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March 27 - Pittsburgh Regional Transit Service for Good Friday, Easter holidays

March 19 - Pittsburgh Regional Transit to Begin Comprehensive Light-Rail Project Next Month

March 14 -Planned Bus Detours for St. Patrick’s Day Parade

March 12 - PRT to Hire Independent Consultant, Form Committee to Review Monongahela Incline

March 8 - Monongahela Incline to Remain Closed This Weekend and Through Next Week

March 6 - Mon Incline to Remain Closed for the Remainder of the Week

February 23 - Construction Projects to Impact Transit Service in Downtown Pittsburgh This Weekend

February 15 - PRT Service for Presidents' Day Holiday

February 9 - Monongahela Incline to Reopen Saturday

February 9 - PRT Light Rail Work to Continue Nearly Every Weekend Through March

February 8 - Monongahela Incline Set to Reopen Pending Inspection

January 26 - Monongahela Incline to Reopen Within Next Two Weeks

January 26 - University Line Construction Continues Next Week

January 18 - PRT Announces Feb. 18 Service Adjustments

January 16 - University Line Bus Rapid Transit Work Continues; Additional Work Location to be Added in Downtown Pittsburgh

January 12 - Monongahela Incline Update

January 12 - PRT Service for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 5 - Monongahela Incline to Remain Closed Through the Weekend

January 5 - Additional University Line Work Location Being Added Next Week

January 3 - Mon Incline Closed for Repairs

December 28 - Pittsburgh Regional Transit Announces Bus Detours for Highmark/Pittsburgh Cultural Trust First Night Pittsburgh 2024

December 1 - Wood Street Station to be Closed December 8-22; Light-rail service in the CBD to be disrupted December 8-11 and December 15-18

November 20 - PRT Service Information for Thanksgiving

November 10 - PRT named Military Friendly employer for third year in a row

November 9 - PRT Construction for the University Line moves to Sixth Avenue; work continues on Fifth Avenue

November 8 - PRT to Operate Regular Service on Veterans Day; Administrative Offices Closed

November 1 - Wood Street Station to Remain Open Next Week

October 24 - Monongahela Incline to Reopen Tuesday Afternoon

October 20 - Escalator rehab work resumes at Steel Plaza Station, First Ave. Station to follow

October 19 - PRT Announces Bus Line Redesign Project

October 18 - Upcoming weekend disruptions to PRT service

October 5 - Wood Street Station to be Closed October 9-23

October 5 - A Portion of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. East Busway to Close Saturday and Sunday

September 28 - PRT Seeks Input on Herron Station

September 21 - Great Race Service

September 8 - Escalator Project Transitions to Wood Street

September 6 - Pittsburgh Regional Transit Deploys Mobile Ticketing Across Light Rail, Now Available Systemwide

August 31 - Construction on PRT’s University Line to Begin September 13

August 31 - PRT Service for Labor Day

August 29 - Vaccine Requirements for PRT Employees to End August 31

August 21 - Service Adjustments Go Into Effect on October 1, Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Changes

August 18 - Monongahela Incline to Reopen on Monday

August 14 - Monongahela Incline Update

July 28 - Several Bus Routes to be Detoured This Weekend for Open Streets, Other Events

July 21 - Public Meetings Scheduled for Homestead to McKeesport Improvements

July 20 - Construction, Picklesburgh to Impact Weekend Bus, Rail Service

July 3 - Wood Street Station Cleaning, Repairs to Start Monday, July 10

June 28 - PRT Service for Independence Day

June 23 - PRT Board Approves FY24 Operating, Capital Budgets

June 15 - PRT Service on June 19, Juneteenth National Freedom Day

June 22 - Taylor Swift, Juneteenth Help PRT See Highest Ridership in Years

June 14 - Washington Junction Station Upgrades to Begin Next Week

June 13 - PRT, FTA Execute $150 Grant Agreement for Downtown-Uptown-Oakland BRT

May 24 - PRT Service on Memorial Day

May 17 - PRT Announces Service Adjustments for June

May 12 - PRT to Close a Portion of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway for the Next Two Weekends

May 5 - Dozens of PRT bus routes to be detoured this weekend for Pittsburgh Marathon and related events

April 20 - Denise Station Ramp Repairs to Begin May 1

April 13 - PRT to Replace Nine Escalators in Central Business District

April 5 - Pittsburgh Regional Transit Service for Good Friday, Easter holidays

March 27 - Pittsburgh Regional Transit Again Named Military Friendly® Employer

March 24 - PRT Board Approves Bus Rapid Transit Phase One Construction Contract, Service Changes

March 22 - Repair Work to Disrupt Weekend Rail Service in Downtown Pittsburgh, North Shore

March 17 - PRT Celebrates Transit Driver Appreciation Day

March 16 - PRT Committee Recommends Bus Rapid Transit Phase One Construction Contract, Service Changes

March 13 - New Bus Stop Signs Coming Soon

March 10 - Several Bus Routes to Detour in Downtown Pittsburgh for Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade

March 3 - Monongahela Incline to Reopen on Monday

February 28 - Work to Resume Inside Mt. Lebanon Transit Tunnel

February 23 - Continued Repair Work to Disrupt Light Rail Service over the Next Two Weekends

February 16 - PRT Service for Presidents' Day

February 14 - Overbrook Junction to Receive Infrastructure Upgrade

February 8 - Repair Work to Disrupt Light Rail Service over the Next Two Weekends

February 3 - PRT Service in Millvale Temporarily Discontinued

February 1 - PRT Now Accepting Applications for Bulk Pass Pilot Program

February 1 - PRT Seeks Public Input on Two Potential Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway Projects

January 19 - Significant Service Disruptions Expected This Weekend

January 18 - PRT Schedule Updates Go Into Effect Sunday, February 19

January 13 - Repair Work to Disrupt Weekend Rail Service

January 13 - PRT Service for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

December 28 - PRT Service for New Year's Eve, New Year's Day

December 22 - Pittsburgh Regional Transit Prepares for Winter Storm

December 21 - Pittsburgh Regional Transit Announces Holiday Service Hours

December 13 - Public comment period on BRT and related service changes opens Thursday, December 15

November 22 - PRT Service Information for Thanksgiving

November 18 - PRT Buses to Detour for Light Up Night Festivities

November 17 - PRT Seeks Public Input on BRT-related Service Changes

November 17 - Supply Chain, Material Delivery Issues Delay Reopening of Monongahela Incline

November 17 - Pittsburgh Regional Transit, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85 Reach Four-Year Agreement

November 10 - Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel Repairs Come to an End

November 7 - PRT to Operate Regular Weekday Service on Veterans Day; Administrative Offices Closed

October 27 - Construction Activity to Disrupt Light Rail Service This Weekend

October 21 - Quarterly Service Adjustments Go Into Effect Nov. 21

October 19 - Construction Activity To Disrupt Light Rail Service This Weekend

September 7 - Pittsburgh Regional Transit Announces Plan to Transition to a Zero-Emission Bus Fleet by 2045

September 1 - PRT to Operate on Sunday Schedules in Observance of Labor Day

August 18 - PRT Seeking Public Input for New Downtown Bus Routing

August 18 - PRT Launches Planning Effort to Add Station(s) on the East Busway, Reconfigure Wilkinsburg Station

August 4 - PRT to Close a Portion of Grandview Avenue, Wyoming Streets for Crane Lift

August 2 - PRT Announces Quarterly Service Adjustments for September

July 29 - Several Bus Routes Affected by Construction, Events This Weekend

July 29 - Wabash Tunnel temporary direction modification beginning Monday, August 1

July 25 - Portion of Inbound Red Line To Be Closed Tuesday for Emergency Repairs

July 22 - North Shore Connector to be Closed Saturday Morning Through Tuesday Evening

July 21 - PRT to Host Two BRT Meetings in August

July 7 - Mon Incline to be Closed for Rehabilitation Project Beginning August 1

July 6 - PRT to Begin South Busway Rehabilitation Project

June 29 - PRT Service for July 4

June 24 - Pittsburgh Regional Transit Board Approves FY2023 Operating and Capital Budgets

June 16 - PRT Service for Juneteenth Holiday

June 9 - Port Authority Rebrands as Pittsburgh Regional Transit

May 27 - Port Authority Board Rewards CEO Katharine Kelleman with Four-Year Contract Extension

May 25 - Service Information for Memorial Day

May 23 - Port Authority to Test Red Line, Prepare for Possible Tuesday Reopening

May 19 - A Portion of the East Busway Will Be Closed on Saturday, May 21

May 19 - More than 60 Schedules to Be Updated in June

May 13 - Saw Mill Run Blvd. Bridge Expected to Reopen To Buses on Saturday, Light-Rail Vehicles to Remain on Detour

April 29 - Port Authority is replacing a section light rail track near Fallowfield Station in Beechview

April 28 - Port Authority Weekend Service Information for Pittsburgh Marathon Events

April 5 - Saw Mill Run Blvd Bridge Expected to Reopen by the End of May

March 24 - Port Authority Announces Quarterly Service Changes for April

March 20 - Free Fares to Continue for Another Week

March 18 - 140 Port Authority Employees Return to WOrk

March 15 - Port Authority to Provide Free Fares Through Sunday

March 12 - Port Authority Responds to High Number of Call-offs

March 11 - Port Authority Warns of Probable Service Disruptions

March 10 - Nearly 50 Bus Routes to be Detoured Saturday for the St. Patrick's Day Parade

February 17 - Port Authority Service for Presidents' Day

February 16, 2022 - Port Authority Provides Cost, Time Estimate for Saw Mill Run Boulevard Bridge Repairs

February 11 - Expedited Rail Project to Begin Monday

February 10 -Water Infiltration Combined with Freezing Temperatures Likely Led to Saw Mill Run Blvd. Bridge Shift

February 10 - Port Authority Receives $8.2 million to Improve Access, Air Quality in Allegheny County

February 4, 2022 - Port Authority Closes Saw Mill Run Boulevard Bridge

February 2, 2022 - Negley Station Construction Set to Begin

January 13, 2022 - Service for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 10, 2022 - Port Authority to Require Employees to be Vaccinated

January 3, 2022 - Port Authority Asks for Patience, Understanding as Omicron Surges

December 21 - Port Authority Installing Purifiers to Sanitize Air and Surfaces Inside Vehicles

December 20 - Port Authority Holiday Service

December 16 - Port Authority Fare Changes to go into Effect January 1

December 2, 2021 - Maintenance Activity to Impact Silver Line Service Next Week

November 22 - Port Authority Thanksgiving Service

November 19 - Port Authority Service for Light Up Night

November 16 - Preparations Begin for Negley Station Improvement Project

November 10 - Port Authority's Downtown Service Center to Resume Regular Hours on Monday, Nov. 15

November 9 - Temporary Service Changes Require Public Hearing, Title VI Analysis

November 8 - Port Authority Service for Veterans Day holiday

November 5 - Weekend Detours on Red Line to Cause Delays, Detours for Some Riders

November 1 - Port Authority to Reduce Downtown Service Center Hours Effective Tuesday, November 2

October 29 - 16 Bus Routes To Begin Month-long Detour Beginning Monday

October 29, 2021 - Port Authority Announces Quarterly Service Updates

October 25 - Port Authority Announces September Ridership Increases

October 5 - Wabash Tunnel to Close During Off-Peak Hours for State-Mandated Inspection

September 24 - Port Authority Board Adopts NEXTransit Long-range Plan

September 24 - Port Authority Board Approves New U-Pass Agreements

September 24 - Great Race Service

September 22 - Port Authority to Provide Free Monongahela Incline Rides on Saturday

September 21 - CBD Tunnel Lighting Project Completed

September 8, 2021 - Database Issue Causing Sign Problems

September 2 - Port Authority Schedules for Labor Day

August 30, 2021 - Port Authority Begins Pilot to Permit e-Bikes on Vehicles

August 16, 2021 - Port Authority of Allegheny County, Masabi, and Transit app Launch Ready2Ride Mobile Ticketing System

August 13, 2021 - P16-Penn Hills Flyer to Resume Service along Hulton Road on Monday

August 6, 2021 - Three-month Hillside Stabilization Project to Begin Monday

August 6, 2021 - Port Authority Announces September Quarterly Service Adjustments

July 22 - LED Installation to Temporarily Suspend Light Rail Service

July 9 - Library Line Work to Cause Service Disruptions Beginning Next Week

July 1 - Port Authority Service for July 4

July 1 - Turnpike Project to Affect P16-Penn Hills Flyer Service

June 25 - Port Authority Board Adopts 2022 Budget, Fare Changes

June 15 - Duquesne Incline will be closed for inspections on Wednesday

June 11 - Port Authority to Reopen Silver Line - Library on Monday

June 10 - Port Authority to Resume In-person Meetings

June 8 - Wabash Tunnel to be closed on Saturday

June 3 - Library Line Upgrades to Cause Temporary Service Disruption

May 26 - Port Authority Service for Memorial Day

May 21 - NEXTransit to host three public meetings next week

May 20 - Port Authority's Quarterly Service Changes Go Into Effect on June 20

May 17 - Port Authority to Begin to Eliminate Vehicle Capacity Limits

April 29 - Mon Incline Reopens

April 22 - Port Authority to Close Mon Incline for Three Days Beginning Wednesday

April 16 - Mon Incline Reopens on Schedule

April 7 - Mon Incline to be Closed for Repairs

March 26 - Port Authority Board Opens 40-day Public Comment Period on Fare Proposal Changes

March 31 - Good Friday and Easter Sunday Service Information and Hours

March 3 - Port Authority Announces March Service Updates

February 17, 2021 - Port Authority’s NEXTransit to Present Ideas to Improve Transit Countywide

February 9 - Presidents' Day Service

February 2 - Port Authority to Shutter Pennant Station

February 2 - Port Authority Set to Begin LED Replacement Project

February 1 - Port Authority's Room2Ride wins 2021 Innovations in Transit Performance Measurement Challenge

January 21 - Port Authority Fills Director of Equity and Inclusion Position

January 19, 2021 - Port Authority Seeks Participants for Mobile Ticketing Pilot

January 14, 2021 - Service for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Jan. 11 - Online Meetings Scheduled on Bus Rapid Transit Project

Jan. 11 - Phase II of McKeesport Transportation Center construction to begin Saturday

December 23 - Port Authority Board approves two-year contract with union

December 21 - Port Authority service for Christmas Day and New Year's Day

Port Authority Board to hold special meeting December 23, 2020

December 7 - Two Port Authority employees die of COVID-19

November 23 - Port Authority to operate modified service on Thanksgiving

Nov. 17 - Port Authority's quarterly service adjustments to go into effect Sunday, November 22

Nov. 13 - Port Authority Announces Next Theme For Long-Range Plan

Port Authority service, hours for Veterans Day

Port Authority COVID-19 Update

November 3, 2020 - Port Authority's November Board meeting information

October 14, 2020 - Port Authority COVID-19 Update

October 8, 2020 - Port Authority's October Board meeting information

October 7, 2020 - Port Authority planning to provide additional light rail service to Heinz Field on Sunday

Port Authority to begin receiving new buses this week

Sept. 30 - Weekly COVID-19 Update

November service adjustments to redistribute service, add weekend service

September 16 - Weekly COVID-19 update

September Meetings of the Port Authority Board

September 9 - Weekly COVID-19 Update

September 2 - Port Authority Service for Labor Day

September 2 - Weekly COVID-19 Update

September 2 - Statement by Port Authority CEO Katharine Kelleman

August 26 - Weekly COVID-19 Update

Quarterly Service Updates to go into effect August 23

August 19, 2020 Weekly Covid-19 Update

August 12 - Weekly COVID-19 Update

August 5 - Weekly COVID-19 Update

July 29 - Weekly COVID-19 Update

July 22 - Weekly COVID-19 Case Update

Port Authority seeks public input for NEXTransit long-range plan

July 15 - Weekly COVID-19 case update

July 2020 Board Meetings

July 8 - Weekly COVID-19 Case Update

Port Authority to begin two-year project in the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel

Weekly COVID-19 Case Update (July 1, 2020)

Port Authority Service for July 3/4

16th Port Authority Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

Port Authority employee tests positive for COVID-19, is agency's first case since May 5 and 15th overall

New Tool Helps Port Authority Customers Social Distance

Light Rail Service to Resume Regular Schedule on Monday, June 22, 2020

June Meetings of the Port Authority of Allegheny County Board

South Fayette Park and Ride to close July 4

Port Authority launches “NEXTransit,” a long-range plan to guide the public transit system of our future

Front-door board to resume June 1, fare collection to resume June 8

Port Authority Service for Memorial Day

Most Port Authority Bus Routes Returning to Regular Weekday Schedules

May Board Meetings to Again Be Held Virtually

Fourteenth Port Authority Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

Thirteenth Port Authority Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

Port Authority Customer Service to resume regular hours of operation on Monday, May 4, 2020

Twelfth Port Authority Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

Eleventh Port Authority Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

Tenth Port Authority Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

Ninth Port Authority Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

Eighth Port Authority Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

Seventh Port Authority Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

New State Mask Order for Transit Riders

Sixth Port Authority Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19

Face Coverings to be Required at Downtown Service Center Beginning Monday

Fifth Port Authority Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

Port Authority's April Board and Board committee meetings to be held virtually

Port Authority Employee Self-reports Testing Positive for COVID-19

Port Authority to Implement Vehicle Capacity Limits

Port Authority Service for Good Friday, April 10, 2020

Third Port Authority Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19

Port Authority Launches 'Stay Home' Campaign

Second Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

Port Authority CEO Extends Thank You for Support of Public Transit

Port Authority Temporarily Modifies Lost and Found Procedures

Customer Service Hours to be Reduced

Port Authority Confirms First COVID-19 Case

Port Authority Reduces Downtown Service Center Hours

Port Authority to Implement New Operational Procedures Beginning Wednesday

Port Authority to Begin Operating on Reduced Schedules

Port Authority's March Board Meetings Canceled

Port Authority to implement temporary Social Distancing Policy on all vehicles

Port Authority to reimburse customers for unused passes

Port Authority Board reschedules meetings

Port Authority to begin disinfecting vehicles every 24 hours

Port Authority takes steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19

Port Authority cancels remainder of community engagement meetings

Port Authority Issues COVID-19 Information

Port Authority Outlines Plans for March 2020 Bus Stop Consolidation

Service Adjustments to go into Effect Sunday, March 15

Port Authority Service for Presidents’ Day

Port Authority to begin testing pay-by-smartphone; rollout expected by the end of the year

Port Authority Service for Martin Luther King Day

Port Authority to host series of meetings: "Public Transit: A Community Discussion" seeking community input

Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel expected to reopen by Monday morning

Landslides force nighttime closure, Wednesday morning restrictions at Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel

Port Authority Service For Christmas Day and New Year's Day

Dec. 19, 2019 - PORT AUTHORITY TO OPERATE HOLIDAY/SUNDAY SCHEDULES ON CHRISTMAS DAY

DEC. 16, 2019 - PASSENGER WI-FI AVAILABLE NOW ON MOST BUSES; WILL BE AVAILABLE ON ALL BUSES AND LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES BY EARLY NEXT YEAR

Dec. 6 - SPECIAL SERVICE TO OPERATE THIS WEEKEND

December 5 - BUS STOP CONSOLIDATION PROPOSAL UPDATED

PUBLIC INPUT SOUGHT FOR BUS STOP CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM

November 27 - Port Authority Thanksgiving Service 2019

Nov. 21 - PORT AUTHORITY SERVICE FOR LIGHT UP NIGHT 2019

November 6 - PORT AUTHORITY SERVICE FOR VETERANS DAY PARADE, VETERANS DAY

October 31 - NEXT ROUND OF QUARTERLY SERVICE CHANGES GO INTO EFFECT NOV. 24

October 30 - FIVE BUS STOPS PROPOSED FOR ELIMINATION TO BE RETAINED

October 29, 2019 - NEW BUSES TO BE PUT IN SERVICE THIS WEEK

October 25, 2019 - PORT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FREE BUS SERVICE TO TREE OF LIFE MEMORIAL SERVICE ON SUNDAY

SEPT. 25 - PORT AUTHORITY DETOURS FOR GREAT RACE WEEKEND

SEPT. 20 - PORT AUTHORITY TO REPLACE TRACK CROSS IN CASTLE SHANNON

Sept. 19 - 2019 APPLICATION SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL SUPPORT OF BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT

September 11 - TWO BUS ROUTES TO RETURN TO REGULAR SERVICE IN MORNINGSIDE

September 10 - EFFORTS BEGIN TO IMPROVE ON-TIME PERFORMANCE

August 28 - Two Bus Routes to Detour in Morningside For Street Paving

August 28 - Labor Day Service and Hours

August 23 - Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel Expected to Reopen by Monday

August 9 - Quarterly service adjustments go into effect Sunday, September 1, 2019

August 8 - Port Authority Statement on Downtown Stabbing

July 19 - Port Authority to begin major construction project beginning July 26

June 4 - Schedule adjustments for nearly 20 Port Authority bus routes will go into effect Sunday, June 16, 2019

May 29 - Port Authority moves closer to mobile ticketing app

May 29 - Port Authority presents FY2020 operating and capital budget

May 22 - Port Authority service for Monday, May 27, 2019

May 16 - Port Authority to increase capacity, add light rail service for Garth Brooks concert at Heinz Field on Saturday, May 18, 2019

May 9 - Mon Incline to reopen Friday

May 3 - Fifteen Port Authority bus routes will be detoured beginning Monday due to construction on Grant Street

April 26 - Port Authority work on the North Braddock Avenue Bridge to impact weekend traffic

April 15 - Mon Incline repairs on track; expected to reopen next month

April 15 - Good Friday service information

March 29 - Port Authority bus and light rail operators prepare for competition

March 22 - Port Authority to offer free rides to vigil for New Zealand mass shooting victims

March 18, 2019 - Several bus routes to detour beginning Tuesday, March 19

March 18, 2019 - Monongahela Incline repair work remains on schedule

March 18, 2019 - Wood Street Station reopened; majority of work finished

March 13, 2019 - Customers invited to help recognize Port Authority operators

March 13, 2019 - St. Patrick's Day Parade detours

March 8, 2019 - Pennies to no longer be accepted on Port Authority vehicles

March 5, 2019 - Quarterly schedule adjustments begin March 17, 2019

March 5, 2019 - ConnectCard Online Portal Down for Updates Starting March 6

Feb. 20, 2019 - Mon Incline service update

Feb. 6, 2019 - Phase I of Wood Street Station upgrade project complete; Phase II to begin next week

Feb. 6, 2019 - Port Authority submits invoice to Norfolk Southern for costs related to summer 2018 freight train derailment at Station Square

Feb. 5, 2019 - Mon Incline out of service

Dec. 17, 2018 - Wood Street Station renovations and upgrades begin today

Nov. 15, 2018 - Light Up Night Service Information

Nov. 7, 2018 - Veterans Day service

November 6, 2018 - Quarterly service changes go into effect Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018