Butler Transit Authority announces plans for NFL Draft
Butler Transit Authority, in coordination with Pittsburgh Regional Transit, will provide transportation services to and from the NFL Draft April 23 through 25.
The direct service will operate from its Route 528 Park and Ride lot, located at 150 Lindsay Road in Jackson Township, a release from the Butler Transit Authority said. The lot is located near the intersections of Interstate 79 and Route 19 and provides about 350 parking spaces.
The authority will use 45-foot Americans with Disabilities Act compliant buses that seat 46-54 passengers. Standing will not be permitted.
“Roundtrip fare is $10 per day and will be collected on a first-come, first-served basis onboard the bus. Exact cash fare is required. Passengers must retain their pass, as it will be required for boarding PRT (Pittsburgh Regional Transit) buses and for the return trip to the Route 528 Park & Ride,” the release said.
The authority’s service will operate every 30 minutes and take passengers to PRT’s Ross Park and Ride lot on Interstate 279. From there, passengers will transfer to a PRT bus to get into downtown Pittsburgh and the draft.
Connecting services at the Ross Park and Ride lot will run about every 15 minutes. Passengers will be able to utilize a number of stops in Pittsburgh to move around the city and draft area.
Stops passengers can use
• Logan Street at Centre Avenue (near PPG Paints Arena) — pickup location
• Ross Street PRTX Station (Fifth Avenue Bus Rapid Transit lane)
• William Penn Place PRTX Station (Fifth Avenue BRT lane)
• Market Street PRTX Station (Fifth Avenue BRT lane)
• Stanwix Street at Penn Avenue Place (farside) — primary stop for access to Point State Park draft activities and Gateway Station light rail service
• Federal Street at West General Robinson Street — the only North Shore stop, located about 1.5 blocks from the draft campus and near the North Shore “T” station
For the return trip, passengers should board buses displaying “99N McCandless — Ross Park & Ride Football Flyer” on its headsign, the authority said.
The transit authority will not be operating commuter service routes 3 and 4 on April 23 and 24. Routes 1 and 2 will operate as scheduled.
More information on the authority’s draft plans and a full service schedule can be found at butlertransitauthority.com.
