On New Year's Eve, Sunday, December 31, multiple bus routes will detour in downtown Pittsburgh for Highmark/Pittsburgh Cultural Trust First Night Pittsburgh 2024 events.
Image Credit: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Most detours will begin around 10 a.m. with additional detours beginning at 4 p.m. All detours will last through the end of service. Affected routes, detour start times, and temporary stop changes are posted below.
Please look closely as some detours will temporarily change from around 8/9 p.m. for the New Year's Eve Parade before returning to their original detour routing through the end of service.
Riders should allow for extra time when traveling on detoured bus routes.
Customers with questions are encouraged to contact Customer Service at 412-442-2000.
Bus and light rail service on New Year's Eve will operate on Sunday schedules. The Downtown Service Center will be closed and Customer Service will be available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Please note that while we are trying to have employees available to provide a few extra trips for First Night, riders should follow scheduled service as additional trips cannot be guaranteed.
Detours
1-Freeport Road, 6-Spring Hill, 11-Fineview, 15-Charles
From 4 p.m. to around 8 p.m.
DISCONTINUED STOPS
INBOUND
Seventh St at Penn Ave (Farside)
Liberty opp Ninth
OUTBOUND
Seventh Street at Fort Duquesne Blvd (1,6,11)
Stanwix at Penn Avenue Place (Mid-Block) (15)
Fort Duquesne Blvd at Sixth St (15)
Sandusky at Isabella
ESTABLISHED STOPS
INBOUND
Ninth at Penn
OUTBOUND
Liberty at Seventh Street (Existing) (All)
Liberty at Sixth Street (All)
Stanwix opp Fourth (67 Stop)
From around 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. (during the New Year's Eve parade):
DISCONTINUED STOPS
INBOUND
Seventh St at Penn Ave (Farside)
OUTBOUND
Seventh Street at Fort Duquesne Blvd (1,6,11)
Stanwix at Penn Avenue Place (Mid-Block) (15)
Fort Duquesne Blvd at Sixth St (15)
Sandusky at Isabella
ESTABLISHED STOPS
INBOUND
Fort Duquesne Blvd at Sixth Street (Clemente) Bridge
Fort Duquesne Blvd opp Stanwix
Liberty at Market
Liberty at Sixth Ave
OUTBOUND
Liberty at Seventh Street (Existing) (All)
Liberty at Sixth Street (All)
Stanwix opp Fourth (67 Stop)
After 9 p.m. (Following the parade) until the end of service:
DISCONTINUED STOPS
INBOUND
Seventh St at Penn Ave (Farside)
Liberty opp Ninth
OUTBOUND
Seventh Street at Fort Duquesne Blvd (1,6,11)
Stanwix at Penn Avenue Place (Mid-Block) (15)
Fort Duquesne Blvd at Sixth St (15)
Sandusky at Isabella
2-Mount Royal, 4-Troy Hill, 8-Perrysville, 12-McKnight
From 4 p.m. to around 8 p.m.
DISCONTINUED STOPS
INBOUND
None
OUTBOUND
Penn at Seventh Street (8)
Seventh Street at Fort Duquesne Blvd (2,4,8,12)
Sandusky at Isabella (All)
ESTABLISHED STOPS
INBOUND
Ninth at Penn (Existing) (All)
Liberty at Seventh Street (Existing) (12)
OUTBOUND
Ninth at Penn (Existing) (All)
Liberty at Seventh Street (All)
Liberty at Sixth Street (All)
Stanwix opp Fourth (All)
From around 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. (during the Giant Eagle New Year's Eve Parade):
DISCONTINUED STOPS
INBOUND
Sandusky at Isabella
Ninth Street at Penn
OUTBOUND
Ninth at Penn
Penn at Seventh Street (8)
Seventh Street at Fort Duquesne Blvd
Sandusky at Isabella
ESTABLISHED STOPS
INBOUND
Liberty at Eleventh (Greyhound)
Liberty at Tenth
Liberty opp Smithfield
Liberty at Seventh Street
OUTBOUND
Liberty at Tenth
Liberty opp Smithfield
Liberty at Seventh Street
Liberty at Sixth Street
Stanwix opp Fourth (67 Stop)
Following the parade (from about 9 p.m.) until the end of service:
DISCONTINUED STOPS
INBOUND
None
OUTBOUND
Penn at Seventh Street (8)
Seventh Street at Fort Duquesne Blvd (2,4,8,12)
Sandusky at Isabella (All)
ESTABLISHED STOPS
INBOUND
Ninth at Penn (Existing) (All)
Liberty at Seventh Street (Existing) (12)
OUTBOUND
Ninth at Penn (Existing) (All)
Liberty at Seventh Street (All)
Liberty at Sixth Street (All)
Stanwix opp Fourth (All)
13-Bellevue, 16-Brighton, 17-Shadeland
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.:
DISCONTINUED STOPS
INBOUND
None
OUTBOUND
Stanwix at Penn Avenue Place (Mid-Block)
Fort Duquesne Blvd at Sixth St
Sandusky at Isabella
ESTABLISHED STOPS
INBOUND
None
OUTBOUND
Seventh St at Penn Ave (Existing)
Liberty at Sixth St (Existing)
Stanwix opp Fourth (67 Stop)
From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
DISCONTINUED STOPS
INBOUND
Seventh St at Penn (Agnes Katz Pavilion)
OUTBOUND
Seventh St at Penn (Agnes Katz Pavilion)
Stanwix at Penn Ave Place (Mid-Block)
Fort Duquestne Blvd at Sixth St
Sandusky at Isabella
ESTABLISHED STOPS
INBOUND
Ninth at Penn
OUTBOUND
Ninth at Penn
Liberty at Sixth St (Existing)
Stanwix opp Fourth (67 Stop)
From around 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. (during the Giant Eagle New Year's Eve Parade):
DISCONTINUED STOPS
INBOUND
Sandusky at Isabella
Seventh Street at Penn (Agnes Katz Pavilion)
Ninth at Penn (Detour #10)
OUTBOUND
Seventh St at Penn (Agnes Katz Pavilion)
Stanwix at Penn Ave Place (Mid-Block)
Fort Duquesne Blvd at Sixth Street
Sandusky at Isabella
ESTABLISHED STOPS
INBOUND
Liberty at Tenth
Liberty opp Smithfield
Liberty at Seventh Street
OUTBOUND
Liberty at Seventh Street
Liberty at Sixth Street (Existing)
Stanwix opp Fourth (67 Stop)
From about 9 p.m. (after the parade ends) until end of service:
DISCONTINUED STOPS
INBOUND
Seventh St at Penn (Agnes Katz Pavilion)
OUTBOUND
Seventh St at Penn (Agnes Katz Pavilion)
Stanwix at Penn Ave Place (Mid-Block)
Fort Duquestne Blvd at Sixth St
Sandusky at Isabella
ESTABLISHED STOPS
INBOUND
Ninth at Penn
OUTBOUND
Ninth at Penn
Liberty at Sixth St (Existing)
Stanwix opp Fourth (67 Stop)
20-Kennedy, 21-Coraopolis, 22-McCoy, 24-West Park
From 10 a.m. until the end of service:
DISCONTINUED STOPS
INBOUND
Stanwix at Penn Ave Place (Mid-Block)
OUTBOUND
Stanwix at Penn Ave Place (Mid-Block)
ESTABLISHED STOPS
INBOUND
Stanwix at Fourth (PPG) (Existing)
Liberty at Wyndham Grand Hotel
OUTBOUND
Liberty at Wyndham Grand Hotel (Existing)
26-Chartiers, 27-Fairywood
From 10 a.m. until the end of service:
DISCONTINUED STOPS
INBOUND
Stanwix at Penn (Gateway #2)
OUTBOUND
Stanwix at Penn (Gateway #2)
ESTABLISHED STOPS
INBOUND
Blvd of the Allies at Commonwealth Place (Farside)
Stanwix at Fourth (PPG)
Liberty at Wyndham Grand Hotel (Existing)
OUTBOUND
Liberty at Wyndham Grand Hotel (Existing)
36-Banksville, 38-Green Tree
From 10 a.m. until the end of service:
DISCONTINUED STOPS
INBOUND
Stanwix at Forbes
Stanwix at Penn Ave Place (Mid-Block)
OUTBOUND
Stanwix at Forbes
Stanwix at Penn Ave Place (Mid-Block)
ESTABLISHED STOPS
INBOUND
Stanwix at Fourth (PPG)
Liberty at Wyndham Grand Hotel
OUTBOUND
Stanwix at Fourth (PPG)
Liberty at Wyndham Grand Hotel
86-Liberty, 87-Friendship, 88-Penn, 91-Butler Street
From 4 p.m. until the end of service:
DISCONTINUED STOPS
INBOUND
Penn at Eleventh
Seventh Street at Penn (Agnes Katz Pavilion)
OUTBOUND
Seventh Street at Penn (Agnes Katz Pavilion)
ESTABLISHED STOPS
INBOUND
Liberty at Eleventh (Greyhound)
Liberty at Tenth
Liberty opp Smithfield
Liberty at Sixth Ave
OUTBOUND
Liberty at Strawberry Way (Existing)
On New Year's Day, January 1, bus service will operate on Sunday schedules. Light rail service will operate on a special holiday schedule that can be found here. The Blue Line will not be in operation.
All service will resume regular weekday schedules on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.