Monday, January 20, 2025

You might want to take note of these detours for Norfolk’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade

NORFOLK — The St. Patrick’s Day Parade here is on Saturday in the Oceanview and Granby area, so residents who use the bus system might want to take note of these detours.

Starting at 9 a.m. until approximately 1 p.m., routes 1and 5 will go on detour.

Residents in the Oceanview and Granby areas are advised to board/disembark near the Oceanview Avenue Tinee Giant.

Hampton Roads Transit is asking riders to be advised of the following message: Even though buses are detouring around the parade route, heavy traffic is expected in the surrounding areas. Buses will be affected and expect delays.

Here is a full list of the detours:

Route 1

Outbound: From DNTC to Pembroke

Via: Granby Street (regular route to Ward’s Corner)
R – East Bay View Boulevard
L – Tidewater Drive
R – Mason Creek Road
R – Ocean View Avenue (load passengers on Ocean View Avenue next to Tinee Giant at Duffy’s Lane, continue on regular route to Amphibious Base)

Stops missed
0042 Granby and Bayview
0044 Granby and Chester
0045 Granby and Bay
0046 Granby and Randall
0048 Granby and Battersea
0051 Granby and Government
0053 Granby and Duffy’s

Inbound: From Pembroke to DNTC

Via: Ocean View Avenue to Duffy’s Lane (load passengers on Ocean View Avenue across from Tinee Giant at Duffy’s Lane)
L – Mason Creek Road
L – Tidewater Drive
R – East Bay View Boulevard
L – Granby Street, regular route to Wards Corner

Stops Missed
0053 Dyffy’s and Granby
0160 Granby and Government
0161 Granby and Osborne
0927 Granby and Sloane
0162 Granby and Leicester
0164 Granby and Chester
0165 Granby and Landale
0166 Granby and Bayview

Cutback: (from DNTC to Duffy’s Lane and back to DNTC)

Via: Granby St
R – East Bay View Boulevard
L – Tidewater Drive
R – Mason Creek Road
R – Ocean View Avenue (load and unload passengers)
R – Chesapeake Boulevard
R – East Bay View Boulevard
L – Granby Street

Stops Missed
All Missed Stops listed above on Inbound and Outbound

Route 3

OUTBOUND to GATE 4/NAEX
via Ocean View Avenue to Duffy’s Lane:

Continue on Ocean View Avenue past Granby Street (load passengers on Ocean View Avenue across the street from Tinee giant)
L – Mason Creek Road
L – Maple Avenue
R – 1st View Avenue
Regular Route

Stops Missed
0053 Duffy’s and Granby
2062 First View and A View
3801 First View and Government
3803 First View and Maple
2065 First View and Saint George

INBOUND from NAEX/GATE 4 via 1st View Avenue:

L – Maple Avenue
R – Mason Creek Road
R – Ocean View Avenue (load passengers on Ocean View Avenue next Tinee Giant)
R – Chesapeake Boulevard
Regular Route

Stops missed
0156 First View and Government
2086 First View and Portview
0053 Duffy’s and Granby

Route 5

OUTBOUND: to Oceanview & Willoughby

Via: Tidewater Drive
R – Mason Creek Road at traffic signal
R – Port View Avenue
L – 1st View Avenue
L – Ocean View Avenue (load/unload passengers on Ocean View Avenue & 1st View Avenue)
Regular route

Stops missed
0048 Granby and Battersea
0051 Granby and Government
0053 Duffy’s and Granby
1346 Oceanview and First View

INBOUND: to Evelyn T. Butts

Via: West Ocean View Avenue
R – On to flyover to West Ocean View Avenue (load/unload passengers on Ocean View Avenue & 1st View Avenue)
R – 1st View Avenue
R – Port View Avenue
L – Mason Creek Road
L – Tidewater Drive
Regular route

Stops missed
0160 Granby and Government
0161 Granby and Government

For more information on transit routes through Hampton Roads Transit, View all alerts or call 757-222-6100.

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