Help us test the ConnectCard!

Very soon Port Authority’s new ConnectCard fare payment system will revolutionize the way you travel. But before we can launch it, we need riders like you to help us test it.

If you’re a current Port Authority rider and pay your fare with a monthly/weekly pass, tickets or cash, you can be one of the first customers to try the new ConnectCard smart card.

It’s easy. Just visit www.connectcard.org/customer-pilot to fill our recruitment questionnaire by June 8. We’ll notify you early this summer if you are selected to participate in the test program, which will run from mid-August through mid-October.* Test program participants will have the chance to win a month of free rides!

*Participants will be required to pay for their own fares during the course of the test period. Port Authority will not be providing free fare or reimbursing fares as part of the test program.

Schedules for 18 routes adjusted on June 10

Note: For information on budget-related service cuts proposed for September 2012, view our Service Reductions page.

Schedules for eighteen different bus routes will be revised starting Sunday, June 10, 2012. Port Authority of Allegheny County adjusts schedules four times per year.

To view new schedules, click on the route name.

Information on enhanced weekend light rail service will be released separately at a later date.

Additionally, fares will increase on July 1, but new fares will not be printed on June schedules. View information on fare increases (PDF).

• 6 Spring Hill: The route’s school trip (that had been marked with “S” on the 3/25/12 schedule) is discontinued for the summer break. This schedule will not be reprinted for June due to the minor change.
  
• 8 Perrysville: School trips (that had been marked with “S” on the 3/25/12 schedule) are discontinued for the summer break.
  
• 14 Ohio Valley: A minor inbound routing change will be made between Rivers Casino and Allegheny Station, and riders will now be dropped off at the station at Allegheny Avenue at Reedsdale Street (far side). Outbound riders will continue to pick up the bus at Allegheny Station Bus Bay #1.
  
• 16 Brighton: School trips (that had been marked with “S” on the 3/25/12 schedule) are discontinued for the summer break. This schedule will not be reprinted for June due to the minor change.
  
• 18 Manchester: The schedule is rewritten and trips times will change. Weekday frequency is changed to every 20 minutes throughout the day and every 40 minutes in the evening.
  
• 44 Knoxville: School trips (that had been marked with “S” on the 3/25/12 schedule) are discontinued for the summer break. This schedule will not be reprinted for June due to the minor change.
  
• 48 Arlington: School trips (that had been marked with “S” on the 3/25/12 schedule) are discontinued for the summer break. This schedule will not be reprinted for June due to the minor change.
  
• 51 Carrick: School trips (that had been marked with "H" or “S” on the 3/25/12 schedule) are discontinued for the summer break. This schedule will not be reprinted for June due to the minor change.
  
• 52L Homeville Limited: Trip times will change.
  
• 53 Homestead Park: Trip times will change. Several weekday and most Saturday outbound trips will no longer serve Walmart – this is to avoid a duplicate stop. Riders wanting to exit the bus at Walmart must wait until their bus passes Gabriel Brothers and then stops at Walmart three minutes later on its return trip to Homestead.
  
• 53L Homestead Park Limited: Trip times will change. 53L will now serve all the same stops as 52L along the routes’ common routing on the Boulevard of the Allies, Panther Hollow Road, Greenfield Road and Beechwood Boulevard. 
  
• 67 Monroeville: Will be rerouted to serve the new UPMC East Monroeville when it opens.
  
• 74 Homewood-Squirrel Hill: School trips (that had been marked with “S” on the 3/25/12 schedule) are discontinued for the summer break. This schedule will not be reprinted for June due to the minor change.
  
• 81 Oak Hill: Trip times will change. The detour due to Elmore Square demolition will become permanent routing.
  
• G2 West Busway-All Stops: Weekday evening outbound trip times will be adjusted.
  
• O1 Ross Flyer: The outbound 2:35 p.m., 2:50 p.m., 3:05 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. trips will now serve the Upper Lot of the Ross Park and Ride.
  
• P69 Trafford Flyer: The trip that originates at Penn Station at 5:05 p.m. will be shifted to 5:10 p.m. and will arrive on Liberty Avenue at Market Street at 5:20 p.m.
  
• Y46 Elizabeth Flyer: On weekdays, the last inbound trip and last four outbound trips will no longer serve Century III Mall at the shelter (these trips fall outside mall hours). These trips will serve the stops on Rt. 51.
  

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

Partial West Busway Closure on Sunday Morning

Port Authority’s West Busway will be partially closed from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sunday, May 27, due to a community event for the Special Olympics.

Two bus routes will be affected: the 28X Airport Flyer service to Bell and Idlewood stations and the G2 West Busway-All Stops service to Bell, Idlewood and Carnegie stations.

These buses will instead serve temporary stops not located on the Busway. Signs have been posted at the affected Busway stations informing riders of the closure and indicating the location of temporary stops.

For stop information, view our detour notice or contact Customer Service at 412-442-2000 or for TTY, 412-231-7007.

Holiday Service for Memorial Day (Monday, May 28)

Port Authority of Allegheny County's bus, T and incline service will operate on holiday schedules for Memorial Day, this Monday, May 28.

Port Authority's Customer Service phone line will hold holiday hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the Downtown Service Center will be closed on Memorial Day. Port Authority's Twitter account will not be staffed for the holiday.

Light rail service will operate as two-car trains throughout much of the weekend due to the Pirates home games, and extra T service/subway local service will be added for high-attendance games. Subway local service makes stops at the following stations: Allegheny, North Side, Gateway, Wood Street, Steel Plaza, First Avenue, Station Square and South Hills Junction.

Many communities throughout the county will hold Memorial Day parades and various bus routes will see detours. To check if your route is affected, visit our Detours page and search by the day you plan to travel.

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

T Detours in Effect Tomorrow

Port Authority light rail service will see significant detours for much of the day Saturday, May 19, due to scheduled rail maintenance and other work. Both Blue Line and Red Line service will be impacted.

From Saturday morning until approximately 1 p.m., Blue Line Library stops south of Washington Junction will be served by shuttle buses instead of the T so that crews may safely inspect nearby bridges.

The shuttle bus stops will be located close to light rail stations, and buses will take riders to and from Washington Junction, where they may transfer to detoured Blue Line service originating from South Hills Village.

Riders transferring to the inbound T at Washington Junction during this time must board from the outbound platform for service to Downtown due to power wire replacement happening nearby.

View a Google map of the Blue Line shuttle bus stops.


View Blue Line-Library Detour: Saturday, May 19, 2012 in a larger map
Also Saturday, a portion of the Red Line in Beechview will be closed for rail replacement from approximately 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. During the work, service to Red Line stops will be provided by a combination of detoured Red Line service, bus shuttles and local light rail shuttles.

Red Line service will detour in both directions over the Overbrook line (where Blue Line T service operates), serving its normal stops Downtown, at Station Square and at South Hills Junction, then serving Boggs through Willow stations before continuing on its regular routing to South Hills Village. At Willow, riders can transfer to a local light rail shuttle that will operate in both directions between Overbrook Junction and Potomac.

Bus shuttles will offer inbound and outbound service to riders who use Red Line stops between Station Square and Potomac Station, with shuttle stops located close to T stops. At Station Square, riders may transfer to buses or the T to continue into Downtown Pittsburgh. At Potomac, riders may transfer to the local light rail shuttle for service to stops between Kelton and Overbrook Junction.

View a Google map of the Red Line detour.


View Red Line Detour: Saturday, May 19, 2012 in a larger map

T service will be on regular routing between South Hills Junction and Allegheny Station.

For more information on Saturday’s detours, contact Customer Service at 412-442-2000 or for TTY, 412-231-7007.