MTA Bus Company Service Advisories
MTA Bus is currently running a normal service schedule.
Queens
Q21 AND Q11 CUSTOMERS
EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2008
The northern terminus of the Q21 will be extended to Elmhurst (Woodhaven Blvd RVG subway station) to provide direct local bus service between Rockaway Park, Lindenwood, and the entire Cross Bay Boulevard/ Woodhaven Boulevard corridor.
The extended Q21 will be merged with the Q11, using the same travel path, and stopping at all of the same local bus stops as the Q11 between Pitkin Avenue in Ozone Park, and Elmhurst. Current Q11 customers may use either the Q11 or Q21 between Ozone Park and Elmhurst. New combined Q11/Q21 public timetables will be issued (dated Fall 2008) to replace the currently separate timetables.
Most current Q21 bus stops will remain unchanged, with the following exceptions: (1) The current southbound bus stop on Cross Bay Boulevard at Liberty Avenue will be relocated to the north side of Liberty Avenue at the current Q11, Q53 and QM15 bus stop. (2) The recently established last and first stops in Ozone Park at Liberty Avenue and Rockaway Boulevard will be discontinued to allow the Q21 to remain on Cross Bay Boulevard, use the bus stops on Cross Bay Boulevard at Liberty Avenue instead.
Q21 service operates every 30 minutes. Toward Elmhurst the Q21 will operate from 5:30 AM to 8:30 PM on weekdays, and 6 AM to 8:30 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. Toward Rockaway Park the Q21 will operate from 6:30 AM to 9:40 PM on weekdays, and 7:10 AM to 9:40 PM on Saturdays and Sundays.
Q45 CUSTOMERS
EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2008
The southern terminus of the Q45 will be extended to Glendale and The Shops at Atlas Park to provide service to this shopping center and to provide additional transfer opportunities.
The extended Q45 will use 80th Street to travel between its current southern terminus in Juniper Valley (80th Street at Eliot Avenue) and its new terminus in Glendale (Cooper Avenue at 80th Street). The bus stops on 80th Street at Caldwell Avenue will be relocated to 80th Street at Eliot Avenue in both directions. All other current Q45 bus stops will remain unchanged.
New Q45 Bus Stops | Southbound | | Northbound |
80 St & Eliot Av (transfer Q38) 80 St & Juniper Blvd North 80 St & Penelope Av (transfer Q38) 80 St & Furmanville Av (transfer Q29) 80 St & Juniper Valley Rd 80 St & Metropolitan Av (transfer Q54) 80 St & 68 Rd Cooper Av & 80 St (The Shops at Atlas Park) | | Cooper Av & 80 St (The Shops at Atlas Park) 80 St & Cooper Av (transfer Q54) 80 St & 68 Av 80 St & Metropolitan Av 80 St & Juniper Valley Rd 80 St & Furmanville Av (transfer Q29) 80 St & Penelope Av (transfer Q38) 80 St & Juniper Blvd North 80 St & Eliot Av (transfer Q38) |
Service to and from Glendale will operate from 5 AM to 12:30 AM on weekdays, from 6:30 AM to 12 midnight on Saturdays, and from 8 AM to 12 midnight on Sundays.
Q8 CUSTOMERS
EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2008
The western terminus of the Q8 will be extended to the Gateway Center Mall in Spring Creek, Brooklyn, to provide
service from Jamaica, Queens to this large regional shopping center.
Westbound, the extended Q8 will travel from its current terminal on Pitkin Avenue at Euclid Avenue via Euclid Avenue, Linden Boulevard, Fountain Avenue, and Seaview Avenue. Eastbound, the Q8 will travel via Seaview Avenue, Erskine Street, Vandalia Avenue, Fountain Avenue, Sutter Avenue, Montauk Avenue, Pitkin Avenue and Forbell Street, resuming its current travel path.
Eastbound service to bus stops on Glenmore Avenue (at Crescent Street, Lincoln Avenue and Grant Avenue) will be discontinued, use bus stops on Pitkin Avenue instead.
New Q8 Bus Stops
Westbound Euclid Av & Sutter Av Euclid Av & Blake Av Euclid Av & Linden Bl Fountain Av & Linden Bl Fountain Av & Wortman Av Fountain Av & Flatlands Av Fountain Av & Bklyn Dev. Ctr. Seaview Av & Erskine St
Eastbound
Seaview Av & Erskine St Erskine St & Gateway Pl Fountain Av & Flatlands Av Fountain Av & Wortman Av Fountain Av & Linden Pl Fountain Av & Blake Av Sutter Av & Logan St Pitkin Av & Euclid Av Pitkin Av & Autumn Av Pitkin Av & Eldert Lane
Service to the Gateway Center Mall will operate from 5 am until 12 midnight on weekdays, and from 6 am until 12 midnight on Saturdays and Sundays.
Bronx
June 21st, 2008
BxM 6, 7, 7A, 7B, 9, 10
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, THE NORTH BOUND PICK UP ON THIRD AVENUE AT EAST 120TH STREET IS DISCONTINUED DUE TO SCHEDULED CONSTRUCTION. CUSTOMERS DESIRING TO BOARD THE NORTH BOUND BxM 6, 7, 7A, 7B, 9, OR 10, MAY DO SO IN THE M101, M103 BUS STOP, LOCATED ON THIRD AVENUE BETWEEN EAST 122nd STREET AND EAST 123rd STREET.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2008 Until further notice
Water Main Installation Henry Hudson Parkway and Independence Avenue WEEKDAYS ONLY 9:00am Until 6:00pm
Southbound BxM1, BxM2
Buses rerouted in Riverdale Effective Wednesday, April 9, 2008Due to water main installation construction on southbound Henry Hudson Parkway Service Road at Independence Avenue, the BxM1 and BxM2 departs Henry Hudson Parkway at W. 227th Street on a detour path.- Kappock Street at Independence Avenue bus stop will be made on Independence Avenue at Kappock Street.