Shuttle plan for Red Line closure gets its first rush hour test
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Three days into the city's largest ever replacement shuttle operation and the system is facing its first test as commuters start their work week.
Three days into the city's largest ever replacement shuttle operation and the system is facing its first test as commuters start their work week.
The CTrain Red Line is closed between Chinook and City Hall/Bow Valley College stations with shuttles running every five minutes to bridge the gap.
Shuttle buses moved through smoothly in the first hours of hte Monday morning commute, with a steady stream of people making the walk from the Chinook LRT platform to the waiting buses on 61 Avenue S.W.
The city says every road-worthy bus in its fleet will be in service this week to fill the gap.
There are also shuttles running from Heritage Park and Anderson stations between 6 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. weekdays.
Macleod Trail will have lane closures during the week, but construction has been planned to allow all three lanes to stay open for the morning rush Monday to Thursday.
The city recommends anyone driving downtown take an alternate route -- either Crowchild to Bow Trail or Memorial Drive to the Fourth Avenue flyover -- to avoid Macleod Trail.
