Starting on Monday the August 31st, Route 40 towards Blaine & 24th will detour around construction. The following stops will be closed: AB436 Main & 27th. Riders can use Lyft code "MAINCONSTX" to get to or from the bus stop at Idaho & 13th.
Starting on Monday the August 31st, Route 8 towards Discovery & Chinden will detour around construction. The following stops will be closed: AB427 Idaho & 15th, AB433 Main & 17th, AB435 Main & 23rd, AB436 Main & 27th. Temporary stops will be placed at 13th & Idaho. Riders can use Lyft code "MAINCONSTX" to get to or from the bus stop at Idaho & 13th.
Starting on Monday the August 31st, Route 7 towards TSM will detour around construction. The following stops will be closed: AB427 Idaho & 15th, AB433 Main & 17th, AB435 Main & 23rd, AB436 Main & 27th. Riders can use Lyft code "MAINCONSTX" to get to or from the bus stop at Idaho & 13th.
Stop at Latah & Alpine SWC closed. Temp stop placed just south of Vaughn near Latah Village Apartment complex
Outbound route 9 State and Pierce Park stop closed, no temp placed due to construction.
Stop closed on Americana and Shoreline. Temp stop placed long.
Inbound State and Pierce Park stop closed, no temp placed due to construction.
Route 9 OB stop at State and Ellen's Ferry closed. No temp stop placed.
Stops on 1st & Idaho and 1st & Bannock will be closed. Please use the bus stop on Main & 1st.
The stop on Latah and Alpine towards MSS for route 4 is closed for construction and temp stop placed near side.
Inbound route 9 stop on State and 11th is closed, temporary stop placed at State and 12th near side.
Route 28 is on small detour at Frank Church High School; the bus will be taking right onto Salt Creek from Pro Tech, servicing the temp stop on Salt Creek, and then taking a right on Trabuco back to regular route.
VRT’s Route 30 Pine will be tapping into downtown Meridian on Saturday, October 4th to connect destinations and parking at The Village and Ten Mile Crossing to the Oktoberfest festival in downtown Meridian.
The annual festival at Idaho & 2nd promises to bring big crowds, live music, contests, and traffic.
To take the hassle out of getting there, attendees can ride to the festival on Route 30 between 10 a.m. and 9:30 p.m., with buses scheduled to arrive at stops every 30 minutes.
Bus arrivals: Every 30 minutes at 21 stops along the route
Service window: 10:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Festival stops, toward The Village
Festival stops, toward Ten Mile Crossing
- Track your bus in real time with the ETA Spot app, which shows you here your bus is and how long until it arrives.
- You can also track the 30 Pine at its route page: ridevrt.org/30.
Meet Route 30 Pine
- All VRT buses are ADA-accessible and equipped with bike racks.
- Follow rider rules, expect crowds near festival entrances, and be mindful of downtown closures.
- Give yourself extra time: Street closures and festival crowds may slow things down. Or, as we like to call it, “Oktober-rest.”
Bus to Brew is part of VRT’s growing portfolio of event-based services, including Game Day Bus, Treeline, and more. These services are designed to reduce traffic volumes and parking demand around events with high-volume transportation needs and bring the benefits of public transit to the community with real-time bus tracking, easy identification of vehicles, low-floor boarding, and more.
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