The mandate for passengers to wear masks on airplanes, in airports and on public transportion was lifted Monday as a result of a ruling by a federal judge in Florida that the Centers for Disease Control overstepped its authority in instituting a mask mandate. The Transportation Security Administration said in
One of Downtown Pittsburgh’s busiest intersections was closed at 6 a.m. Tuesday and will remain shut down for about a month. Port Authority officials said the entire intersection of Wood Street and Sixth Avenue has closed to allow for the replacement of the crosswalks and intersection. Sixth Avenue is closed
Pittsburgh Public Schools spokeswoman Ebony Pugh said just over 5,000 students use Port Authority as a means of transportation of those, over 2,300 are PPS students.
Dozens of Port Authority bus routes across Allegheny County were already out of service early Monday, a continuation of the weekend service disruptions spurred by employee call-offs, an apparent protest against the authority’s looming vaccine mandate. Port Authority sent out the first alert about 6:10 a.m., warning on its service