22 routes detoured in Downtown St Paul beginning Sept. 28
Westbound service on 22 bus routes in downtown St. Paul is scheduled to go on detour Wednesday, Sept. 28, to accommodate Central Corridor light-rail project construction.
The affected routes all travel westbound on 6th Street and will be adjusted for a period up to eight weeks due to the closure of 6th Street at Cedar Street. Eastbound service on these routes, which travel mostly on 5th Street, will not be affected.
Westbound buses on 6th Street will serve existing bus stops on 6th Street between Jackson and Robert. They will resume their regular routing at the intersection of 7th and 6th streets, near Xcel Energy Center.
Three temporary bus stops will be established to serve customers. They will open Wednesday at these locations:
- On 7th Street just before Cedar Street
- On 7th Street just before St. Peter, and
- On 7th Street just before Old 6th Street
Ten local and limited-stop routes are affected by the westbound detour. They are 21, 53, 54, 61, 63, 64, 65, 70, 74 and 350. Another 12 express routes are affected: 265, 275, 294, 351, 353, 361, 364, 417, 480, 484, 489 and 860.
Detour information will be posted at affected bus stops and at metrotransit.org/construction. Any last-minute adjustments will be announced via Twitter@MetroTransitMN.
