Changes in the System

Starting August 26, a few changes to the service provided by the Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO) will take effect. Every year, the STO assesses the ridership on its buses and makes a few modifications to better serve the population. Below are the details of the new services that affect the Aylmer and Hull sectors, in particular the Plateau neighbourhood.

Route changes

• Route 24
• Route 25
• Route 26
• Route 49

New route created

• Route 50

Added and converted trips

• Added trips
• Converted trips

In order to provide service for residents in almost 400 new homes in the Plateau’s southwest area, the terminus for route 24 will be moved to the intersection of Vanier and Plateau. Riders living near the current terminus at the intersection of Pink and Prado will be able to take modified route 25. 

The bus will travel the entire length of Plateau before continuing along its usual route.

These changes apply in both route directions.

See modified route 24.

To maintain the same quality of service in the Plateau’s northwest area after the changes to route 24, slight modifications will also be made to route 25. The terminus for this route will stay at the intersection of Pink and Conservatoire. The route will also remain the same to the intersection of Prado and Louvre.

Afterwards, instead of turning right onto Prado, the bus will turn left onto this street, and then turn right onto Andromède. It will then turn right onto Europe before going all the way to Plateau and continuing along its usual route.

These changes apply in both route directions.
 
See modified route 25.

In order to serve riders living north of Pink, this bus route will be changed slightly.

Direction Ottawa

The departure terminus for this route will be moved to the intersection of Pink and Grives. The current terminus is at the intersection of Pink and Sapinière.

The bus will then take Grives, turn right onto Montagne and then turn right onto Pink before continuing on its usual route along Grives.

Direction Le Plateau

The arrival terminus for this route will stay at the intersection of Pink and Sapinière.

The bus will go up Grives to Montagne, without taking Brise, and will turn right to go to the terminus.

See modified route 26.

In order to provide off-peak service for residents in close to 900 homes in the Plateau’s west area, this bus route will be changed.

The terminus will stay at the Rivermead Park-and-Ride and the bus will take its usual route to Vanier. Instead of continuing along Vanier to Pink, the bus will turn right onto Plateau, left onto Amérique-Française and then right onto Conservatoire. The bus will then turn right onto Pink to continue along its usual route.

These changes apply in both route directions.

Please check the information below regarding the creation of route 50, parts of which are currently served by route 49 trips.

See modified route 49.

To offer better service for the Gabrielle-Roy Campus of the Cégep de l'Outaouais, some trips on route 49 have been converted to create the new route 50.

Consequently, route 50 will have 5 trips leaving from the Allumettières Park-and-Ride in the morning and 2 trips leaving from the Gabrielle-Roy Campus in the afternoon.

Direction Gabrielle-Roy

After taking the same route as bus route 49 between the Allumettières Park-and-Ride and the Rivermead Park-and-Ride, the bus will take Vanier and turn right onto Pink before turning onto Saint-Raymond. It will then take the same route again as route 49.

Direction Parc-o-bus des Allumettières

In the afternoon, the route will leave from the Gabrielle-Roy Campus of the Cégep de l’Outaouais and take the same route as bus route 49 to the intersection of St-Raymond and Pink. The bus will then turn right onto Pink, go to Vanier and then continue its route to the terminus at the Allumettières Park-and-Ride.

See route 50.

To maintain quality service, trips have been added to certain routes:

• Route 20: 1 partial afternoon trip between the Louis-Saint-Laurent building and Terrasses de la Chaudière
• Route 24: 1 morning trip and 1 afternoon trip
• Route 25: 1 morning trip
• Route 49: 2 morning trips
• Route 59: 1 morning trip

• Route 31: 2 morning trips and 2 afternoon trips converted to trips on Express
  route 11
• Route 37: 1 morning trip and 1 afternoon trip converted to trips on Express route 17
• Route 38: 1 morning trips and 1 afternoon trip converted to trips on Express route 17

The changes in the Aylmer and Hull sectors will appear in Plani-Bus starting in mid-August.

In June, the STO will publish a summer edition of its User’s Guide that will be valid until the Rapibus starts operation this fall. The schedules published in the extended summer edition will be valid until the Rapibus service starts. The changes presented above and a few other adjustemts will be included in an update to the User’s Guide to be published in August.