CLEVELAND — Earlier this month, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority announced that it will be suspending Blue and Green Line rail service east of Tower City station for the next six weeks starting this Sunday, August 20.
The RTA has come up with a plan to service the needs of riders during the closure. Replacement 67R bus service will be available operating to/from Green Road via Van Aken Blvd. and Warrensville Center Road.
Replacement 67R buses will operate every 15 minutes during weekday rush periods, and every 30 minutes all other times. Just look for the orange colored 67R bus stop signs along the route to board the replacement bus.
See the below map route for more details. Schedules for the replacement bus service can be found here.
The closing of the Blue and Green Line rail service will allow for some needed track, signal, and station repairs. Among the improvements includes work at the Shaker Square Station consisting of repairs to the platforms, replacement of the station service building roof, system control boxes, several catenary pole suspension/pullover bands, and replacement of a signal transformer amongst other enhancements to the lines. In 2022, the GCRTA Board of Trustees awarded $3.5 million in contracted work for enhanced customer experience and safety improvements along the Blue and Green rail lines.
"Upon completion of the project, riders will experience more reliable service throughout the Blue and Green Lines," the GCRTA stated in a release.
Earlier this month, the RTA announced that its Waterfront Line, an extension of its Blue and Green Lines near the shores of the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie, will officially resume services beginning Sept. 10. However, there's a catch, as trains will only only be running on days where the Browns are playing a regular-season home game.