 

• 12 Grenoble
• 13 Avondale
• 16 Southgate
• 17 Howden
• 19 Fernforest
• 32 Father Tobin
• 33 Peter Robertson
• 56 Kingknoll

While morning and afternoon services will be temporarily halted, midday–9 a.m. to 3 p.m.–and evening–after 7 p.m.–services will still be running as normal. 

These changes are intended to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and will allow the city to reallocate services to Brampton’s busier routes, which will be limiting bus-loads to half-capacity to encourage passengers to practice physical distancing. 

Further, the City will be enhancing cleaning and sanitary practices, which includes disinfecting all hard surfaces, operator compartments and seats every 48 hours.

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