BCTA News

Please be advised that effective Tuesday, October 19, 2021 from 6:00 AM until the close of business, all Route 2 Northbound stops between 4^th and 7^th Street on Merchant Street will be closed.  This includes 4^th & Park. Stops will begin on 8^th & Merchant St.

If you have any questions, please speak with a BCTA Customer Service Representative.

Thank you for riding with BCTA.

Please be advised that effective Tuesday, October 19, 2021 from 6:00 AM until the close of business, all Route 1 Northbound and Southbound stops between 4^th and 7^th Street on Merchant Street will be closed.  This includes 4^th & Park. Stops will begin on 8^th & Merchant St.

If you have any questions, please speak with a BCTA Customer Service Representative.

Thank you for riding with BCTA.

Please be advised that effective Saturday, October 9, 2021 all stops on State St./Phillips St., State St./Holmes Ave, State St./Johnson Ave., will be closed.

The alternate stop will begin or conclude on Dearborn Street.

All stops will resume on, Monday, October 11^th, 2021.

If you have any questions, please speak with a BCTA Customer Service Representative.

Thank you for riding with BCTA.

Please be advised that effective Saturday, October 2, 2021 all stops on 7^th Avenue will be closed. The alternate stops will be 8^th Avenue/25^th Street, 8^th Avenue/22^nd Street, 8^th Avenue/17^th Street, 9^th Avenue/13^th Street, 9^th Avenue/10^th Street and 9^th Avenue/6^th Street. 

All stops on 7^th Avenue will resume on Saturday, October 2, 2021 after 12 pm.

If you have any questions, please speak with a BCTA Customer Service Representative.

Thank you for riding with BCTA.

Please be advised that effective

Monday, September 27, 2021, the Rochester Transportation Center Lobby will return to its regular Monday through Friday hours of 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

If you have any questions, please speak with a BCTA Customer Service Representative.

Thank you for riding with BCTA.

On September 10, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will increase the range of civil penalties that may be imposed on individuals who violate the federal mask mandate at public transportation facilities, including the Rochester Transportation Center and Expressway Transportation Center and all BCTA buses. The federal mask mandate for transportation, which was implemented by TSA on February 2, 2021, will remain in effect until January 18, 2022.

The new range of penalties, which take effect Friday, September 10, 2021, will be $500 – $1000 for first offenders and $1000 – $3000 for second offenders.

BCTA has a new number that will provide automated bus stop times using your stop code or your route and direction of travel.  Just call 724-888-7070.  You can also call 724-728-7600 and select option 2 from the menu.

If you have any questions, please speak with a BCTA Customer Service Representative.

Thank you for riding with BCTA.

SCHEDULE CHANGES – EFFECTIVE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

NO CHANGES TO ROUTE 2 OR ROUTE 11

Route 1

• 4:20 P.M. Departing Pittsburgh to Chippewa – Suspended

Route 3

• There will be one (1) morning bus to Pittsburgh that will depart State Avenue and Dravo in Beaver at 6:08 a.m.
• There will be one (1) evening bus from Pittsburgh that will depart Liberty Avenue opposite Smithfield Street at 4:30 p.m.

Route 4

• There will be two (2) morning buses departing Chippewa Walmart at 5:20 a.m. and at 6:20 a.m.
• There will be three (3) morning buses departing the Expressway Travel Center at 5:45 a.m., 6:45 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.
• There will be three (3) evening buses departing Pittsburgh at Liberty Avenue opposite Smithfield Street at 3:45 p.m., 4:45 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

If you have any questions, please speak with a BCTA Customer Service Representative. Thank you for riding with BCTA.

                                    

Text “Bct” plus the “Stop Code” of your stop to 321-123.  BCTA is in the process of updating our bus stop signs with this new information.  We thank you for your patience while we make this transition.

If you have any questions, please speak with a BCTA Customer Service Representative.

Thank you for riding with BCTA.