Bus service disruptions and detours expected during Michigan football Saturdays

Posted on Fri, Aug 30, 2013 : 5:58 a.m.

Bus service disruptions and detours expected during Michigan football Saturdays

By Ryan J. Stanton

If you rely on the bus to get around Ann Arbor, be forewarned there will be service disruptions and detours on football Saturdays starting this weekend.

Parts of multiple streets in the Michigan Stadium area, including Main Street from Stadium to Pauline, will close or be redirected because of University of Michigan home football games.

The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority will detour bus routes around the Michigan Stadium area in an attempt to avoid traffic congestion and maintain timely service.

Ryan J. Stanton | AnnArbor.com

The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority will detour routes around the area in an attempt to avoid traffic congestion and maintain timely service.

The detours will be in effect every home game throughout the football season, starting with this Saturday's 3:30 p.m. matchup against Central Michigan University.

U-M home football games for 2013 take place on the following dates: Aug. 31, Sept. 7, Sept. 14, Oct. 5, Oct. 19, Nov. 9 and Nov. 30.

AirRide

Select AirRide trips during home football games will not serve the Blake Transit Center. Riders are advised to use the Kensington Court hotel stop for these trips.

Please see MyAirRide.com for schedule information.

The following fixed-routes buses will be detoured for about two hours before and after each home football game:

Route 6

to Ann Arbor — regular route on Industrial, right on Stadium, left on Golden, right on Granger, left on Packard, right on State to resume regular route.
to Ypsilanti/Meijer — regular route on State, left on Packard, right on Granger, left on Park Place, cross Stadium to resume regular route on Industrial.

Route 7

from downtown — start at BTC. South on Fourth Avenue, left on Packard, right on Granger, left on Park Place, straight on Industrial, right on Eisenhower, left on Plaza Drive, resume regular route at Briarwood.
to downtown — regular route from Briarwood. Left on Briarwood Circle, right on Plaza Drive, right on Eisenhower, left on Industrial, right on Stadium, left on Golden, right on Granger, left on Packard, right on Division, left on William, right on Fifth Avenue to BTC.

Route 8

from BTC — start at BTC. South on Fourth Avenue, right on Madison, left on Seventh, right on Pauline to resume regular route.
to BTC — regular route on Pauline, left on Seventh, right on Madison, left on Fourth Avenue to BTC.

Route 15

from BTC — start at BTC. South on Fourth Avenue, right on Madison, cross Main Street to resume regular route.
to BTC — regular route on Madison, cross Main Street, left on Fourth Avenue to BTC.

Route 16

from BTC — start at BTC. South on Fourth Avenue, right on Madison, left on Seventh, right on Scio Church, left on Oak Valley, left on Waters, serve Target using opposite side of street, cross Ann Arbor-Saline Road to resume regular route on Lohr Road to Meijer.
to Downtown — regular route on Oak Valley from Meijer, cross Ann Arbor-Saline Road to continue on Oak Valley, right on Scio Church, left on Seventh, right on Madison, left on Fourth Avenue to BTC.

Ryan J. Stanton covers government and politics for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at ryanstanton@annarbor.com or 734-623-2529. You also can follow him on Twitter or subscribe to AnnArbor.com's email newsletters.

Comments

Ryan J. Stanton

Fri, Aug 30, 2013 : 3:20 p.m.

Here's the story on the FootballRide shuttles that will be up and running Saturday: http://annarbor.com/news/footballride-shuttle-service-to-michigan-stadium-starts-this-saturday-with-first-wolverines-home-gam/

Nicholas Urfe

Fri, Aug 30, 2013 : 12:50 p.m.

How telling that the city and university never mentioned the bus impact, did they? Why don't they allow the buses through on Main st? In other cities, mass transit is a key component in dealing with the traffic from major events. In Ann Arbor, it is a victim.

Brad

Fri, Aug 30, 2013 : 1:20 p.m.

In other news today on annarbor.com ... "FootballRide shuttle service to and from Michigan Stadium starts this Saturday" Will those be allowed on Main St?

Brad

Fri, Aug 30, 2013 : 12:09 p.m.

Are these detours perhaps related to city council rolling over for the U and closing Main for the football games? The tourists get the priority - great job, council.

a2cents

Fri, Aug 30, 2013 : 2:12 p.m.

ain't tourists, it's a mob