Buses Detour for Great Race on Sunday

During the 35th annual Richard S. Caliguri Great Race on Sunday, more than 30 Port Authority bus routes will be detoured and see temporary stop changes, mostly within Downtown, Uptown, Oakland and Squirrel Hill.

Detours will begin with the morning’s start of service. Regular service is expected to resume by about 1 p.m.
Riders should allow for extra time when traveling on detoured buses.

Additionally, two temporary special bus routes will operate during the race, the 5K and 10K, to provide service between Downtown and Oakland, and Downtown and Squirrel Hill, respectively. A brochure with more information on this service will be available at major schedule rack locations.  

For more information, view the Great Race detour notice or contact Customer Service at 412-442-2000 or for TTY, 412-231-7007.

T Detours Weekend of Sept. 28-30

Both the Red Line and Blue Line will have detours this weekend due to rail maintenance.

Port Authority will work on replacement of a bridge along the Library line this weekend, detouring Blue Line service from 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28 until end of service on Sunday, Sept. 30. This work involves a small bridge that carries the light rail line over a stream just south of the Monroe stop.

During the work, Blue Line-Library service will terminate at Lytle, where riders may transfer to shuttle buses operating between Lytle and Library. Riders should allow for extra time when traveling.

Please see below for a map of the detour.


View Library Line Detour: Sept. 28-30 in a larger map

A second Blue Line weekend detour to continue bridge work will take place Oct.12-15. 

For part of the day Saturday, rail grinding work continues on part of the Red Line in Beechview. Inbound service will be impacted from approximately 5 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Inbound Red Line service will detour via the Overbrook line (along the Blue Line’s routing) between Overbrook Junction/Willow and South Hills Junction. During this time, a local light rail shuttle will operate inbound from Overbrook Junction to Potomac, and bus shuttles will operate inbound to stops from Potomac to Station Square. Outbound Red Line service will remain on regular route.

See below for a detour map.


View Red Line Detour: Sat., Sept. 29 in a larger map

All riders impacted by this weekend’s work should allow for extra time when traveling.

For more information, call Customer Service at 412-442-2000 or for TTY, 412-231-7007.

Allegheny Station Closure for Maintenance This Weekend

On Saturday, Sept. 22 after 8 p.m. and all day Sunday, Sept. 23, Allegheny Station will be closed so that contractors may undertake winter preparations on the elevated platform, including applying concrete sealant.

A shuttle bus will operate between Allegheny Station and North Side Station during the closure.

Additionally, riders at Gateway headed to the North Shore must board from the outbound side during the closure due to required single-tracking. View detour notice.

Red Line rail grinding previously scheduled for this weekend in Beechview has been canceled, as has a Mt. Washington transit tunnel closure for buses and single-tracking for T.

For more information, contact Customer Service at 412-442-2000 or for TTY, 412-231-7007.

Work on Rails, Roads in Allentown Begins Shortly

Port Authority and the City of Pittsburgh will begin rehabilitation of Warrington Avenue on Monday, Sept. 24. The work will be completed in phases and extend into 2013, at times affecting local auto traffic, bus routes, parking and sidewalks. Additionally, Port Authority will conduct rail grinding on Warrington as well as Arlington Avenue from Sept. 19-Sept. 28.

Starting Sept. 19 at about 10 a.m., Port Authority contractors will conduct rail grinding on the embedded light rail tracks on Warrington and Arlington avenues through Friday, Sept. 28. Grinding will occur around the clock except during rush hours. Additionally, no grinding will take place in Allentown on the evening of Sept. 22 and all day Sept. 23 so that grinding may occur in Beechview instead.

Rail grinding will not detour buses or cars, but alternating single lane may occur at times. Light rail service will not be impacted; these tracks are not currently used for regular service, but are occasionally used to detour the T during closures of the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel.

Then starting Monday, work begins on the rehabilitation of Warrington Avenue, which is partially owned by Port Authority. Local residents have long advocated for improvements to the street. This phase is expected to last about six weeks, and will occur between Haberman and Estella avenues.

Work will occur on one side of Warrington Avenue at a time and a local detour for motorists will be posted. This also will create temporary no-parking restrictions in the work zone, which will be clearly marked at least 48 hours in advance.

During this time, sections of sidewalk in the work zone may be closed in order to improve curbs and sidewalk ramps.

Additionally, several bus routes will detour during the Warrington Avenue rehabilitation. View the current bus detour notice.

After this phase of the rehab project is completed, work will be suspended until after winter. Next year's phase will involve a larger portion of Warrington Avenue, between Estella and Arlington avenues.

For more information, please contact Customer Service at 412-442-2000.

Transit Tunnel Work to Affect T, Buses Sept. 14-15

Continued rail grinding work will close the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel to buses from 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 until 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. Additionally, light rail service will be single-tracking in the area during that time.

Seven Port Authority bus routes are affected and will detour via Allentown and the Wabash Tunnel, with minor stop changes.

Due to the single-tracking, temporary T boarding changes will be in effect at South Hills Junction and Station Square, although trains will still use the transit tunnel. On Friday night, outbound riders at these stations must board from the inbound platform. On Saturday morning, inbound riders must board from the outbound platform. 

Delays of around 10 minutes are possible due to the detours and single-tracking. T riders and those on affected bus routes should allow for extra travel time during this work.

For more information, view our Detour Notice or call Customer Service at 412-442-2000 or for TTY, 412-231-7007.

Service Adjustments on 25 Routes Take Effect Sept. 30

Routine minor schedule adjustments are made four times per year, and service for approximately 25 bus and T routes will be adjusted effective Sunday, September 30, 2012. These adjustments are not related to the postponed service cuts. 

Schedule brochures will be reprinted for all routes to include new fares, but only the following routes will see adjustments to their timetables or routing. Paper schedule brochures will be available prior to the September 30 changes.

To view new schedule PDFs, click on the route name.

• 2 Mount Royal: Downtown routing is changed. Buses will now stop at Liberty Avenue at 7th Street (instead of Liberty at Tito Way or 6th Street) and at 7th Street at Fort Duquesne Boulevard (instead of 6th Street at Fort Duquesne Boulevard).

• 4 Troy Hill: Downtown routing is changed. Buses will now stop at Liberty Avenue at 7th Street (instead of Liberty at Tito Way or 6th Street) and at 7th Street at Fort Duquesne Boulevard (instead of 6th Street at Fort Duquesne Boulevard).

• 6 Spring Hill: Routing between Chestnut Street at E. Ohio Street and Downtown Pittsburgh is changed. The route will no longer travel via the Strip District or use the 16th Street Bridge, but instead proceed on E. Ohio to Cedar, Stockton and Sandusky streets to the 7th Street Bridge. In Downtown, the route will serve 7th Street, Liberty Avenue and Penn Station. All Downtown stops are changed. Additionally, trip times are adjusted, and weekday frequency is increased from every 30 minutes peak / every 60 minutes off-peak to every 25 minutes peak / every 50 minutes off-peak. Weekend frequency is changed from every 60 minutes to every 70 minutes.

• 8 Perrysville: School trips are added for the school year.

• 15 Charles: Trip times are adjusted. Additionally, some of this route’s Downtown Pittsburgh stops are changed. The route will now turn left onto Liberty from 7th Street and proceed to Penn Station, then on outbound proceed down Liberty to 6th Street, where it will continue its current routing. The stop at 7th Street at Penn Avenue is discontinued.

• 18 Manchester: Trip times are adjusted. On weekdays, the first two morning round trips and last round trip of the evening are eliminated. 

• 44 Knoxville: Trip times are adjusted. Weekend frequency is increased from every 80 minutes to every 75 minutes.

• 51 Carrick: Weekday morning trip times are adjusted.

• 51L Carrick: An inbound trip arriving Downtown at 6:33 a.m. and an outbound trip leaving
  Downtown at 2:55 p.m. are added to the schedule.

• 61A Wilkinsburg-Forbes Avenue: On weekdays, schedule times will be changed on the last three round trips of the evening.

• 61C McKeesport-Homestead: Trip times are adjusted. On Sundays, the round trip scheduled for 6:37 a.m. in Downtown Pittsburgh will start 11 minutes earlier.

• 61D Murray: Trip times are adjusted.

• 63 Edgewood: The two remaining 63 Edgewood trips are eliminated. This route was absorbed into the 61A route when it was extended to Swissvale for weekday service as of March 26, 2012. For service along the 63 routing, please see the 61A schedule.

• 64 Lawrenceville-Waterfront: Trip times are adjusted.

• 67 Monroeville: Trip times are adjusted.

• 71A Negley: Weekday peak frequency is adjusted from every 10 minutes to every 15 minutes, due to the rerouting of 71C along S. Negley Avenue between Penn Avenue and Centre Avenue. Together, 71A and 71C will continue to provide frequent service (approximately every 7-8 minutes) during peak periods along their common routing (between Penn/S. Negley and Downtown Pittsburgh).

• 71C Point Breeze: This route will no longer serve S. Beatty Street and Baum Boulevard, but will instead continue from Penn Avenue to S. Negley Avenue to Centre Avenue, to increase common routing with 71A Negley and help alleviate crowding. Additionally, weekday peak frequency is increased from every 20 minutes to every 15 minutes. Together, 71A and 71C will continue to provide frequent service (approximately every 7-8 minutes) during peak periods along their common routing (between Penn/S. Negley and Downtown Pittsburgh).

• 74 Homewood-Squirrel Hill: Service is restored to the Belmar Gardens area of Lincoln-Lemington. Trip times are adjusted.

• 77 Penn Hills: Various weekday trip times are adjusted.

• P1 East Busway-All Stops: Several a.m. inbound P2 East Busway-Short trips are extended to Swissvale and converted into P1 trips in order to serve more riders. Additionally, all P2 trips leaving Downtown weekdays after 5 p.m. will operate as P1 trips.

• P2 East Busway-Short: Several a.m. inbound P2 East Busway-Short trips are extended to Swissvale and converted into P1 trips in order to serve more riders. Additionally, all P2 trips leaving Downtown weekdays after 5 p.m. will operate as P1 trips.

• P3 East Busway-Oakland: An inbound trip leaving Swissvale Station at 5:18 p.m. is added.

• P78 Oakmont Flyer: An outbound trip departing Downtown at 6:45 a.m. is added.

• Y47 Curry Flyer: Trip times are adjusted, and an outbound trip scheduled for 3:05 p.m. Downtown is added on weekdays.

• SL Subway Local: Short light rail trips operating between South Hills Junction and Allegheny Station (called “Subway Local” trips) have been officially added to enhance Port Authority’s T weekend service. When combined with existing Red Line and Blue Line schedules, this will provide T service every 10 minutes between South Hills Junction and Allegheny Station within the following hours: 10 a.m. to midnight on Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays. Subway Local times are printed on the Red Line schedule.

For questions or assistance, dial Customer Service at 412-442-2000 or for TTY, 412-231-7007.

Bus & T Detours Planned for This Weekend

Track maintenance in the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel and in Beechview will detour both buses and light rail this weekend.

On Saturday, Sept. 8, track work will close the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel to buses. Seven Port Authority bus routes are affected and will detour all day via Allentown and the Wabash Tunnel, with minor stop changes. View complete detour information.

Also Saturday, T service will single-track in the affected area until about 4 p.m., with all inbound trains stopping on the outbound platforms at South Hills Junction and Station Square. Outbound T service will remain regular route during this time, but delays of up to 10 minutes may occur due to single-tracking.

After 4 p.m., outbound T service will detour via the Allentown line for the rest of the evening, except for between 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., when work will be suspended in order to provide regular outbound T service following the Pirates game.

When detouring via Allentown, the outbound T will not serve Station Square, so riders wishing to reach that station from the North Shore/Downtown should ride outbound to South Hills Junction and request a free transfer to inbound service to Station Square. Riders headed outbound from Station Square can ride inbound T service to First Avenue Station, then transfer to outbound.

Then on Sunday, Sept. 9, Port Authority contractors will continue rail grinding work on a portion of the Red Line in Beechview. Outbound-only Red Line service will be detoured between South Hills Junction and Overbrook Junction from start of service Sunday morning until approximately 4:30 that afternoon. At about that time, contractors expect to shift work to the inbound side before Sunday’s Pirates game ends, with inbound-only Red Line service detouring for the rest of the evening.

During Sunday’s detours, Red Line service in the affected direction of travel will detour via Overbrook (along the Blue Line’s routing) between South Hills Junction and Willow/Overbrook Junction. Bus shuttles will provide service in the affected direction to stops between Station Square and Potomac and a local light rail shuttle will operate between Potomac and Overbrook Junction in the direction of detour.

A map of Sunday's detour is posted below.


View Red Line Detour: Sept. 9 in a larger map

All riders impacted by this weekend’s work should allow for extra time when traveling.

For more information, contact Customer Service at 412-442-2000 or for TTY, 412-231-7007.

Change to Committee Structure and Meeting Schedule

Port Authority’s Stakeholder Relations Committee will be merged with the Planning & Development Committee effective this month.

All remaining Stakeholder Relations Committee meetings are canceled – including the meeting slated for this Thursday, Sept. 6 – and rescheduled as “Planning and Stakeholder Relations Committee” meetings. These meetings will hold the same timeslot as the Planning & Development Committee meetings – the third Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m.

The next meeting will be held on Sept. 19 in the Neal H. Holmes Board Room, 5th Floor, 345 Sixth Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh.

The committee change was made by the Board at its July meeting.

View Port Authority's meeting schedule.