{"id":228953,"date":"2026-06-26T17:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/228953\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:14:08","slug":"prt-encourages-pittsburghers-to-utilize-public-transit-during-parkway-east-closure-we-are-here-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/228953\/","title":{"rendered":"PRT encourages Pittsburghers to utilize public transit during Parkway East closure, “We are here for you.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Pittsburgh prepares for the major closure of the Parkway East next month, as the Commercial Street Bridge<\/a>\u00a0gets replaced, Pittsburgh Regional Transit is encouraging people to consider using public transit to cut down on traffic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It’s no secret that congestion will be heavy when the Parkway East shuts down for three weeks, but PRT believes that it can be a solution. Part of the reason is having the upper hand thanks to the East Busway in Wilkinsburg.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“On the east side, it flows back and forth,” explained Law Bey, a rider who utilizes the East Busway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That’s exactly what PRT is hoping for during the closure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We have the busway, and a lot of ways we can get you around all the traffic,” said Katharine Kelleman, PRT CEO. “Most importantly, if you are not driving, you are not the traffic yourself.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

While being helpful, PRT said there still will be congestion and delays since buses will themselves still have to follow the same detours.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It’s going to be difficult, but if the schedule is sent out ahead of time, it’ll be good,” said Naeem Comuno.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Overall, the recommendations from PRT are to get on a bus at a stop closest to your home, rather than traveling closer to downtown for a stop, which will reduce traffic. They also said to try to use the Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway, which has several park-and-ride lots available for the bus-only roadway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We are taking additional steps to make things faster,” Kelleman said. “We will temporarily suspend construction on PRT x University Line, which means all that fun traffic in Oakland will take a temporary pause.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The park-and-ride locations that offer access to the busway are located at Alpine Village, Monroeville Mall, Beulah Presbyterian Church, and Wilkinsburg. If those are full, the Duquesne park-and-ride is recommended next.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Please plan ahead, avoid traveling if you don’t have to, and if you do, we are here for you,” Kelleman said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Parkway East will close<\/a> on July 10 and remain closed until August 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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