News Releases

October 2, 2026 - PRT contractors will be milling and paving sections of the roadway as part of the University Line bus rapid transit project.

September 29, 2026 - PRT will temporarily close the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel to complete remaining work with the 2025 construction project.

September 28, 2026 - Police will begin issuing tickets to motorists driving in the bus-only lane on Thursday, October 1.

September 24, 2026 - An additional lane of traffic will close along Fifth Avenue in Oakland beginning Monday, September 28, as contractors working on the University Line bus rapid transit project install five concrete islands.

September 23, 2026 - PRT will detour dozens of bus routes for the annual Great Race and supporting events that take place September 26-27.

September 18, 2026 - PRT will implement its next round of regularly scheduled service adjustments designed to improve reliability, respond to current ridership patterns, and better serve riders.

September 17, 2026 - PRT saw both weekday and weekend gains throughout the system in July 2026, as ridership continued to trend upward.

September 15, 2026 - Several bus routes routes will be detoured starting September 21 for the reconstruction of Smithfield Street in Downtown Pittsburgh

September 14, 2026 - PRT will temporarily suspend light rail service between First Avenue and Steel Plaza stations this weekend while crews perform track and concrete work.

September 2, 2026 - Bus and light rail service will operate on Sunday schedules in observance of Labor Day.

September 1, 2026 - PRT will receive $82.8 million in federal funding to help replace its aging light rail fleet.

August 28, 2026 - PRT will conduct routine overnight maintenance at the Monongahela Incline following the end of regular service on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.

August 21, 2026 - PRT provided 39,097,077 unlinked passenger trips across all modes in FY2026, a 5% increase over FY2025

August 20, 2026 - The bridge that carries light rail cars over the Monongahela River will undergo a rehab project in Spring 2027

August 17, 2026 - The formal public comment period begins August 17 and runs through September 30.

August 15, 2026 - A PennDOT landslide remediation project along Hulton Road in Plum Borough will require the P16-Penn Hills Flyer to detour for about three weeks.

August 5, 2026 - Motorists and bus riders will experience changing traffic patterns the week of Monday, August 10

July 30, 2026 - The new funding will partially cover the cost to extend the line to the City of Pittsburgh side of the Homestead Grays Bridge, where it will then continue across the bridge to Homestead and McKeesport as part of a separate PRT project.

July 30, 2026 - Drivers who use the tunnel should find alternate routes during the two-week closure

July 22, 2026 - Crews will be working inside the tunnel that connects Steel Plaza to Penn Station for the next four months. Rail service will be affected for two weekends in August.

July 15, 2026 - Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s weekday ridership grew more than 8% from May 2025 to May 2026 fueled by increases on several routes.

July 14, 2026 - Motorists will encounter new traffic patterns on Forbes and Fifth avenues in Uptown beginning this week as construction progresses on Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s University Line bus rapid transit project.

July 8, 2026 - Several bus routes will be on detour for Picklesburgh 2026

July 1, 2026 - Construction project will cause detours for Red Line riders

July 1, 2026 - The commemorative vehicle celebrates the nation's 250th anniversary

June 30, 2026 - Buses and light rail will operate modified service on Saturday, July 4.

June 26, 2026 - Starting Monday, June 29, contractors will mill and pave the right lane of Fifth Avenue between Kirkpatrick Street at the Birmingham Bridge to Diamond Street.

The three week closure of a portion of I-376 is expected to cause traffic delays

June 4, 2026 - Fifth Avenue at Vine Street will be closed through June 6. Fifth Avenue at Pride Street will remain closed through June 13.

May 29, 2026 - PRT's Board adopted the agency’s Fiscal Year 2027 operating and capital budgets, preserving current fares and service levels while warning that long-term funding challenges remain unresolved.

May 22, 2026 - Riders are encouraged to check schedules as several routes will experience trip time adjustments and frequency updates.

May 21, 2026 - PRT has begun installing more than 80 new machines as the agency transitions from the ConnectCard system to ReadyFare.

May 20, 2026 - Service information for Monday, May 25

May 13, 2026 - The agency moved 485,000 riders over three days, generated more than $1.2 million in new revenue