Overnight snowfalls in Greater Victoria have once again impacted BC Transit services, with several routes experiencing disruptions due to current weather and road conditions.
Passengers are advised to expect delays, detours, or suspensions on certain routes on Tuesday February 4th, as the transit team works to adjust to rapidly changing conditions.
Additionally, a number of other routes are experiencing detours, including:
- R-43 — Not servicing Royal Roads: Using Belmont Road – College Dr – Zealous – Egerton Crescent – Belmont
- R-53 — Not servicing Strandlund/Selwyn/Atkins/West Goldstream; Goldstream to Colwood Exchange & reverse
- R-57 — Regular Route
- R-59 — Not Servicing Triangle Mountain or Glen Lake Jacklin; Sooke, VMP to Latoria to regular route
- R-60 — Not Servicing Cairndale/ Stornaway/Lagoon: Servicing Sooke, Metchosin Wishart, Painter/Dressler Benhomer & Metchosin
- R-75 — Not servicing Benvenuto or Verdier Loop: To Saanichton via Tanner Ridge, Keating Cross, West Saanich, Stelly’s to regular route. To downtown via Brentwood, use roundabout to remain southbound on West Saanich, Keating Cross to regular route.
- R-81 — Not Servicing Benvenuto or Verdier Loop; Using West Saanich hold in Brentwood then Left Wallace to regular route
- R-85 — Not Servicing Madrona/Lands End Road; Remain on West Saanich to Wain Road
- R-87 — Not servicing Dean Park; Remain on East Saanich
The above BC Transit updates were provided at 4:05 p.m. and will be updated further throughout the day.
handyDART service in the Victoria Regional Transit System is operating on essential service levels only for cancer and dialysis appointments due to side road conditions, and all other customers with appointments have been notified.
Transit-users are warned that conditions can change quickly and if more routes are impacted, BC Transit will continue updating the community.
Additionally, BC Transit wants to share some tips for those using buses in these winter conditions to help the drivers out and have everyone arrive at their destinations safely.
BC Transit recommends that if someone’s usual stop is on a hill, they do their best to get to a stop on more level ground, bus-goers use a light or reflective gear to flag down the bus in poor visibility conditions and people step back from the curb when the bus approaches.
BC Transit users are also urged to consider their footwear in slippery conditions and are being reminded to have their bus pass or fare ready so the bus is not delayed more than it needs to be.
Monday’s snowfall may be just the beginning, as Environment Canada predicts that snow will be in the forecast until Thursday at the earliest.
The most up-to-date information can be found on the BC Transit customer alert page.
