March 30, 2018 

​WCTA bus and GO Westmoreland will operate regular service on Good Friday, 03/30/18. 

March 8, 2018

The below rolling detour will be in effect today in downtown Pittsburgh. Delays are likely.

View and Download 3/8/18 Rolling Detour PDF

February 9, 2018

Effective Friday 02/09/18 -Route 6, 4, 1F 

Due to waterline replacement on Pennsylvania Avenue in Irwin, the routing for the 6, 4, and 1F will be as follows: 

Route 6 from Greensburg: 

- Normal route to Pennsylvania Avenue 
-Right on Chestnut Street  
-Left on Eighth Street 
-Left on Greene Street 
-Right on Pennsylvania Avenue 

To regular route                                     

Route 6 from Irwin: 

- Normal route to Pennsylvania Avenue 
-Left on Greene Street  
-Right on Eighth Street 
-Right on Chestnut Street                                                                                                                     -Left on Pennsylvania Avenue 

To regular route 

Route 4 and 1F from Greensburg: 

- Normal route to Pennsylvania Avenue 
-Right on Brush Hill Road 
-Left on Broadway Street / 993
-Right on Oak Street
-Left on Second Street                                                                                                                          - Left on Main Street                                                                                                                             -Right on Pennsylvania Avenue 

To regular route 

Route 4 and 1F from Pittsburgh

- Normal route to Pennsylvania Avenue 
-Left on Oak Street 
-Right on Broadway Street / 993
-Right Brush Hill Road                                                                                                                         -Left on Pennsylvania Avenue 

To regular route 

January 1, 2018

​There will be no WCTA bus or GO Westmoreland paratransit service on Monday, 01/01/18, New Year's Day. Regular service will resume on Tuesday, 01/02/18. 

December 25, 2017

​There will be no WCTA bus or GO Westmoreland paratransit service on Monday, 12/25/17, Christmas Day. Regular service will resume on Tuesday, 12/26/17. 

November 25, 2017

November 24, 2017

November 17, 2017

WCTA will operate regular routing on Light Up Night in Downtown Pittsburgh on Friday, November 17th.

November 16, 2017

The Route 6, 18F, 4, and 1F will be detoured starting at 3:00 PM on Thursday, 11/16/17 for Irwin Light Up Night. The detour schedule is posted in the below pdf. 

November 1, 2017

Due to the winter break in construction on Main Street, the Route 16/16S and Route 17 schedule shown below is in effect until further notice. 

MAIN STREET CONSTRUCTION BREAK ​

October 18th 2017

​Westmoreland Transit needs your input on Public Transit! See below for details on how you can help. 

September 15, 2017

Effective Friday, 09/15/17 from 12:00 Noon - Sunday, 09/17/17 5:00 PM

Due to the closure of Pittsburgh St, Spring St, and Pioneer Way for the Scottdale Fall Festival, the routing for Route 17 and 16S is as follows: 

From Scottdale Manor Apartments- Pearl St. 

• Right on Mulberry St. to Broadway St. 
• Left on Broadway St. to regular routing 

Discontinued Stops: 

• All stops in Pittsburgh St.
• All stops on Chestnut St. (Including the Post Office)
• Scottdale Plaza Apartments ​

Riders can board/deboard at: 

• Pittsburgh St. and Broadway St. (At the beginning of the run through town)
• Mulberry St. and Chestnut St. 
• Mulberry St. and Spring St. 
• Mulberry St. and N Broadway 

September 4, 2017

Holiday Schedule: 

WCTA and GO Westmoreland will have regular Saturday service on Saturday, 09/01/17.         There will be no WCTA bus or GO Westmoreland paratransit service on Monday, 09/04/17. Regular WCTA and GO Westmoreland service will resume on Tuesday, 09/05/17. GO Westmoreland trips for Tuesday must be scheduled by Friday, 09/01/17 before 12:00 PM noon. 

August 21, 2017

Effective Monday, 08/21/17, WCTA Routes 1F. 2F, 3F, 14F, 4, and 4S will resume regular routing in downtown Pittsburgh. 

August 14, 2017

Effective Monday, 08/14/17, WCTA Route 16 will be running on a detour schedule. Route 31 / Main Street in Mt. Pleasant will be undergoing construction. 

August 7, 2017

Effective Monday, 08/07/17, WCTA Routes 1F, 2F, 3F, 14F, 4, and 4S will begin using the stop at Stanwix and Forbes (Gold's Gym.) The stop at Stanwix and Fourth Ave. will be discontinued

August 2, 2017

Effective 8/02/17 until further notice WCTA Route 4: From Fifth Ave. at Diamond St, continue Fifth Ave, Left at Smithfield St. Bus Lane, Right at Boulevard of Allies to regular routing. 

Discontinued Stops:

• Diamond St. at Forbes Ave.
• Forbes Ave. at Grant St.
• Boulevard of the Allies at Smithfield St. ​

Established Stops: 

• Fifth Ave. opposite Diamond St. (Chatham Centre)
• Fifth Ave. at Ross St. (PAAC bus stop)
• Fifth Ave. at William Penn Place (farside) (PAAC bus stop)
• Smithfield St. Bus Lane at Forbes Ave. (PAAC bus stop)
• Smithfield St. Bus Lane at Third Ave. (PAAC bus stop)​

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August 2, 2017

Effective 8/02/17 until further notice WCTA Commuter Routes 1F, 2F, 3F, and 14F: From the MLK East Busway at Grant St, Continue to Liberty Ave, Left at Smithfield.St. Bus Lane, Right at Boulevard of the Allies to regular routing. 

Discontinued Stops: 

• Grant at Federal Building
• Grant at Strawberry Way 
• Grant at Oliver 
• Boulevard of the Allies at Smithfield 

Established Stops: (These are all Port Authority bus stops)

• Liberty at Tenth (Westin Convention Center)
• Smithfield St. Bus Lane at Sixth Ave. 
• Smithfield St. Bus Lane at Forbes Ave. 
• Smithfield St. Bus Lane at Third Ave. 

July 31, 2017 

Effective 7/31/17 WCTA Route 4 due at Forbes and Grant at 4:40 PM will p/u at Diamond St / 6th Ave. Established stops for all other Route 4 are 5th / Grant , and Smithfield/Blvd (Cricket Store.)

July 31, 2017

Effective 7/31/17 WCTA Commuter Routes 1F, 2F, 3F, and 14F: Due to the closure of Grant St. at Fifth Ave. routing for the flyers is Grant St. to Fifth Ave. R at Fifth Ave, L at Smithfield St, follow Smithfield St. to the Blvd. of the Allies, R at Blvd. of the Allies to regular routing. Board buses at Smithfield St / Blvd. of the Allies (near Cricket Store.) Then resume regular routing.

June 14, 2017

Effective Wednesday, 6/14/17 WCTA Commuter Routes 1F, 2F, 3F, and 14F will operate regular routing. All trips will pick-up / discharge at all stops. The WCTA Route 4 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 2:30 PM trips will have one stop at Diamond St. and Boyd St in Downtown Pittsburgh. The 4:40 PM and 6:30 PM trips will return to regular routing.

June 5, 2017

Beginning Monday, June 5, the WCTA Route 6 trips that depart the Greensburg Transit Center at 12:15 PM and 4:15 PM will go to Crabapple Park & Pool. The bus stop will be at the end of the parking lot. 

May 5, 2017

Effective Friday, 5/5/17 there will be mid-day closures of the Boulevard of the Allies from Stanwix St. to Wood St. From 12:00 PM until 7:30 AM Saturday, discontinued stops are Boulevard of the Allies at Cherry Way, Boulevard of the Allies at Wood St, and Boulevard of the Allies at Stanwix St.

Established stops are Grant St.at Boulevard of the Allies (Plaza), Fort Pitt Boulevard between Smithfield and Wood St. (Shelter), and Stanwix at Fourth (PPG Tower).

April 14, 2017

WCTA will be operating regular weekday fixed-route and GO Westmoreland service on Good Friday, 4/14/17. 

March 27, 2017

Route 8 Revised Detour Schedule

Greensburg- Youngwood- New Stanton

Effective: Monday, March 27th, 2017

Due to the closures of the Route 70 and Sewickley bridges in New Stanton, the following detour for Route 8 is in effect until further notice. 

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Established Stops: 

• New Stanton Manor
• Huntingdon Village
• New Stanton Commons Apartments
• Transfer Point for Route 17 to Countryside Plaza at WCCC Advanced Tech Center

NEW STANTON BRIDGE DETOUR 

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Route 17 Local Scottdale Revised Detour Schedule

NOW GOING TO NEW STANTON

Effective: Monday, March 27, 2017

Due to the closures of the Route 70 and Sewickley bridges in New Stanton, the transfer point for Route 17 and Route 8 will be at the WCCC Advanced Tech Center in New Stanton. Route 17 service will be adjusted in Scottdale to ensure Route 8 and Route 17 transfer times allign. 

Established Stops: 

• Big Lots
• Sunnydale Mobile Home Park
• Scottdale Post Office
• Scottdale American Legion 
• Transfer Point at WCCC Advanced Tech Center for Route 8 to Youngwood

NEW STANTON BRIDGE DETOUR

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February 27, 2017

Route 16 Greensburg- Mt. Pleasant 

Due to the closures of the Route 70 and Sewickley bridges in New Stanton, the Route 16 will be following the below detour schedule to allow for transfer connections in Mt. Pleasant and New Stanton.  

February 23, 2017

WCTA MEETING NOTICE

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The Westmoreland County Transit Authority (WCTA) Board of Directors will hold its regularly scheduled February 2017 board meeting on Thursday, February 23, 2017 beginning at 7:00 p.m., at the Westmoreland Transit Center, 41 Bell Way, Greensburg, PA.                                                                                                                                                          s/Frank Tosto                                                                                                                                           Chairman

January 19, 2017

Due to the work on Grant Street WCTA buses 1F, 2F, 3F, and 14F will be detoured this evening. Established stops are Liberty at 10th, Smithfield at 6th, Smithfield at Forbes, and Smithfield at 3rd.  They will then follow the bus lane to Blvd.of the Allies and resume to regular routing.

January 19, 2017

PUBLIC NOTICE

WESTMORELAND COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY

MEETING TIME CHANGE​

The Westmoreland County Transit Authority (WCTA) Board of Directors will hold its regularly scheduled board meeting beginning at 6:00 PM on January 19, 2017. The meeting will be held at the Transit Center, 41 Bell Way, Greensburg, PA 15601.​

December 26, 2016 / January 2, 2017

​WCTA and GO Westmoreland offices will be closed on Monday, 12/26, and Monday, 01/02. WCTA fixed-route buses will run on a holiday schedule on these days. All GO Westmoreland trips for Monday, 12/26 and Tuesday, 12/27 must be scheduled by noon on Friday, 12/23. All GO Westmoreland trips for Monday 01/02 and Tuesday 01/03 must be scheduled by noon on Friday, 12/30 . 

Monday, December 26 and Monday, January 2 WCTA bus service is as follows: 

1F Greensburg-Pittsburgh Flyer:

​From Midtown PnR: 5:15AM, 5:50AM, 6:05AM, 6:50AM

​From Pgh: 3:40PM (express), 3:40PM (regular route), 4:15PM (express), 4:30PM, 5:10PM

2F Latrobe-Pittsburgh Flyer:

​From Latrobe: 5:20AM, 5:50AM, 7:20AM (from Delmont)

​From Pgh: 3:40PM, 5:10PM​

3F Mt. Pleasant-Pittsburgh Flyer: ​

​From Mt. Pleasant: 5:50AM

​From Pgh: 5:10PM

​​14F New Kensington-Pittsburgh Flyer:

​From Hyde Park Rd: 6:15AM

​From Pgh: 5:05PM​

​4 Greensburg-Pittsburgh

​From Greensburg: 6:10AM (Midtown PnR), 10:30AM, 2:30PM

​From Pgh: 8:30AM, 12:30PM, 4:30PM

5S Greensburg-Jeannette Shopper:

​Regular Saturday Service

​6 Greensburg-Irwin:

​From Greensburg: 10:15AM, 12:15PM, 2:15PM, 4:15PM

​From Norwin Hills: 9:32AM, 11:32AM, 1:32PM, 3:32PM

November 26, 2016

Due to the closure of Liberty Avenue for the Holiday Parade, the Route 4S will be departing Forbes Avenue and Grant Street at 12:40PM. This will be the only downtown stop for this trip. The Route 4S will still service stops at Mercy Hospital and Duquesne University. Regular routing on the next (last) trip.

November 25, 2016

There will be no WCTA bus or GO Westmoreland paratransit service on Thanksgiving Day.

Friday, November 25 WCTA bus service is as follows:

1F Greensburg-Pittsburgh Flyer: 

From Midtown PnR: 5:15AM, 5:50AM, 6:05AM, 6:50AM

From Pgh: 3:40PM (express), 3:40PM  (regular route), 4:15PM (express), 4:30PM, 5:10PM​

2F Latrobe-Pittsburgh Flyer:

From Latrobe: 5:20AM, 5:50AM, 7:20AM (from Delmont)

From Pgh: 3:40PM, 5:10PM​

3F Mt. Pleasant-Pittsburgh Flyer: ​

From Mt. Pleasant: 5:50AM

From Pgh: 5:10PM

​14F New Kensington-Pittsburgh Flyer: 

From Hyde Park Rd: 6:15AM

From Pgh: 5:05PM​ 

4 Greensburg-Pittsburgh:

From Greensburg: 6:10AM (Midtown PnR), 10:30AM, 2:30PM

From Pgh: 8:30AM, 12:30PM, 4:30PM

5S Greensburg-Jeannette Shopper:

Regular Saturday Service

6 Greensburg-Irwin:

From Greensburg: 10:15AM, 12:15PM, 2:15PM, 4:15PM

From Norwin Hills: 9:32AM, 11:32AM, 1:32PM, 3:32PM

9S and 9AS Greensburg-Derry:

Regular Saturday Service​

12 Greensburg-New Kensington:

From New Kensington: 9:20AM

From Greensburg: 2:15PM​

14S Local New Kensington:

Regular Saturday Service​

16S Greensburg-Scottdale:

Regular Saturday Service​

November 18, 2016

Due to Light Up Night in the City of Pittsburgh on Friday, November 18, 2016, all WCTA eastbound flyer routes 1F, 2F, 3F, and 14F will be picking up only at the regional bus stop (the teardrop) at the East Busway. 

*** WCTA flyers will not loop downtown or service any other downtown stops ***

All flyer buses will depart the regional bus stop on the East Busway as normally scheduled below:

1F Greensburg-Pittsburgh Flyer: 3:40 PM (Express), 3:50 PM, 4:10 PM, 4:15 PM (Express), 4:25 PM, 4:40 PM, 4:55 PM, 5:00 PM (Express), 5:10 PM, 5:20 PM, and 5:50 PM. 

2F Latrobe-Pittsburgh Flyer: 3:50 PM, 4:40 PM, 5:10 PM (Delmont), 5:20 PM

3F Mt. Pleasant-Pittsburgh Flyer: 5:20 PM 

14F New Kensington-Pittsburgh Flyer: 5:15 PM

The Route 4 will depart Forbes Avenue/Grant Street as scheduled below:

4 Greensburg-Pittsburgh: 2:40 PM, 4:40 PM, 6:40 PM

***Forbes Ave/Grant St will be the only downtown stop for Route 4. Route 4 will service stops at Mercy Hospital and Duquesne University***

Downtown is a free-fare zone for Port Authority service. Riders can board the "T" and PAAC buses in the immediate downtown area to travel to the busway or Forbes/Grant. More information is available by calling 412-442-2000, or visiting http://www.portauthority.org/paac/

November 17, 2016

Due to Light Up Night in Irwin Borough on Thursday, November 17, 2016, WCTA has adjusted the following routes through downtown Irwin:

Route1F Departing the Federal Reserve Building (Pittsburgh) at 3:40 PM, 4:00 PM, 4:15 PM, 4:30 PM, 4:45 PM, 5:00 PM, 5:10 PM, and 5:40 PM

Route ​4 Departing Greensburg Transit Center at 4:30 PM / Departing Forbes and Grant (Pittsburgh) at 4:40 PM and 6:30 PM

Route 6 Departing Greensburg Transit Center at 4:15 PM and 6:15 PM / Departing Norwin Hills at 5:32 PM

​Route 18F Departing Greensburg Transit Center at 8:15 PM

Routes 1F and 4 Eastbound (Pittsburgh to Irwin/Greensburg): Route 30 East to left into North Huntingdon Square to right on PA Avenue. 

*** There will be no stops along PA Avenue from Route 30/Center Highway to Giant Eagle *** ​

​Route 4 Westbound (Greensburg/Irwin to Pittsburgh): PA Avenue to left into North Huntingdon Square to Route 30.

*** There will be no stops along PA Avenue from Giant Eagle to Route 30/Center Highway ***

Route 6 from Norwin Hills to Greensburg: From Kohl's to left on PA Avenue, Right on Brush Hill Road, Right on Route 993 to regular route.

*** There will be no stops in Downtown Irwin ***

Route 6 and Route 18F from Greensburg to Norwin Hills: Route 993 to left on Brush Hill Road, left on PA Avenue, Right on Rocky Road to Kohl's. 

*** There will be no stops in Downtown Irwin *** 

COMMUTER PASSENGERS ARE ADVISED THAT THERE WILL BE NO STOPS ON PA AVENUE THROUGH IRWIN

November 11, 2016

Due to the Veterans Day Parade in downtown Pittsburgh, the Route 4 will be detoured for the 8:30, 10:30, 12:30, and 2:30 trips. 

Discontinued stops inbound and outbound are: Blvd of the Allies at Cherry Way, Blvd of the Allies at Wood, Blvd of the Allies at Stanwix, Stanwix at Forbes, Liberty Ave at the Baum Building, 7th at Smithfield, and 7th at William Penn Place.  

Established stops inbound and outbound are: Forbes at Grant, Forbes at Smithfield, Smithfield at Fifth Ave, and Smithfield at Sixth Ave.

November 1, 2016

Route 8- Effective Tuesday, 11/01/16 starting with the 11:47 AM trip until further notice

Due to Mike Pence's visit to WCCC, the bus stop will be at the crosswalk of the upper lot on Community College Drive. 

October 27, 2016

Route 4 - Effective Thursday, 10/27/16 6AM - 4PM

Diamond Street between Fifth and Forbes will be closed.

Discontinued stops: Diamond at Forbes / Forbes at Grant

Established stops: Fifth opposite Diamond (Chatham Center) / Grant at Forbes​

October 25,2016

Until further notice, WCTA will service both the stop at the Federal Reserve Building and the temporary stop at Grant Street and Seventh Avenue. 

October 10, 2016

West Otterman Street will be partially closed on Monday, October 10th, 2016 from 6:00 AM until 8:00 PM.

The 1F and 2F riders who normally board at the transit center in the morning will need to board at the top of Main and Otterman streets. Riders can board on either side of the street - either before or after Midtown Plaza.

October 4, 2016

Due to the memorial service for Arnold Palmer, the following detour is in effect:

Beginning at 8:15 AM, all Route 9 Eastbound and Westbound trips will not pick up at the Saint Vincent guard shack. All stops will be on Saint Vincent Road. 

September 29, 2016

Between 4:00-5:30 PM the Transit Center will be without phone and internet service due to maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience.

September 27, 2016

Effective today, Routes 1F, 2F, 3F, and 14F will resume to regular routing.  

September 22 and 23, 2016

Route 16... Due to the closure of Washington St. for the Glass Festival, we will not be able to service that portion of Mt. Pleasant. Our buses will be running on Main St. only at the regularly scheduled times. On the way to County Market from Greensburg, they will proceed down Main St. to the old Cook's Lumber circle and out to Center Ave. They will then make a left onto Main St. and follow it to Church St, where they will make a left onto S Church St. and continue on to County Market. 

The return trip to Greensburg will take Eagle St. to Main St. turning right on Main St. and proceeding to the old Cook's Lumber. They will then circle to Center Ave. and back to Main St, turning left on Main St. and continuing to Braddock Rd. They will then make a right turn onto Braddock Rd. and resume the regular schedule. 

September 6, 2016

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... Eastbound routes 1F, 2F, 3F, and 14F will be picking up at the Regional Bus Stop (the teardrop) at the East Busway. WCTA will not be servicing any other downtown stops for these trips.

The last 1F departing at 5:40 PM and the last 2F departing at 5:10 PM at the Federal Reserve Building (Grant and Strawberry Way) will be on regular route.​

​The Route 4 stops are not affected.

June 21, 2016

Effective 6/21/16 and until further notice, Route 8 will be running on a detour due to the construction in New Stanton. There will be no service on the north side of I-70 including North Center Avenue, Byers Avenue, New Stanton Manor, and UPS. A temporary stop has been established beside the Marathon service station on West Pennsylvania Avenue.

June 15, 2016

Due to a bridge closure on Penn Manor Road, the following routes are detoured:
Routes 6, 18F, and 4S

Westbound- Greensburg to Irwin
Left- Sun Valley Road
Right- Brush Creek Road
Left- Penn Manor Road to regular route

Eastbound- Reverse

June 14, 2016

Due to the penguin parade on Wednesday, 6/15/16, all WCTA commuter buses (1F, 2F, 3F, and 14F) will discharge and pick up riders at the regional bus stops at Penn Station on the East Busway.

The route 4 will continue down Diamond Street, turn left at Ross Street, and left back onto Forbes. The bus stop will be at Diamond and Boyd. The last route 4 trip leaving Forbes and Grant at 6:30 p.m. will return to regular routing.