Metro buses will be detoured, boarding locations changed
CINCINNATI – Metro bus boarding areas A, B and C on Government Square will be closed for streetcar utility-related construction for at least six weeks starting Monday, Nov. 10 at 9 a.m. Government Square’s peripheral boarding areas D, E, F, G and H on Walnut, Fifth and Main will remain open. Riders will still be able to access Metro’s ticket vending machine and information booth. Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) and Clermont Transit Connection (CTC) buses will not change boarding areas.
New boarding areas by route:
Route Current boarding area NEW boarding area
Rt. 11 Area A Area H
Rt. 12X Area A Area H
Rt. 17 Areas B & H Area E ONLY
Rt. 19 Areas B & H Area E ONLY
Rt. 20 Area B Area E
Rt. 24 Area B Area H
Rt. 33 Area A Area E
Rt. 43 Area C Area H
Rt. 46 Area C Area H
Rt. 71X Area B Area E
The following routes will be unaffected: Rts. 1, 2X, 3X, 4, 6, 14X, 15X, 16, 21, 23X, 25X, 27, 28, 29X, 32, 40X, 42X, 49, 50, 52X, 67, 74X, 77X, 81X, 82X and 90 (Metro*Plus). Some delays are possible as more buses share shelters.
Located on Fifth Street between Walnut and Main, Government Square is Metro's downtown transit hub that serves more than 15,000 people each workday. For complete bus detour information, call Metro at 621-4455, weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Or visit www.go-metro.com.
Metro is a non-profit, tax-funded public service of the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, providing about 17 million rides per year in Greater Cincinnati.
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