• October 2nd, 2023
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PRT service changes in advance of BRT construction impacting downtown, Uptown, and Oakland, are in effect as of 10/1 with the 61D, 71A, 71C, and 71D terminating in Oakland—no longer serving Uptown or Downtown.

61D-Murray, renamed 61D-Murray Short: Now turns around at Robinson St, right on Craft, left on Forbes. Weekday/weekend trip times have changed, and Sunday mid-day frequency decreased to 30min (from 20)

71A-Negley, renamed 71A-Negley Short: Now turns around at Robinson and uses contraflow lane on Fifth Avenue for outbound route.

71C-Point Breeze, renamed 71C-Point Breeze Short: Now turns around at Robinson Street and uses contraflow lane on Fifth Avenue for outbound route. Some weekday/weekend trip times have changed.

71D-Hamilton, renamed 71D-Hamilton Short: Now turns around at Robinson and uses contraflow lane on Fifth Avenue for outbound route. Some weekday/weekend trip times have changed.

Other Oakland area routes impacted by October 2023 service changes include:

54-Northside-Oakland-South Side: Some weekday and weekend trip times have changed.

58-Greenfield: Charles Anderson Bridge detour via Bates now incorporated into schedule. Inbound stops established: Blvd of the Allies at Bates (nearside), Alger at Winterburn. Outbound stops established Ronald at Beechwood, Blvd of the Allies at Bates (farside), Halket at Louisa. Six discontinued inbound stops and five discontinued outbound stops are now reflected on the schedule during remainder of Charles Anderson Bridge closure detour via Bates.

65-Squirrel Hill: Charles Anderson Bridge detour via Second/Greenfield Ave now incorporated into schedule + new downtown routing using Liberty & Seventh. 15 addt'l inbound+outbound stops along Greenfield added, and some weekday run times changed. 17 discontinued inbound stops and eight discontinued outbound stops are now reflected on the schedule during remainder of Charles Anderson Bridge closure detour via Second Ave/Greenfield Ave.

93-Lawenrenceville-Hazelwood: Charles Anderson Bridge detour via Second/Greenfield Ave now incorporated into schedule. 10 inbound, 9 outbound stops established along Greenfield Ave. (5 inbound, 4 outbound stops discontinued along Blvd of the Allies, Panther Hollow Rd)

All routes impacted by service changes:

• 2-Mount Royal
• 14-Ohio Valley
• 19L-Emsworth Limited
• 51-Carrick
• 54-Northside-Oakland-Southside
• 58-Greenfield
• 59-Mon Valley
• 61A-North Braddock
• 61B-Braddock-Swissvale
• 61C-McKeesport-Homestead
• 61D-Murray, now 61D-Murray Short
• 65-Squirrel Hill
• 67-Monroeville
• 71A-Negley, now 71A-Negley Short
• 71B-Highland Park
• 71C-Point Breeze, now 71C-Point Breeze Short
• 71D-Hamilton, now 71D-Hamilton Short
• 77-Penn Hills
• 79-East Hills
• 82-Lincoln
• 86-Liberty
• 87-Friendship
• 88-Penn
• 89-Garfield Commons
• 91-Butler Street
• 93-Lawrenceville-Hazelwood
• P1-East Busway
• P2-East Busway Short
• P12-Holiday Park Flyer
• P17-Lincoln Park Flyer
• P7-McKeesport Flyer
• P76-Lincoln Highway Flyer
• Silver & Blue Light Rail weekday trip times modified

Get the complete list of service changes and details from Pittsburgh Regional Transit on their website here: https://rideprt.org/ServiceUpdates

Background: (Text below is from a Traff & Transit Advisory issued by OTMA on September 10, 2023 – Subscribe to receive alerts via email)

This change is being made to help facilitate the flow of traffic during construction of Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s University Line bus rapid transit project.

Construction for the University Line will begin in downtown Pittsburgh on September 13, 2023. Shortening these routes in Oakland will prevent them from getting caught in traffic caused by construction.

Riders who currently take the 61D, 71A, 71C or 71D to Uptown or downtown Pittsburgh can instead take the 61A-North Braddock, 61B-Braddock-Swissvale, 61C-McKeesport-Homestead or 71B-Highland Park bus routes or transfer to these routes in Oakland. Transfers are free for three hours for riders who use a ConnectCard or a mobile ticket.

To support these changes, PRT will add service on routes 82-Lincoln, 87-Friendship, and the P7-McKeesport Flyer, each of which share portions of their service areas with the shortened routes.

PRT will host an online meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12 to answer any questions riders may have on the changes. Registration is required. Please visit https://rideprt.org/october-2023-service-adjustments-meeting to sign up to attend online or call PRT Customer Service at 412-442-2000 to sign up to join by phone.

The meeting follows several rounds of public engagement related to these changes, including a formal public meeting in January 2023.

PRT is working to make sure riders are aware of the changes ahead of time. In addition to placing signs at every inbound and some outbound bus stops that will be impacted by these changes, signs will be posted inside buses and audio messages will play on buses that travel the corridor.

These routes will have the word “Short” added to their route names and head signs on buses.

Additionally, employees will be riding buses to remind riders of the changes the week before they go into effect and the week after the changes are implemented.

Several other bus routes will experience changes that are not related to the University Line Construction. For a complete list of changes, visit www.ridePRT.org/ServiceUpdates.