Route 964: Bartlett Park & Ride Temporary Closure
The Virginia Department of Transportation will close the Bartlett Park and Ride April 28 – May 5, 2026. The Route 964 will be unable to service this location during this time. Customers will need to use an alternate pickup location at either the Smithfield Park and Ride or Huntington Park and Ride.
Silverleaf Transit Center Temporary Closure
From Monday, April 20, 2026, to Friday, April 24, 2026, the Silverleaf Transit Center will be closed. Route information and schedules are always available online at gohrt.com or 757-222-6100.
Route 4: ODU Big Blue 5K
On Saturday, April 25, Old Dominion University will host the Big Blue 5K. Due to various road closures around the campus, the Route 4 will detour from the start of service until approximately 11:00 AM. The Route 2 will not detour, but customers should expect delays due to event traffic.
Route 4
Outbound
Via: 38th Street to ODU
R – Elkhorn Ave (layover on Elkhorn Ave./ 42nd St. and depart at the scheduled 49QUAR departure time)
Stops Missed
9158 POWHATAN & 46TH
9145 49TH & QUARANTINE
Inbound
Via: Elkhorn Avenue to Norfolk Transit
R – 43rd St.
R – Bowden’s Ferry Rd.
L – 38th St.
Regular Route
Stops Missed
9145 49TH & QUARANTINE
0264 HAMPTON & 45TH
5835 43RD & BOWDENS FERRY
5669 ELKHORN & 41ST
5668 ELKHORN & 39TH
9143 38TH & BLUESTONE
May 2026 Service Changes
Southside Service Changes
Route 2 Hampton Boulevard – Schedule adjustments.
Route 3 Chesapeake Boulevard – Schedule adjustments.
Route 12 Indian River Road – Schedule adjustments.
Route 14 Battlefield Boulevard – Schedule adjustments.
Route 15 Military Highway – Schedule adjustments. Shift trips to improve the connection at Military Circle.
Route 20 Virginia Beach Boulevard – Schedule adjustments. Shift trips to improve the connection at Military Circle. The timepoint will change inbound from Virginia Beach/Newtown to Virginia Beach/Davis.
Route 21 Little Creek Road – The routing change outbound from Wards Corner to Evelyn Butts via Granby Street to Little Creek Road will become permanent.
Route 24 Kempsville Road – Schedule adjustments.
Route 25 Newtown/Princess Anne Road – The alignment before and after 6:00 p.m. will be revised. Service along Newtown Road between Kempsville Road and Center Drive will be discontinued. Before 6:00 p.m., Route 25 will operate from Bangor Avenue to Newtown Road to Kempsville Road to Center Drive. After 6:00 p.m., Route 25 will operate from Newtown Station to Kempsville Road over regular route (no service to Center Drive).
Route 29 Pleasure House Road/Lynnhaven Parkway – Schedule adjustments. Also, First Colonial and Donna will no longer be a timepoint for Route 29. The start time departing Lynnhaven Mall will be adjusted also the connection at Shore Drive and Pleasure House Road will be improved.
Routes 30, 31, & 35 – Seasonal service will begin.
Route 33 General Booth – Service will be restored to Atlantic Avenue/68th Street. Route 33 will operate every 60 minutes daily.
Route 45 Portsmouth Boulevard – The evening trips will be adjusted on Saturday inbound from Starmount Parkway/Portsmouth Boulevard between 8:45 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Revise routing to Starmount Parkway via Portsmouth Boulevard to Jolliff Road to the new bus stop & layover location on Starmount Parkway.
Route 58 Bainbridge Boulevard – Schedule adjustments. Route 58 will be revised to service Tidewater Community College (Chesapeake campus) first then travel to the bus stop and layover location on Grassfield Parkway near Walmart.
Route 961 Newport News Transit Center / Hampton Transit Center / Downtown Norfolk Transit Center – Schedule adjustments. The first morning trip from Downtown Norfolk Transit Center will service Newport News Shipyard North Gate then service Washington Avenue and Newport News Transit Center.
The afternoon trip from Newport News Shipbuilding North Gate to Evelyn T. Butts will operate from Wards Corner to Granby Street to Little Creek Road to Evelyn T. Butts and no longer provide service along Admiral Taussig Boulevard. Also, Washington Avenue/49 Street will no longer be a timepoint but will continue to serve as a bus stop. Schedule adjustments will also be made.
Route 966 Silverleaf Station / Newport News Transit Center – One morning and one afternoon trip will be eliminated. Schedule adjustments will also be made.
Route 967 Military Hwy Station / Newport News Transit Center – The morning trips will depart South garage and afternoon trips will depart North garage. Two morning trips and three afternoon trips will be eliminated. Schedule adjustments will also be made.
Route 972 TCC Virginia Beach/Newport News Transit Center – One morning and one afternoon trip will be eliminated. Schedule adjustments will also be made.
Route 980 Norfolk/Chesapeake/Suffolk Amazon – Schedule adjustments.
New! Route 981 Norfolk/Virginia Beach Amazon – Route 981 will provide two morning and two afternoon trips daily between Downtown Norfolk Transit Center and the Virginia Beach Amazon facility (ORF4) at 1795 Dam Neck Road with stops at Ballentine Station, Newtown Station and Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach.
Northside Service Changes
Route 101 Kecoughtan Road – Schedule adjustments.
Route 102 Queen Street – Schedule adjustments.
Route 105 Briarfield Road – Schedule adjustments.
Route 107 Denbigh Blvd. Schedule adjustments.
Route 110 Virginia Peninsula Community College – Schedule adjustments.
Route 115 Foxhill – Schedule adjustments. The timepoints at OBFXH (Old Buckroe & Fox Hill), BUSSC (Skyland & Pembroke), MALMR (Mallory & Mercury) will be eliminated in both directions.
- Remaining timepoints clockwise will be HTC, WOAKS (Willow Oaks), MALBU (Mallory & Buckroe), VA Medical Center and HTC
- Remaining timepoints counterclockwise will be HTC, VA Medical Center, MALBU (Mallory & Buckroe), WOAKS (Willow Oaks) and HTC
Route 118 Neil Armstrong Parkway– Schedule adjustments.
Route 403 Buckroe Shopping Center – Route 403 will be eliminated, and Route 405 will be realigned to cover service to Hampton Transit Center.
Route 405 Willow Oaks – Route 405 will be realigned to cover service to Hampton Transit Center due to the elimination of Route 403. The timepoint at Washington Avenue/49th Street will be eliminated (the location will still serve as a bus stop). Schedule adjustments will also be made.
Route 414 Oakland Industrial Park – The afternoon trip from North Gate to Patrick Henry Mall and J Clyde Morris Boulevard will be eliminated.
Route 415 Denbigh Fringe – Route 415 will be eliminated, and Route 430 will cover service between Denbigh Fringe and Newport News Transit Center with a stop at Newport News Shipyard North Gate.
Route 430 Denbigh Fringe – One morning trip will be eliminated, and Washington Avenue/49th Street will no longer be a timepoint but will continue to serve as a bus stop. Route 430 will cover service between Denbigh Fringe and Newport News Transit Center with a stop at Newport News Shipyard North Gate. Schedule adjustments will also be made.
Route 921 Newport News Transit Center/Williamsburg – Washington Avenue/49th Street will no longer be a timepoint but will continue to serve as a bus stop. Schedule adjustments will also be made.
Route 961 Newport News Transit Center / Hampton Transit Center / Downtown Norfolk Transit Center-
Run time and recovery improvements will be made daily. The first morning trip from Downtown Norfolk Transit Center will service Newport News Shipyard North Gate then service Washington Avenue and Newport News Transit Center.
The afternoon trip from Newport News Shipbuilding North Gate to Evelyn T. Butts will operate from Wards Corner to Granby Street to Little Creek Road to Evelyn T. Butts and no longer provide service along Admiral Taussig Boulevard. Also, Washington Avenue/49th Street will no longer be a timepoint but will continue to serve as a bus stop. Schedule adjustments will also be made.
Route 964 – Newport News Transit Center / Smithfield Gwaltney – One morning and one afternoon trip will be eliminated. Washington Avenue/49th Street will no longer be a timepoint but will continue to serve as a bus stop. Schedule adjustments will also be made.
Route 966 Silverleaf Station / Newport News Transit Center – One morning and one afternoon trip will be eliminated. Schedule adjustments will also be made.
Route 967 Military Hwy Station / Newport News Transit Center – The morning trips will depart South garage and afternoon trips will depart North garage. Two morning trips and three afternoon trips will be eliminated. Schedule adjustments will also be made.
Route 972 TCC Virginia Beach/Newport News Transit Center – One morning and one afternoon trip will be eliminated. Schedule adjustments will also be made.
Route 8: City Hall & Tidewater Detour
Beginning Tuesday, April 7, 2026, the intersection of Tidewater Drive and City Hall Avenue will close for utility work until further notice. The Route 8 will detour via St Paul’s Blvd and Brambleton Avenue.
Stops Missed
3024 TIDEWATER & MAY
0604 TIDEWATER & CHARLOTTE
Route 21: E Taussig Blvd Stop Service Adjustment
Due to safety concerns with the newly-installed bike lanes, the outbound Route 21 will no longer service E Taussig Blvd after leaving the Ward’s Corner Transfer Area. Customers travelling to the bus stops at either Taussig & Granby (0882) or Taussig & Little Creek (0883) should disembark at Ward’s Corner.
Free Light Rail, Ferry Service Can Take You to the Ballpark This Season
Once again, this season, Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) is partnering with the City of Norfolk and the Norfolk Tides baseball team to provide free transit to and from home games.
With limited parking continuing due to casino construction, HRT encourages fans to take The Tide light rail and Elizabeth River Ferry to get to Harbor Park stadium starting with the season opener on Friday, March 27 at 6:35 PM.
Free rides on The Tide light rail are available two hours before and after each game. Fans can show their ticket for that day’s game for a free ride on light rail to and from the stadium.
Fans are encouraged to park for free at three park-and-ride lots at Tide stations: Newtown Road Station (Newtown Road and Kempsville Road), Military Highway Station (Curlew Drive and Corporate Boulevard), and Ballentine/Broad Creek Station (Ballentine Boulevard and I-264).
Fans can also take the ferry from North Landing in Portsmouth for free to and from the Harbor Park Landing for every game. Free rides are available only to the Harbor Park Landing, not to Waterside Landing.
Ferry service runs every 30 minutes beginning one hour before game time until 30 minutes after the game or fireworks end. Parking for the ferry in Portsmouth is free at city garages after 5 PM on weekdays and all day on weekends. The closest parking to North Landing may be found at the Harbor Court, Water Street, and Middle Street parking garages.
In Norfolk, MacArthur South Garage will be free for game patrons. The garage is just two light rail stops, or a roughly 15-minute walk, from Harbor Park. Fans parking at the garage can catch The Tide at MacArthur Station for the free light rail ride to the stadium.
When leaving Harbor Park, fans using light rail are urged to be patient and observe lines that will be set up outside the stadium near the main entrance. One line will be for eastbound Tide light rail traffic in the direction of Newtown Road with the other for westbound travel toward EVMC/Fort Norfolk Station.
HRT reminds fans to be safe around tracks. Use designated crosswalks and sidewalks to reach the station.
Ward’s Corner Construction
Starting Monday, March 9, 2026, until further notice, the Ward’s Corner Transfer Station will undergo construction on the island and in the bus bays. All buses will continue to drop off / pick up as normal. Buses will park nearby if their bay is not available. Customers should expect minor delays and disruptions.
Downtown Norfolk Transit Center: Construction
From Sunday, March 8, 2026, until further notice, the Downtown Norfolk Transit Center will undergo safety-related construction in the bus bays. All buses will continue to drop off / pick up as normal. Buses will park nearby if their bay is not available. Customers should expect delays and disruptions.
Joint Expeditionary Base: Paratransit Service Restriction
Due to enhanced security restrictions at the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, effective Monday, March 2, until further notice, Paratransit will not enter the base. Customers should expect delays at all local military installations.