PRTX/Bus Rapid Transit

PRTX Bus Rapid Transit: The University Line is Coming Soon!

PRTX is Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s bus rapid transit service. Communities with PRTX service can expect more reliable, on-time service thanks to transit-only travel lanes and intersection and signal improvements. The project includes 23 new bus stations with glass shelters, upgraded amenities like next-bus arrival screens, fare vending machines, seating, lighting, trash receptacles, emergency phones, and security cameras. The entire community will benefit from significant investments in pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure including new sidewalks, accessible ramps, protected bike lanes, traffic signals, and landscaping. The University Line is Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s first corridor under PRTX. 

The University Line will operate between Downtown, Uptown and Oakland with bus service from the corridor extending into the east end and beyond. The University Line will use Fifth and Forbes Avenues in Uptown and Oakland and Fifth and Sixth Avenues in Downtown. Five bus routes will operate on this corridor once construction is complete - these routes are currently the 61A, 61B, 61C, and 71B. 

Project Status

The first phase of construction started in Downtown Pittsburgh on September 13, 2023, and is expected to be completed in Summer 2025.  

The second phase of construction started in Uptown and Oakland in January 2025 and is expected to be completed in 2027.