Light Rail Detours & Transit Tunnel Closure This Weekend

Port Authority’s light rail system will see significant detours this weekend due to rail repairs in Beechview and fan replacement in the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel. Several bus routes will also be affected by the tunnel closure. The detours will vary by day and time of day as listed below.

Saturday:
Inbound Red Line will be detoured all day (from start of service until end of service) due to rail repairs on Broadway Avenue. Inbound Red Line will operate normally from South Hills Village to Overbrook Junction/Willow, then detour via the Blue Line’s routing toward Downtown/North Shore. An inbound local rail shuttle will operate from Overbrook Junction to Potomac and bus shuttles will transport riders inbound from Potomac to Station Square. At Station Square, riders may transfer to rail to Downtown/North Shore. Outbound Red Line will operate on regular route.

View Saturday's detour notice for inbound Red Line.

Sunday:

• Start of service until 1 PM: Red Line will be closed in both directions between Potomac and Station Square and bus shuttles will serve the affected T stops. At Station Square riders may transfer to rail shuttles that will be operating to and from the North Shore. T service will operate in both directions between South Hills Village and Potomac.
  
  Additionally, the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel will be closed during this time for fan replacement work. During the tunnel closure, Blue Line service will operate in both directions between Library and South Hills Junction. At South Hills Junction, riders may catch the bus shuttle to Station Square, where they can then transfer to rail to Downtown/North Shore, reversing the process to travel to the outbound Blue Line.
  
  View the Sunday morning detour notice for rail.
  
  Bus routes that normally use the transit tunnel will also be detoured during this time.  A bus detour notice will be posted once available. View the Sunday morning bus detour notice.
   
• 1 PM until end of service: Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel will be open and Blue Line service will operate normally in both directions. Outbound Red Line service will also be on regular routing. Inbound Red Line will revert to its Saturday detour – operating regular route from South Hills Village to Overbrook Junction/Willow, then detouring via the Blue Line’s routing toward Downtown/North Shore. An inbound local rail shuttle will operate from Overbrook Junction to Potomac and bus shuttles will transport riders inbound from Potomac to Station Square. At Station Square, riders may transfer to rail to Downtown/North Shore.
  
  View the Sunday afternoon/evening detour notice for inbound Red Line. 

Riders using detoured service should allow for extra travel time. Please note that all times listed are approximate.

For additional detour information, please visit www.portauthority.org or call Customer Service at 412-442-2000 (TTY 412-231-7007).