Major Port Authority Bus, Light Rail Service Reductions Begin

Pittsburgh PA

25 March, 2020

7:59 AM

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PITTSBURGH, PA - The Port Authority is reducing bus and light rail service by about 25 percent Wednesday due to a dramatic ridership drop caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Ridership has plummeted by more than 50 percent in the past two weeks. The authority has been working in tandem with the region's health care providers to ensure that service will remain available for people who work in essential jobs or who need to access essential services. Because of the steep ridership decrease, riders will be able to practice social distancing. The changes are for weekday service only. Weekend service remains the same. The service reductions are occurring on 72 of the authority's 96 routes. These routes will maintain regular schedules: 7 Spring Garden21 Coraopolis64 Lawrenceville-Waterfront71 Edgewood Town Center91 Butler StreetY45 Baldwin Manor Flyer18 Manchester28X Airport Flyer81 Oak Hill93 Lawrenceville-HazelwoodP17 Lincoln Park FlyerP68 Braddock Hills Flyer52L Homeville Limited55 Glassport59 Mon Valley67 MonroevilleP69 Trafford FlyerY47 Curry Flyer53 Homestead Park60 Crawford Village69 Trafford77 Penn Hills83 Bedford Hill89 Garfield CommonsOS Thompson Run Flyery49 Prospect FlyerAlthough Port Authority's TrueTime service will be able to provide vehicle location information, trip planning services will not be available.Schedules for individual routes are available at www.PortAuthority.org/coronavirus. Paper schedules will not be printed.