When: Friday, May 22, 2026 at 8 p.m. to Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 8 p.m.

Where: Kennedy Road, between YMCA Boulevard and Unionville Gate

Why: Road Paving for Honda Indy

Routes affected: Route 8 - Kennedy, Viva purple A

Detour: Viva purple A

Eastbound buses will service temporary stops on the rapidway at Birchmount Road and detour north on Birchmount Road, left on Highway 7 and back to regular routing on Highway 7 east of Kennedy Road. Westbound buses will follow the reverse routing.

  • Eastbound stops Andre De Grasse (9864) and University (9745) will be missed
  • Westbound stops Kennedy (9748), University (9744) and Andre De Grasse (9863) will be missed

Alternate stops:

Westbound

  • Stop 9862 on Highway 7, west of Kennedy Road
  • Stop 9885 on Highway 7, at Main Street Unionville
  • Temporary stop on the rapidway, west of Birchmount Road

Eastbound

  • Temporary stop on the rapidway, west of Birchmount Road
  • Stop 9884 on Highway 7, at Main Street Unionville

Detour: Route 8 - Kennedy

Northbound buses will turn left on westbound 14th Avenue, right on northbound Birchmount Road, right on eastbound Highway 7 and back to regular routing on northbound Kennedy Road. Southbound buses will follow the reverse routing.

  • Northbound stops missed: 1904, 1905, 4905, 4906, 4171, 4907, 4904, 1906, 1907, 6850, 1909 and 7279
  • Southbound stops missed: 9748, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 4905, 4906, 4172, 4907, 4904, 1884 and 1885

Alternate stops:

Northbound

  • Stop 5246 on 14th Avenue, west of Kennedy Road
  • Temporary stop on Kennedy Road, north of Highway 7

Southbound

  • Stop 9862 on Highway 7, west of Kennedy Road
  • Stop 1486 on 14th Avenue at Kennedy Road

Detour Map:

Detour Map

Please plan ahead and allow yourself extra travel time. For trip planning assistance, call the YRT Contact Centre at 1-866-668-3978.