We will be closed Monday, May 29, 2023 in observance of Memorial Day. There will be no bus or van service on this day. We will be running a Saturday schedule on Saturday, May 27 and a normal schedule on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
The main office will be closed on May 29, 2023 in observance of Memorial Day.

The following changes will be implemented on April 3, 2023.

1. More direct and timely service in Amesbury, Newburyport and Salisbury, with the following service improvements

Route 17:  Haverhill – Salisbury Beach via Amesbury (Click here for schedule)

This route will provide:

• New direct service between Haverhill, Amesbury and Salisbury
• New service along Elm St in Salisbury
• Double service frequency, together with the #19, along Main St through downtown Amesbury
• Double service frequency, together with the #20, between downtown Salisbury and Salisbury Beach along Beach Rd.

Route 19:  Newburyport – Amesbury (Click here for schedule)

This route will provide:

• Double service frequency between Newburyport Commuter Rail Station and Downtown Newburyport
• New service along Merrimac St. to the Towle Office Building
• Direct service between downtown Newburyport and Anna Jacques Hospital, the Newburyport Senior Center Direct & Market Basket Plaza
• Direct service between Newburyport and Amesbury
• Double service frequency, together with the #20, along Main St through downtown Amesbury

Route 20: Newburyport – Salisbury Beach (Click here for schedule)

This route will provide:

• Double service frequency, together with the #19, between Newburyport Commuter Rail Station and Downtown Newburyport
• Direct service between Newburyport and Salisbury
• Double service frequency, together with the #17, between downtown Salisbury and Salisbury Beach along Beach Rd.

2. New 30-minute service: Route 1 will run every half hour on Saturdays from 10:00AM to 5:00PM. (Click here for schedule)

3. New route number and routing: (Click here for schedule)

Route 34 will be route 4.  The new route will provide:

• Direct service to Lawrence General Hospital
• Direct service to Prospect Hill, including serving Howard St. both inbound and outbound
• Direct connection to the #1 at Appleton Square for continued service to the Loop and Haverhill without having to go through Buckley.

The route will no longer serve the MVRTA parking lot, Canal St, Union St (from Canal St to Essex St. and Common St to Haverhill St), Summer St, Newbury St/E Haverhill St (from Summer St to Howard St), Prospect St (from General St to E. Haverhill St), Howard St (from Pleasant St to Allston), Allston St, Marston St (from Ferry St to E. Haverhill St), Ferry (from Pleasant St to E. Haverhill St), Haverhill St.  It will serve Marston St – Marston Medical Center, E. Haverhill (from Howard St to Ferry St), Pleasant St, Prospect (from Ferry St to Swan St), Swan St, Merrimac St/Marston (from Swan St to E. Haverhill St), Union St (from General St to Essex St) and Essex St (from Union St to Hampshire St).  The routing will be as follows:

• Outbound: L- Common St, L-Newbury St, R -Garden St, O -cross over Union St to General St, L-to enter Lawrence General Hospital to the main entrance, L-General St, R-Prospect St, L-Marston St, L-Ferry St, L-Pleasant St, R-Howard St, R-E. Haverhill St, L-Ferry St, R-Prospect St.
• Inbound: R-Swan St, O-East St, R-Merrimack St, R-E. Haverhill St, L-Howard St, L–Pleasant ST, R-Ferry St, R -Marston St, R-Prospect ST, L-General St, R-to Lawrence General Hospital to the main entrance, R-General Street, L-Union St, R-Essex St, R-Hampshire St, R–Common St, to Buckley.

4. Routes 51, 54 and 57 will be substituted for routes 17, 19 and 20

5. Route 85: Service hour will coincide with the hours that the Lawrence Senior Center is open, beginning 20 minutes before the Senior Center opens and ending 30 minutes after the Senior Center closes (Monday – Friday from 8:00AM to 5:00PM.  It will no longer run on Saturday). (Click here for schedule)