Announcements & Detours

Wake Tech - 40E Holiday Schedule 
The Wake Tech Express will operate on a modified schedule on Wednesday, 11/25 and Friday, 11/27 and will not operate on Thanksgiving Day, 11/26.  Regular schedule will resume on Monday, 11/30. 
Beginning Thursday, 12/17, the Wake Tech Express will operate on a modified schedule until classes resume on Wednesday, 1/6/10. 

Route 4- Rex Hospital

The Route 4 Rex Hospital, Westbound/Outbound, is currently operating on normal Route. The outbound stop at Hillsborough Street and Maiden Ln.- near side, is currently inaccessible. All other westbound stops are accessible and will be honored.

Inbound Route 4 Rex Hospital is impacted by construction along Hillsborough Street. The stops on Hillsborough between Gardner and Oberlin will not be served due to construction. The stops at Hillsborough and Brooks- far side and Hillsborough and Cox near side are your closest stops to the construction zone that are currently accessible.  

Please call 485-RIDE (7433) with any questions.

Go-Passes Have Arrived!
NCSU Students and Employees:  Please visit the NCSU Transportation Office to pick up your Go-Pass.  Valid NCSU IDs will be accepted until August 26th.
City of Raleigh Employees:  Permanent full-time and permanent part-time employees can pick up Go-Passes at the Public Works Department customer service counter, located on the 4th floor of the RMB.  Beginning October 1st, Go-Passes will be required on CAT buses and City of Raleigh IDs will no longer be accepted.
State Govt. Employees:    Please contact your parking coordinator.

R-Line Stop R20 has moved 1/2 block North of Morgan, in front of the Highway Building.

Transit Riders Save an Average of $9K Annually

According to a new report released by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) transit riders save an average of $9K a year. Click here to read the report. Use this calculator to find out your savings.

ART Program updates

Effective July 1, 2009 ART Tier I tickets will increase in cost to $15.00 per book.

Effective August 3, 2009, Accessible Raleigh Transportation (ART) will require all ART Tier I and Tier II participants to be present when purchasing ART Tier I script or Tier II tickets.  A valid ART Tier I or II ID card must be presented when purchasing tickets.  This rule will apply at Moore Square Transit Mall Booth and at the collections office located at the Raleigh Municipal Building on 222 West Hargett Street.

All ART Customers will continue to be able to purchase ART Tier I script and ART Tier II tickets via the U.S. mail. The tickets must be mailed to the clients recorded address listed on their ART Tier I or II identification card.

It is our intent to make sure that ART Customers are provided the highest level of customer service by the City of Raleigh's Transit Program.

Hillsborough Street Construction

The road improvement project on Hillsborough St will cause detours and delays throughout the construction process. We will do our best to notify our riders as changes occur. Click here  to find out more about this project.

DETOURS

Saturday, November 21, 2009

RaleighChristmas Parade – 7:00 am – 1:00 pm

ACTUAL DETOURS WILL NOT START UNTIL 9:00 AM

Parade Route -  The parade will assemble at 8:00 am on Hillsborough St. (700-900 blocks) and St. Mary’s St. (100-500 blocks), and will begin on the corner of Hillsborough St. and St. Mary’s St., proceed east on Hillsborough St. to Salisbury St., proceed south on Salisbury St. to Morgan St., proceed east on Morgan St. to Fayetteville St., south on Fayetteville St., to Lenoir St., where parade will disassemble. 

#1 – Capital Blvd.– NO DETOURS

#5 Biltmore Hills – NO DETOURS                  

#22 State Street– NO DETOURS

#2 – Falls of Neuse

O/B – From Wilmington St., LEFT on Peace St., RIGHT on Glenwood Ave., resume regular route.

I/B – From Glenwood Ave., LEFT on Peace St., RIGHT on Blount St., LEFT on Martin St. to MSS.

# 3 – Glascock

O/B – NONE.

I/B – Take Blount St. straight in, RIGHT on Martin St., to MSS.

#4 – Rex Hospital

O/B – From Wilmington St., LEFT on Peace St. which becomes Clark Ave., LEFT ON Brooks Ave., RIGHT on Hillsborough St., resume outbound route.

I/B – From Hillsborough St., LEFT on Brooks Ave., RIGHT on Clark Ave. which becomes Peace St., take Peace Street to Blount St., RIGHT on Blount St., RIGHT on Martin St. to MSS .

#6 – Crabtree Valley

O/B – From Wilmington St., LEFT on Peace St., RIGHT on Glenwood Ave., resume regular route.

I/B – From Glenwood Ave., LEFT on Peace St., RIGHT on Blount St., LEFT on Martin St. to MSS.

#7 – South Saunders

O/B – From Blount St., RIGHT on Lenoir St., resume outbound route.  It is possible that the outbound will change as the parade ends on Lenoir St.

I/B – From South St., LEFT on Wilmington St., RIGHT on Martin St. to MSS .

#8 – Northclift

O/B – From MSS, Right onto Wilmington St., LEFT on Peace St., RIGHT on St. Mary’s St., resume regular route.

I/B – From St. Mary’s St., LEFT on Peace St., RIGHT on West St., LEFT on Jones St., RIGHT on Blount St., RIGHT on Martin St. to MSS .

#10 – Longview

O/B – NONE.

I/B – From Lane St., LEFT on  Blount St., RIGHT on Martin St. to MSS .

#11 – Avent Ferry

O/B – From MSS, RIGHT on Hargett St., RIGHT on Blount St., RIGHT on Lenoir St., resume outbound route.  It is possible that the outbound will change as the parade ends on Lenoir St.

I/B – From South St., LEFT on Wilmington St., RIGHT on Martin St. to MSS.

#12 – Method

O/B – NONE.

I/B – From Peace St., RIGHT on Blount St., RIGHT on Martin St., to MSS.

#13 – Chavis Heights

O/B – None.

I/B – From Hargett St., LEFT on Blount St., RIGHT on Martin St., to MSS.

#15 – Wake Medical

O/B – NONE.

I/B – From Edenton St. LEFT on Blount St., RIGHT on Martin St., to MSS.

#16 – Oberlin Road

O/B – From MSS, Right onto Wilmington St., LEFT on Peace St., resume regular route.

I/B – From Peace St., RIGHT on Blount St., RIGHT on Martin St., to MSS.

#21 – Caraleigh

O/B – NONE.

I/B – From South St., LEFT on Wilmington St., RIGHT on Martin St. to MSS .

#35 – Poole Road

O/B – NONE.

I/B – From Hargett St., LEFT on Blount St., RIGHT on Martin St. to MSS .

R-Line –

From RCC, normal route to Tucker/Glenwood Ave.  From Tucker St., cross over Glenwood Avenue, RIGHT on Boylan Ave., LEFT on Peace St., bear left onto Clark Avenue, LEFT on Woodburn Road back to Hillsborough St.  LEFT on Hillsborough St., bear right onto Morgan St., resume route back to RCC.  The bus stops on Glenwood Avenue WILL NOT be serviced during the parade.

NOTE:  This route IS very subject to change depending on traffic conditions for the bus.  Supervisor on duty will make changes to this and other routes as needed.

DETOURS

12 Method 
Route 12 Method is on detour due to construction on Hillsborough St. Outbound continue west on Clark Ave from Enterprize St, turn left on Brooks Ave, turn right on Hillsborough St and return to published route. Inbound turn left on Brooks Ave, right on Clark Ave, pass Enterprize St and return to published route