Pittsburgh Marathon Service

Buses will begin detouring about noon with the closure of Boulevard of the Allies will be closed between Wood and Stanwix streets. This section of Boulevard of the Allies will remain closed through Sunday, May 5.

Bus

The following bus routes will be detoured:

52L - Homeville Limited
53L - Homestead Park Limited
56 - Lincoln Place
57 - Hazelwood
58 - Greenfield
65 - Squirrel Hill
67 - Monroeville
69 - Trafford

Route-specific detours will be available here once they are finalized.

Light Rail

No light rail service will be effected.

Monongahela Incline

The Monongahela Incline remains out of service due to flooding caused by multiple Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority water main breaks earlier this year. 

Monongahela Incline shuttle buses will operate between the upper station and the lower station every 17 minutes during peak hours and every 35 minutes during off-peak hours from 5:30 a.m. until 12:45 a.m.

Bus detours for the UPMC Health Plan / UPMC Sports Medicine Pittsburgh 5K and Chick-fil-A Pittsburgh Kids Marathon will begin about 7:15 a.m. and continue through about 1 p.m. in the North Side and Downtown areas.

Bus

All buses serving downtown will board, alight and transfer passengers on Smithfield Street between Sixth and Fifth avenues.

The following bus routes will be detoured:

1 - Freeport Road
4 -Troy Hill
6 - Spring Hill
8 - Perrysville
11 - Fineview
12 -McKnight
13 - Bellevue
15 - Charles
16 - Brighton
17 - Shadeland
21 -Coraopolis
22 -McCoy
24 - West Park
26 - Chartiers
27 - Fairywood
28X – Airport Flyer
31 - Bridgeville
G2 – West Busway
38 – Green Tree
39 - Brookline
40 – Mount Washington
41 – Bower Hill
43 - Bailey
44 - Knoxville
Y46 – Elizabeth Flyer
Y47 – Curry Flyer
48 - Arlington
Y49 – Prospect Flyer
51 - Carrick
54 – North Side – Oakland – South Side
56 – Lincoln Place
57 - Hazelwood
58 - Greenfield
61A – North Braddock
61B – Braddock - Swissvale
61C – McKeesport - Homestead
61D - Murray
67 - Monroeville
71A - Negley
71B – Highland Park
71C – Point Breeze
71D - Hamilton
77 – Penn Hills
81 – Oak Hill
82 - Lincoln
83 – Bedford Hill
86 - Liberty
88 - Penn
91 – Butler Street

Route-specific detours will be available here once they are finalized.

Light Rail

Regularly scheduled light rail service will be maintained throughout the day.

Monongahela Incline

The Monongahela Incline remains out of service due to flooding caused by multiple Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority water main breaks earlier this year. 

Monongahela Incline shuttle buses will operate between the upper station and the lower station every 35 minutes from 5:30 a.m. until 12:45 a.m. 

Bus detours for the DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon and FedEx Ground Pittsburgh Marathon Relay will begin at the start of service and will continue until about 3 p.m.

Bus

All bus routes will begin their detours at the start of service.

All detoured bus routes will drop off on the East Busway at Penn Station Stop B and pick up at Penn Station Stop C. The P1/P2 will pick up and drop off at Penn Station Stop A.

Service on the East Busway will begin shortly before 4 a.m.

Additional bus service will begin about 5 a.m. on the West Busway to assist runners and spectators traveling to the marathon start line.

Buses will go no farther into Downtown than the end of the busway, however, a rail shuttle will operate between Penn Station and Steel Plaza. Riders can then transfer to inbound trains heading toward the North Shore. This is a free transfer.

Because the 61-series buses will be unable to serve Oakland, a shuttle bus will operate between the intersection of Sennott Street and Oakland Avenue in Oakland and the intersection of Beacon and Murdoch streets in Squirrel Hill.

Additionally, an 88-Penn Special bus will operate between Penn Station and both UPMC Children's Hospital in Lawrenceville and West Penn Hospital in Bloomfield.

Due to road closures, the 89-Garfield Commons will not be in operation.

The following bus routes will be detoured:

1 - Freeport Road
6 - Spring Hill
8 - Perrysville
11 - Fineview
12 - McKnight
13 - Bellevue
14 - Ohio Valley
15 - Charles
16 - Brighton
17 - Shadeland
21 - Coraopolis
22 - McCoy
24 - West Park
26 - Chartiers
27 - Fairywood
28X – Airport Flyer
31 - Bridgeville
G2 – West Busway
38 – Green Tree
39 - Brookline
40 – Mount Washington
41 – Bower Hill
43 - Bailey
44 - Knoxville
Y46 – Elizabeth Flyer
Y47 – Curry Flyer
48 - Arlington
Y49 – Prospect Flyer
51 - Carrick
54 – North Side – Oakland – South Side
56 – Lincoln Place
57 - Hazelwood
58 - Greenfield
61A – North Braddock
61B – Braddock - Swissvale
61C – McKeesport - Homestead
61D - Murray
P1 – East Busway All Stops
P2 – East Busway Short
64 – Lawrenceville - Waterfront
67 - Monroeville
71A - Negley
71B – Highland Park
71C – Point Breeze
71D - Hamilton
75 - Ellsworth
77 – Penn Hills
81 – Oak Hill
82 - Lincoln
83 – Bedford Hill
86 - Liberty
87 - Friendship
88 - Penn
89 – Garfield Commons
91 – Butler Street

Route-specific detours will be available here once they are finalized. 

Light Rail

Two-car light rail trains will operate from 4 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Additional two-car Red Line and Blue Line trains will leave South Hills Village Rail Center beginning at 4 a.m.

Monongahela Incline

The Monongahela Incline remains out of service due to flooding caused by multiple Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority water main breaks earlier this year. 

A special shuttle bus will operate from the upper station of the Mon Incline to South Hills Junction from 5 a.m. until about 8:45 a.m. This shuttle will be free.

Regular Monongahela Incline shuttle buses will operate every 35 minutes from 8:45 a.m. until midnight from the upper station to the lower station as long as roads have been reopened. If roads have not been reopened after 8:45 a.m., the shuttle will operate from the upper station to South Hills Junction. Regular fares will be required on this shuttle. Transfer fees may also apply.

Although it will be operating on a detour, the 40-Mt. Washington will continue to serve both Mt. Washington and downtown Pittsburgh, and may be the most direct and fastest option.