CDTA Announces Service Changes Starting August 28, 2022

Service Changes Beginning August 28, 2022

August 25, 2022

CDTA will make changes to service and welcome back school services

ALBANY, NY (August 25, 2022) The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) will make several service changes beginning on Sunday, August 28, 2022 through Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Please check updated schedules and trip times for the following routes. School services will also go back into effect with the return of students.

Service Updates:

  • Route #450 (Schenectady/Wilton via Route 50) Beginning Sunday, August 28, 2022, the frequency, and span of the route will be reduced slightly. Weekday service will end at 12:28 a.m. and Saturday service will end at 12:26 a.m. Weekend trips will also be adjusted. Please check trip times.  
  • Route #85 (Fifth Avenue) Beginning Sunday, September 4, 2022, the route will no longer service Waterford. Most trips will also now start and end at Hudson Valley Community College. Select trips will travel to Van Rensselaer Manor. Please also check trip times.
  • Route #923 (BusPlus Blue Line Waterford to Rail Trail Station) Beginning Sunday, September 4, 2022, this route will now stop at 126th Street and Hannaford instead of Route #85.
  • Route #182 (Troy/Albany via Cohoes and Latham) Beginning Sunday, September 4, 2022, the frequency, and span of the route will be reduced slightly. Please check trip times. Select weekday trips will also deviate into Catholic Central School.
  • Route #289 (Griswold Heights/St. Mary’s Hospital) Beginning Sunday, September 4, 2022, select trips will operate via Madison & Delaware Avenues to Riverview Garden Apartments.
  • Route #737 (Corporate Woods/Airport) Beginning Sunday, September 4, 2022, select trips will be eliminated. Please check trip times.
  • Route #530 (Exit 26 P&R) Beginning Sunday, August 28, 2022, this route will be replaced with the #560. Please check schedule for trip information.

School Services:

  • Routes #801, #803, #805, #806 (City School District of Albany) – New school route network will begin Thursday, September 1, 2022
  • Route #812 (Green Tech High Charter School) – New school route will begin Tuesday, September 6, 2022
  • Routes #802, #807, #808 (Troy High School, CBA, La Salle) – Routes return to regular service beginning Wednesday, September 7, 2022
  • Route #810 (Schenectady High School) – New school route network will begin Wednesday, September 7, 2022

     

Eliminated Routes:

  • Route #809 (South Albany/Troy Shuttle) Effective Wednesday, September 7, 2022
  • Route #811 (Schenectady/Albany Shuttle) Effective Tuesday, September 6, 2022 

Minor timing adjustments will be made to the following routes and schedules: Please check trip times:

  • Route #905 (BusPlus Red Line) Adjustments beginning Sunday, August 28, 2022

For more information regarding these routes, contact CDTA’s Customer Service Center at (518) 482-8822 or visit www.cdta.org.