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Changes effective Tuesday, January 2, 2024

GREAT NEWS! Starting on January 2, 2024, MeVa is running on Sundays!

Routes 1, 2, 8, 10, 13, 17 & 24 will be running on Sundays, with departures out of Buckley and Haverhill Transit – every hour – from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
In addition to Sunday service:
* Route #1 will run every 30 minutes from 7 AM – 7 PM on Saturdays
* Route #2 will interline with Route #8 on Sundays only
* Route #3 will have an additional Inbound trip at 7:00 PM, and will be serving Andover/North Andover YMCA from Haverhill St. & Doctors Park from Waverly Rd.
* Route #4 will have an additional Inbound trip at 7:00 PM
* Route #6 will have an additional Inbound trip at 7:00 PM
* Route #8 will interline with Route #2 on Sundays only
* Route #13 will interline with Route #18, Monday – Saturday
* Route #17 will not utilize Kenoza St to Elliot St – will not serve NECC on Sundays – and time points are different from weekday and Saturday service
* Route #14 will be extended to Amazon facility located at 1600 Osgood Landing, North Andover. Outbound will stay on S. Main St/Route 125. It will no longer utilize Boston Rd to Oxford Ave and will serve Cedardale from S. Main St/Route 125
* Route #18 will interline with Route #13, Monday – Saturday

Haverhill Christmas Stroll – Friday, December 1, 2023

On Friday, December 1, 2023, Washington Square will be closed for the Haverhill Christmas Stroll.

Beginning at 4:00 pm. ALL MeVa buses will be servicing the downtown area from the vicinity of Bailey Boulevard as we have done in the past. Please refer to the list below for route departure locations:

  • Route 01 (Haverhill – Methuen – Lawrence): Bailey Blvd. facing Emerson St.
  • Route 13 (Main St./North Ave.): Bailey Blvd. alongside Boy’s Club.
  • Route 14 (Bradford/Ward Hill): Bailey Blvd. alongside Boy’s Club.
  • Route 15 (Hilldale Ave./Haverhill Commons): Bailey Blvd. facing Emerson St.
  • Route 16 (Washington St/Westgate Plaza): Bailey Blvd. facing Emerson St.
  • Route 17 (Haverhill-Salisbury Beach via Amesbury): Bailey Blvd. facing Emerson St.
  • Route 18 (Riverside/Groveland): Bailey Blvd. alongside Boy’s Club.

Haverhill Transit Station will be open from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Amesbury Holiday Parade – Saturday, December 2, 2023

On Saturday, December 2, 2023, Amesbury will hold their Holiday Parade starting @ 3:30 PM.  Both routes 17 & 19 will not be able to serve Heritage Towers and we will be utilizing the following detour to serve Costello Transportation Center:

Route 17:

  • OB from Haverhill Rd. / Rte. 110
    • Straight on Rte. 110 / Macy St.
    • Left on Elm St.
    • Left on Railroad Ave. to serve Costello Transportation Center to regular routing
  • IB from Macy St. / Rte. 110 & Elm St.
    • Right on Elm St.
    • Right on Macy St. / Rte. 110 to regular routing

Route 19:

  • OB from Carriage Town – Stop & Shop
    • Left on Elm St.
    • Left on Railroad Ave. to end @ Costello Transportation Center
  • IB from Railroad Ave. – Costello Transportation Center
    • Right on Elm St.
    • Right to enter Carriage Town to regular routing

Detours may change depending on traffic and road closures.

Route 26 IRS/Raytheon – Change in Service Notice

Beginning January 2, 2024, we will be eliminating the 7:00am outbound trip and the 4:20pm inbound trip to and from the IRS and Raytheon due to low or zero ridership.

Some passengers utilizing the service may be eligible for mini MeVa paratransit due to age (over the age of 60) or disability and just require advance phone reservation. If interested, please call the mini MeVa office for more information at 978-469-6878 option #3.

The following will be the only Route 26 rides starting January 2, 2024:

OUTBOUND M-F
Buckley Transportation Center 5:55am
S Broadway & Mt Vernon St 6:00am
Raytheon Corporation 6:15am
Internal Revenue Service 6:25am
INBOUND M-F
Internal Revenue Service 3:20pm
Raytheon Corporation 3:35pm
S Broadway & Mt Vernon St 3:45pm
Buckley Transportation Center 3:55pm

Veterans Day – Saturday, November 11

We will be providing service on Veterans’ Day – Saturday, November 11, 2023 – on a Saturday schedule. There will be bus and Mini Meva service on this day.  We will be running a normal schedule on Friday, November 10 and Monday, November 13.

The main office will be closed on November 10, 2023 in observance of Veterans’ Day.

Route 9 changes – October 23, 2023

Starting Monday, October 23, 2023 Route 9 will be serving Plaza 114 from Route 114/Durso Avenue on both the Outbound and Inbound.

Outbound from N Parish Rd/Route 114: Left onto Route 114 to regular routing

 Inbound from Route 114/N Parish RdRight onto N. Parish Rd to regular routing

Route 8 – Woodridge via Colonial Heights/North Andover Mall will continue to serve Plaza 114 from S. Union Street.

Columbus Day – Monday, October 9, 2023

We will be closed Monday, October 9, 2023 in observance of Columbus Day. There will be no bus or van service on this day. We will be running a Saturday schedule on Saturday, October 7 and a normal schedule on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.  The main office will be closed on Monday, October 9, 2023 in observance of Columbus Day.

Labor Day – Monday, September 4, 2023

We will be closed Monday, September 4, 2023 in observance of Labor Day. There will be no bus or van service on this day. We will be running a Saturday schedule on Saturday, September 2 and a normal schedule on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.

The main office will be closed on Monday, September 4, 2023 in observance of Labor Day.

 

Independence Day – Tuesday, July 4

We will be closed Tuesday, July 4, 2023 in observance of Independence Day. There will be no bus or van service on this day. We will be running a normal schedule on Monday, July 3 and Wednesday, July 5, 2023.

The main office will be closed on July 4, 2023 in observance of Independence Day.