If you struggled to take the bus last year due to overcrowding, scheduling, or reliability issues, the City of Saskatoon is making some changes this fall.

During the new school year, riders will benefit from more frequent service, school-focused trips and longer, articulated buses on high-traffic routes during peak times.

The improvements will start becoming evident in September, with more coming by October as new buses arrive. Phases 1 and 2 of the expansion are detailed below.

To make these changes possible, there will be several service disruptions that will generate short-term peak-time service reductions. These will affect Routes 2 Meadowgreen (pm only), 22 Confederation and 55 Lakeridge/University. High school Routes 325 (am) and 336 will also be temporarily unavailable.

The delays follow the decision to order new buses, with the delivery of ten new 40ft buses expected in the coming weeks and ten more arriving shortly after. When new buses are integrated into the fleet, these service adjustments will be restored.

Phase 1 – August 31
o Increased frequency on Route 4, 43, 44, 45 and 46, serving Evergreen, Willowgrove, Arbor Creek and 115th Street.
o Increased frequency and reliability on Route 17 from Stonebridge to USask.
o Up to 50% more capacity with articulating buses on Routes 10 and 43 that align with high school bell times.
o New Route 340 for Holy Cross and Walter Murray high school students, replacing Route 338 with an expanded service to Rosewood.
o Temporary service reductions will impact Routes 2 (pm only), 22, 55, 325 (pm only), 336 and 352 (pm only).

” Phase 2 – Once new buses are integrated into the fleet, by October.
o Introduce an extra run for consistent 10-minute frequency on Route 17 from Stonebridge to USask.
o New Route 339 for Holy Cross and Walter Murray high schools, replacing 338 with an expanded service to The Meadows.