Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Schedule & Stop Changes Take Effect June 16

More than 70 Port Authority bus routes will see changes effective Sunday, June 16 due to both regular quarterly schedule adjustments and a new effort to consolidate bus stops.

Schedules for nearly 45 bus routes will be adjusted starting that day. Port Authority regularly adjusts schedules four times a year.

Included in the June schedule adjustments are routing and schedule tweaks to the bus routes affected by the ongoing weight restriction on Swissvale’s Kenmawr Bridge, as well as changes to better serve Bedford Avenue in the Hill District.

Along with regular quarterly routing and scheduling adjustments, Port Authority will also begin the first of several phases of bus stop consolidations next month. Approximately 430 stops will be eliminated effective June 16. The stops chosen for elimination are ones that see little to no use.

Details on the service changes and links to new schedules are now posted on our Service Changes page.

Paper schedules will be available prior to the changes.

For questions, call Customer Service at 412-442-2000 (TTY 412-231-7007).

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Holiday Schedules in Effect on Memorial Day

Port Authority of Allegheny County's bus, T and incline service will operate on holiday schedules on Memorial Day (Monday, May 27).

If your route does not operate on Sundays, it will not operate on Memorial Day.

The Customer Service phone line will hold holiday hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the Downtown Service Center will be closed in observance of the holiday.

Port Authority's Twitter account will not be staffed on Memorial Day.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Red Line Inbound Detour This Weekend

Port Authority will detour inbound Red Line T service all day Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19 due to track work in Beechview.

Outbound Red Line will be regular route.

Red Line riders should allow for extra time when traveling during these detours.

During the detour, inbound Red Line service will serve regular stops from South Hills Village to Overbrook Junction/Willow, then detour via the Blue Line’s routing to South Hills Junction, then continue to Station Square, Downtown and the North Shore.

Inbound local light rail shuttles will serve stops from Overbrook Junction to Potomac, and inbound bus shuttles will serve T stops from Potomac to Station Square. Bus shuttle stops are located at the following places:

Broadway at Potomac (farside)
Broadway at Stevenson (crosswalk)
Broadway at Shiras (island)
Broadway at Belasco (island)
Broadway at Hampshire (island)
Broadway at Fallowfield
Sebring at Dagmar
Cape May at Hampshire
West Liberty at busway island
South Busway at Dawn Stop
South Busway at Palm Garden Stop
South Busway at South Hills Junction
South Busway at Station Square Station

Please view the detour map below for additional information, or contact Customer Service at
412-442-2000 (TTY 412-231-7007).


View Red Line Detour for Beechview Rail Work in a larger map

Partial West Busway Closure

Port Authority’s West Busway will be partially closed from 6 a.m. to noon on Sunday, May 19, due to a community event for the Special Olympics.
Two bus routes will be affected in both directions: the 28X Airport Flyer service to Bell and Idlewood stations and the G2 West Busway-All Stops service to Bell, Idlewood and Carnegie stations.

Instead of serving those stations, buses will instead serve the following temporary stops located off the Busway:

28X

INBOUND OUTBOUND
Anthony at Noblestown  Noblestown at Morange (at Bishop Canevin) 
Noblestown opp Morange (opp Bishop Canevin)  Chestnut at E. Main 

G2
INBOUND OUTBOUND
Third at W. Main Noblestown at Morange (at Bishop Canevin)
Mansfield opp Campbell's Run  Jane at Chestnut 
Mansfield at Chestnut  Mansfield at Campbell's Run (farside at bus shelter) 
Noblestown opp Morange (opp Bishop Canevin) Chestnut at E. Main

Riders should allow for extra time when traveling on detoured routes.
For questions, contact Customer Service at 412-442-2000 or for TTY, 412-231-7007.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Red Line Detour on Sunday, May 12

Port Authority will detour inbound Red Line T service all day Sunday, May 12 due to track work in Beechview. The track work and detour originally scheduled for Saturday, May 11 is canceled due to a local event.

During the detour, inbound Red Line service will serve regular stops from South Hills Village to Overbrook Junction/Willow, then detour via the Blue Line’s routing to South Hills Junction, then continue to Station Square, Downtown and the North Shore.

Inbound local light rail shuttles will serve stops from Overbrook Junction to Potomac, and inbound bus shuttles will serve T stops from Potomac to Station Square.

Outbound Red Line will be regular route.

Red Line riders should allow for extra time when traveling during these detours.

View our detour map below for more details.


View Red Line Detour for Beechview Rail Work in a larger map

For questions or assistance, please call Customer Service at 412-442-2000 (TTY 412-231-7007).