Major construction projects detour downtown bus routes

Hundreds of downtown buses will be permanently rerouted Sunday to make way for some major construction projects.

"This is probably the most significant change in routes on a permanent basis that ETS has had in its history," said transportation manager Dorian Wandzura.

All told, 29 routes will be moved to accommodate the Valley LRT Line, the arena district, the Royal Alberta Museum, and the Quarters redevelopment.

The biggest changes will happen along 102nd Avenue near Churchill Square and the Stanley Milner Library, where buses will no longer run.

Most routes are only moving a couple of blocks out of the way.

The affected routes include: 3, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 16, 52, 60, 61, 62, 65, 68, 72, 90, 100, 112, 125, 134, 140, 151, 160, 161, 162, 180, 197, 308, 309.

As construction begins on the utilities for the Valley LRT Line, which extends from Mill Woods to Lewis farms in the westend,some roads will be closed to general traffic as well.