We will be providing service on Patriots’ Day – Monday, April 15, 2024 on a Saturday schedule. There will be bus and van service on this day. Routes 21–Andover Shuttle, 12-Lawrence Crosstown & 26-IRS/Raytheon will not run on this day. The main office will be closed on Monday, April 15, 2024, in observance of Patriots’ Day.
Changes effective April 8, 2024
NEW 30-minute service:
- Route 13 – Plaistow via Main Street/North Ave: Will run every half hour Mondays – Fridays from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Added service from Buckley starting at 5:00 AM on the following routes
- Route 2
- Route 3
- Route 4
- Route 5
- Route 8
- Route 9
- Route 10
Improved routing and schedule
Route 19 – Newburyport CR/Amesbury: Improved outbound and inbound routing that will serve Anna Jaques Hospital from the main entrance, no wait time to transfer to route 17 @ Nicholas J. Costello Transportation Center and time points are modified accordingly.
Route 20 – Newburyport CR/Salisbury Beach: Routing remains the same and time points are modified.
Easter Sunday – Sunday, March 31, 2024
We will be closed on Sunday, March 31, 2024, in observance of Easter Sunday. There will be no bus or van service on this day. We will be running a Saturday schedule on Saturday, March 30 and a normal schedule on Monday, April 1, 2024.
The main office will be closed on Sunday, March 31, 2024, in observance of Easter Sunday.
McGovern’s ground floor construction
We are moving our bus hub from the Buckley garage to the McGovern Transportation Center (the MBTA Train Station). This move will give our riders a more comfortable and less congested space to catch our buses. Our goal is to still serve downtown Lawrence with the same high-quality service we do today, and we need your help to figure out where our buses should go. This is a great opportunity to make sure our routes serve you best.
Construction will be starting on Monday, March 11, 2024, to the Summer. There will be no vehicle access or parking on the ground level. There will be free 30-minute parking for pick up/drop off on the upper floors.
McGovern will be serviced from Merrimack Street. Provincial bus stop signs will be posted.
Bus routes 2 and 7 detour – Wednesday, March 6 (11AM-8PM) and Thursday, March 7 (9AM-3PM)
The following routes will be on detour on Wednesday, March 6 from 11AM to 8PM and Thursday, March 7 from 9AM to 3PM due to the wake and funeral of Sergeant Charles Saindon (Lawrence PD).
- Route 2:Outbound from South Broadway & Merrimack St:
- Left onto Merrimack St
- Right onto Parker St
- Right onto Andover St
- Left onto South Broadway to regular routing
Inbound from South Broadway & Andover St:
- Right onto Andover St
- Left onto Parker St
- Left onto Merrimack St
- Right onto South Broadway to regular routing
- Route 7:Outbound from South Broadway & Merrimack St:
- Left onto Merrimack St
- Right onto Parker St
- Right onto Andover St
- Stay on Andover St to regular routing
Inbound from Andover & Newton St:
- Stay on Andover St
- Left onto Parker St
- Left onto Merrimack St
Right onto South Broadway to regular routing
Route 27 – Bus stop location change
As of Monday, February 26, 2024, route 27 will be serving Plaza 114 from Durso Ave. on both the Outbound and Inbound.
Outbound from Winthrop Ave: Continue straight, right onto Durso Ave. to regular routing.
Inbound from Durso Ave: left onto Winthrop Ave. to regular routing.
SERVICE UPDATE
SERVICE UPDATE
MeVa buses are running on a regular schedule today with some of our routes (see below) on snow detour. Stay tuned throughout the day for updates. Despite the snow, MeVa drivers, dispatchers, supervisors, and mechanics held down the fort yesterday providing our first day of resumed Sunday service. They’re back to do the same again today. Thanks Team MeVa!
Routes 2, 3, 4, 5 & 21 are currently on snow detour. All other routes are not impacted. Stay tuned for updates!
POSSIBLE SNOW STORM THIS WEEKEND
Although Mother Nature did not consult with MeVa before delivering the region’s first snow storm of the year, Sunday service will begin as scheduled. Due to the weather, we will have an additional road supervisor on duty to address storm related issues in real time and buses will be on snow detour.
Since only 7 routes will be running, we anticipate the following route changes:
#1, #10, #17, and #24 will have no route changes.
#2 will bypass Railroad Ave. in Andover
#8 will not serve Woodridge Housing in North Andover and will only travel between Buckley and the North Andover Mall
#13 will bypass Marsh Ave. in Haverhill
We will continue to post updates as more information about the storm becomes available.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Monday, January 15, 2024
We will be providing service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Monday, January 15, 2024 on a Saturday schedule. There will be bus and van service on this day. Routes 21–Andover Shuttle, 12-Lawrence Crosstown & 26-IRS/Raytheon will not run on this day.
The main office will be closed on January 15, 2024 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Christmas and New Year’s Day closure
CHRISTMAS DAY
We will be closed Monday, December 25, 2023, in observance of Christmas Day. There will be no bus or van service on this day. We will be running a Saturday schedule on Saturday, December 23 and a regular schedule on Tuesday, December 26. The main office will be closed on Monday, December 25, 2023, in observance of Christmas Day.
NEW YEAR’S DAY
We will be closed Monday, January 1, 2024, in observance of New Year’s Day. There will be no bus or van service on this day. We will be running a Saturday schedule on Saturday, December 30 and a regular schedule on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. The main office will be closed on Monday, January 1, 2024, in observance of New Year’s Day.