Thursday brought on another round of heavy, thick, wet snow, making the roads treacherous for drivers once again.
The forecast for Friday, January 19th has no snow predicted; however, it is calling for some freezing rain in and around Greater Victoria.
Because of these factors, BC Transit has provided an update on which routes will be altered or cancelled.
The following list of impacted Greater Victoria transit routes was last updated at 11:41 a.m. on Friday, January 19th:
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R-21 Terminate at Camosun College; not servicing using Viaduct/Markham Technology Park
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R-24 Admirals Rd; Bypassing Parklands Loop
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R-35 Service currently suspended
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R-39 Sooke Rd – Colwood Exchange; Bypassing Royal Roads
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R-43 Using Belmont Rd – College Dr – Zealous – Egerton Crescent – Belmont; not servicing Royal Roads
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R-48 Using Veterans Memorial – Sooke; Not servicing Cairndale/Stornoway
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R-53 Goldstream to Colwood Exchange & Reverse; not servicing Strandlund/Selwyn/Atkins/West Goldstream
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R-54 Metchosin Rd; not servicing Duke Rd
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R-54 Metchosin to Happy Valley; Turn around Metchosin Firehall not servicing William Head Prison
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R-55 Metchosin to Happy Valley; Turn around Metchosin Firehall not servicing William Head Prison
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R-57 Bellamy R-Phelps not servicing Gourman/Goldie Loop
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R-59 Jacklin, Sooke, VMP to Latoria to Wishart Road; not servicing Triangle Mountain , Jenkins/Glenlake
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R-83 Not servicing Quayle and Beaver
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R-85 Remain on West Saanich to Lands End road; not servicing Madrona.
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R-87 Remain on East Saanich; not servicing Dean Park
For regular transit users, BC Transit has provided some tips for ensuring a timely bus trip that is easy on the rider and the driver alike.
They recommend that if a stop is located on a hill, try to get to the nearest stop on more level ground, wear reflectors if possible as visibility may be low, step back from the curb as the bus nears the stop, wear waterproof footwear with good traction, as bus floors will be wet and lastly, tread carefully when boarding or departing a bus.
It also never hurts to ensure you thank the bus driver, given the added stress they are working under in these conditions.
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BC Transit also says that handyDART bus services being more difficult to provide in these weather conditions, they ask their commuters to only use handyDART if absolutely necessary; for medical appointments and other essential trips—delays are to be expected.
Otherwise scheduled appointments with handyDART have been cancelled and those customers impacted have been informed, according to BC Transit.
“As conditions continue to change, BC Transit will be updating customers as quickly as possible of service impacts,” said a Victoria Regional Transit spokesperson.
“BC Transit appreciates the patience of our customers during this time.”
