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Alerts

Summer 2021 Detours - UPDATED 7/12

BT will run detour multiple routes due to construction. Detours are subject to change as construction finishes and new construction begins.

Routes Affected:

  • CAS (Campus Shuttle)
  • HWA (Hethwood A)
  • HWB (Hethwood B)
  • HWD (Hethwood)
  • HXP (Hokie Express)
  • PHD (Patrick Henry)
  • PRO (Progress Street)
  • TOM (Toms Creek)
  • UCB (University City Blvd)

Type: Route

Cause: Construction

Effect: Detour

More Info: https://ridebt.org/news-alerts/275-summer-20201-detours-begin-5-17

Face Coverings Still Required on Buses

Although the face covering mandates have been lifted in the state, face coverings are still required on all BT vehicles per local, state, and federal mandates.

Type: Agency

Cause: Other

Effect: Other

More Info:

Explorer Gold Route Change - Effective 7/12

Due to difficulties in changed traffic patterns and in order to provide the best service possible, the Explorer Gold (GLD) route will be adjusted begining Monday, 7/12. Please see link for more details.

Routes Affected:

  • GLD (Explorer Gold)

Type: Route

Cause: Other

Effect: Other

More Info: https://ridebt.org/news-alerts/278-explorer-gold-route-change-effective-7-12

HWB Detour - Road Closure at Hethwood Blvd and Tall Oaks

HWB and HWD will detour due to a road closure at Hethwood Blvd and Tall Oaks. During this time Hethwood Square (#1204) and Tall Oaks/Hethwood Ebnd (#1205) will be closed, no other stops will be missed.

Routes Affected:

  • HWB (Hethwood B)

Type: Route

Cause: Construction

Effect: Detour

More Info:

Main St Spring

Multi-Modal Transit Facility

These conceptual renderings show the Multi-Modal Transit Facility (MMTF) that will become the new central hub for Blacksburg Transit services on the Virginia Tech campus. The building will be located on the south side of the Perry Street parking garage. It will include two bus loops with a total of 17 bus bays - one loop on the east side of the building and one on the west side. The project is being designed to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

The MMTF will serve as a hub for most Blacksburg Transit routes as well as various regional transit services, such as Smart Way and Radford Transit. The facility will also house the bike hub now located in Virginia Tech's Alternative Transportation Office.

Design has been completed; the Invitiation for Bid was issued in late 2020 and the project was awarded in January 2021 to WM Schlosser. Construction is scheduled to begin in the Spring of 2020.

Multi-Modal Transit Facility site plan

Site Plan

View looking at front of the Multi-Modal Transit Facility

View looking at front of the MMTF building.

Multi-Modal Transit Facility View looking west with the east bus loop in foreground.

View looking west with the east bus loop in foreground.