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Victoria – BC Transit is seeking public input through two open houses on the Saanich Peninsula on Wednesday, February 28 and Thursday, March 1. Changes under consideration include improvements to routes 81 Brentwood/Sidney/Swartz Bay, 83 Sidney/Brentwood/Royal Oak and 88 Airport/Sidney, and the creation of a new route that will enhance service to the Dean Park...

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Fall Service Changes in Victoria Meet Back to School Demand

VICTORIA – BC Transit is making several seasonal service adjustments to meet the demand for back to school service. These service adjustments will see the reinstatement of post-secondary and secondary school services that were reduced over the spring and summer. Several routes have also been adjusted in order to service the new Royal Bay and...

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BC Transit Begins Roll Out of Automated Bus Location 'Call Outs'

[REPLACED EMBEDDED “Image_C” LINK [[Asset Included(Id:1403643808010;Type:Image_C)]] VICTORIA – On Tuesday, August 24, BC Transit started to roll out the Trekker Breeze+ automated voice annunciators on 25 of our buses in the Victoria Regional Transit System. The installation on the first 25 buses will ensure that the devices are working effectively with the public address system...

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New Automated Solution for Bus Location 'Call Outs'

VICTORIA – BC Transit is pleased to announce it plans to purchase and install a Trekker Breeze + automated voice annunciation device on every bus in the Victoria Regional Transit System starting this fall. The implementation will occur in stages starting with 25 buses being equipped in August to conduct final road tests. The remainder...

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Service Changes in Victoria Meet Summer Demand

VICTORIA – Effective June 29, 2015, BC Transit is making seasonal service adjustments that support the region’s Transit Future Plan and recent Victoria Regional Service Review. Annual summer service reductions will go into effect on routes servicing schools including the University of Victoria, Camosun College and Royal Roads University. The seasonal adjustment allows BC Transit...

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Construction begins for new southbound Victoria bus priority lanes

Victoria – Construction is set to begin for the southbound Douglas Street bus priority lanes, which will reach from Tolmie Avenue to Hillside Avenue. Once complete, the bus lanes will run northbound and southbound from Fisgard Avenue to Tolmie Avenue. “People who live and work in the Capital Regional District are understandably frustrated with mounting...

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Going the extra mile: BC Transit recognizes new Million Miler Award and SAFE Award recipients

Victoria – Eight employees that exemplify BC Transit’s top core value of safety were honoured on Saturday, May 27. The six new Million Miler Award recipients and two new SAFE Award recipients were recognized by the Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia and BC Transit’s President and Chief Executive Officer Manuel Achadinha. The...

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BC Transit Helps Keep Canada Day Fun!

VICTORIA – Canada Day always brings out celebrations of all shapes and sizes around the Capital Region, and BC Transit is pleased to provide special services to get people to and from the festivities safely and conveniently. Transit in Greater Victoria will run on a Saturday schedule on July 1 with late-night service on some...

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Wilkinson Rd Bridge Replacement Transit Service Impact

VICTORIA – The Wilkinson Road Bridge Replacement project will cause a change in the routing for the 30 Beacon Hill / Royal Oak. The 30 will detour via Mann and West Saanich Road to and from Royal Oak in both directions and there will be no bus service on Wilkinson between Mann and West Saanich...

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