University Times

Schedules are being adjusted for about 30 bus and light-rail transit routes starting Sept. 4. For weekday-only routes, changes will go into effect Sept. 6, due to the Labor Day holiday.

The Port Authority of Allegheny County said it adjusts schedules four times per year to improve service. Some of the adjustments are designed to alleviate overcrowding, officials said.

Printable online schedules for all routes are available at www.portauthority.org.

Among the Oakland service adjustments starting this month are:

• 61D Murray: Thirteen new outbound short trips will be added to help alleviate overcrowding in the Oakland-Squirrel Hill corridor. These trips will operate from Forbes Avenue at Atwood Street to Murray Avenue at Hazelwood Avenue.

• 69 Trafford, 71 Negley, 71C Point Breeze and 75 Ellsworth: Trip times are being adjusted.

• 82 Lincoln: Weekday frequency during midday and p.m. peak hours will be increased from every 25 minutes to every 22 minutes. Saturday frequency is being increased from every 30 minutes to every 27 minutes. Trip times are adjusted for all days.

• G2 West Busway-All Stops: Scheduled times on one early morning trip are being adjusted.

• P3 East Busway-Oakland: Three a.m. trips and three p.m. trips are being added. Nine inbound trips during p.m. peak hours will be discontinued. Trip times are being adjusted.

Other affected routes include: 2 Mt. Royal, 6 Spring Hill, 8 Perrysville, 13 Bellevue, 14 Ohio Valley, 16 Brighton, 19L Emsworth Limited, 38C Greentree Express (which will be renamed 38 Greentree), 44 Knoxville, 48 Arlington, 51 Carrick, 51L Carrick Limited, 74 Homewood-Squirrel Hill, 82 Lincoln, 86 Liberty, O1 Ross Flyer, P12 Holiday Park Flyer, P16 Penn Hills Flyer, P68 Braddock Hill Flyer, Blue Line-Library, Blue Line-South Hills Flyer and Red Line.

—Peter Hart