Great Race Weekend Service

PITTSBURGH -  Pittsburgh Regional Transit will detour dozens of bus routes for the annual Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race and supporting events that take place September 26-27. 

Detours will occur in phases beginning Saturday, September 26, when the Junior Great Race and other events are set to take place. Beginning around 9 a.m. on Saturday, 18 bus routes will be detoured for approximately three hours, then return to regular routing through the end of service on Saturday. 

Beginning with the start of service on Sunday, September 27, 41 bus routes will detour until approximately 1 p.m. Most detours will impact the Squirrel Hill, Oakland, and downtown areas. 

A complete list of the race weekend detours is available at www.rideprt.org/events/great-race-2026/.  

On Sunday, PRT will operate two special bus routes that will travel between Oakland and downtown and between Squirrel Hill and downtown, both via the East Busway.  

The special 5K bus route will begin at 6 a.m. and operate between Gateway Station in downtown Pittsburgh and Bigelow Boulevard at Fifth Avenue in Oakland.  

The special 10K bus service will begin at 7 a.m. and will operate between Gateway Station in downtown Pittsburgh and Forbes Avenue at Beechwood Boulevard in Squirrel Hill.  

Both routes will be available to those participating in the race and anyone traveling between downtown and Oakland or downtown and Squirrel Hill. 

Return service and frequency will be based on the availability of street access due to event-related closures. Please allow for additional travel time, as all departure times are approximate and subject to change. 

 Riders with questions are encouraged to contact Customer Service by calling 412-442-2000, on X (formerly Twitter) @PghTransitCare or via live chat at www.ridePRT.org.