CURRENT SERVICE ALERTS

NO BUS SERVICE ON NEW YEAR’S DAY OBSERVANCE

All Berkshire Regional Transit Authority offices will be closed and fixed route bus service will not be provided on Friday, January 1, 2021 to observe the New Year’s Day holiday.   BRTA buses will operate Thursday, December 31, 2020, except for the pilot extended evening service hours, which will not run. All BRTA buses will resume… [ read more … ]

NO BUS SERVICE FOR CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCE

All Berkshire Regional Transit Authority offices will be closed and all BRTA bus service will not operate on Friday, December 25, 2020 to observe the Christmas holiday. BRTA buses will operate Thursday, December 24, except for the pilot extended evening service hours, which will not run. Fixed route service will resume at 7 AM on… [ read more … ]

No Bus Service for Veteran’s Day

The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority Administrative offices will be closed and the regular bus service will not be provided in observance of Veteran’s Day on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. The BRTA Administrative office will reopen on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 8 AM and all regularly scheduled bus service will resume.  Specific schedule and/or route… [ read more … ]

No Bus Service for Columbus Day

The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority offices will be closed, and regular bus service will not be provided on Monday, October 12, 2020 to observe the Columbus Day holiday.  All regularly scheduled bus service will resume at 5:45 AM, Tuesday October 13, 2020.  The administrative office located at One Columbus Avenue will reopen at 8 AM. … [ read more … ]

Amtrak Service Reduction

Amtrak will be reducing the Lakeshore Limited trains that stop at the BRTA starting 10/12/2020. Train 448 (Chicago to Boston) will arrive in Pittsfield on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Train 449 (Boston to Chicago) will arrive in Pittsfield on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. For any questions, please contact Amtrak at http://www.amtrak.com . [ read more … ]

BRTA Advisory Board Meeting

The next BRTA Advisory Board meeting will be on September 24, 2020 at 4PM.  This meeting will be scheduled as a Zoom meeting instead of a conference call.  The meeting notice and agenda is available by clicking here. [ read more … ]

Paratransit Update

The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) just received notification that the tentative agreement settled on at the February 21, 2018 meeting with the paratransit union representatives and a Federal Mediator has been voted on by the paratransit union membership and approved. Thank you to the BRTA customers for your patience, understanding, and ridership during this… [ read more … ]