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Detour & Service Alerts 4

Route 18/Schuylkill Avenue Bridge Detour – Effective Until Further Notice

August 21, 2026

Due to bridge construction, Route 18/Schuylkill Avenue will detour until further notice. Detour: Regular route to left on Greenwich Street to right on 4th Street to right on Buttonwood Street to left on Schuylkill Avenue…

No Service to Jamestown Village Apts. On Route 17 – Glenside

July 10, 2026

Due to construction at the Jamestown Village Apartments area, there will be NO SERVICE to Jamestown Apartments on Route 17 – Glenside/Airport/Berks Heim. Customers can use the Schuylkill Ave and Lackawanna bus stop.

BTC Construction Detours – Effective Until Further Notice

July 2, 2026

Due to construction around the BARTA Transportation Center (BTC), BARTA Bus Routes will have to detour around the area. These detours will be effective until further notice. Outbound Detours from BTC. The following routes will…

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$2.00 for the first hour

$1.00 for any portion or each additional hour

Maximum Daily Rate $14.00

Lost Tickets
Customers who lose their daily ticket must pay the maximum daily rate ($14). If paying by credit card, the customer can drive to the exit gate and insert a credit card. A credit card will be charged the $14.00 rate. If you do not have a credit card, please press the blue help button on pay on foot machine for assistance.

How to Use the Pay on-Foot Machines

Insert the ticket into the pay-on-foot machine and make your payment (Cash or Credit Card). The ticket machine will return a ticket to you to exit the garage. This ticket is inserted at the exit gate to raise the gate to exit.

VISA, Master Card, and Discover are accepted

Credit Card Payment at Exit Gates

Credit card customers can also pay at the exit gates instead of using the Pay on Foot machines. Customers can drive to the exit gate and insert tickets at the gate. The fee will be calculated. Customers can insert a credit card for payment and the exit gate will raise.