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The Luzerne County Transportation Authority is the public transportation provider in Luzerne County, PA. Formed in Wilkes-Barre in 1972, we provide public transportation in a 900-square mile area in Northeastern Pennsylvania. In 2023, we provided 900,000 fixed route and shared ride passenger trips. LCTA offers convenient and affordable transportation to essential services such as employment, education, medical care, grocery shopping, and nutrition. This includes ensuring for seniors have access to health care and supporting the continued independence of transit-dependent individuals. LCTA currently has 18 bus routes and a Shared Ride Program that transports seniors, people with disabilities, and people on medical assistance. LCTA plays a vital role in our community, connecting people and places; it is an essential lifeline. LCTA introduced LCTA CONNECTS – the first microtransit service in NEPA -- in November 2024.

10/23/2026

*** SERVICE UPDATE ***
Rt. 14 in Nanticoke: Market Street is closed from Main to Broad; the bus is using inbound and outbound. After the bus services the Park / Bus Stop Cafe, it will go around the park to Prospect.

Rts. 14, 15, and 22 have a detour due to South Main Street in Wilke-Barre being milled.
Outbound: buses are staying on Washington to Pennsylvania to Hazel/Academy and returning to regular route.
Inbound: buses are going up Academy to Hazel to Pennsylavania to Northampton to South Main. Franklin is not being used as it is down to one lane.

Breanna was nominated because she has a positive attitude and is very helpful to fellow employees. Specifically, she ass...
10/22/2026

Breanna was nominated because she has a positive attitude and is very helpful to fellow employees. Specifically, she assists operators greatly when they are driving and need clarification on detours. Breanna also has a positive attitude, which is noticed by her colleagues.

She has demonstrated outstanding attendance and punctuality during her tenure at LCTA, reflecting her reliability and commitment to her responsibilities. Breanna is a team player who actively promotes a positive work environment.

If you see Breanna, who started at LCTA in March 2026, please be sure to congratulate her!

10/22/2026

*** SERVICE UPDATE ***
Beginning Monday, Oct. 26, the CenterPoint-Grimes-Pittston LCTA CONNECTS service will run weekdays from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday service will stay 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This schedule adjustment will allow LCTA to reallocate resources during the service’s busiest times.

10/21/2026

*** SERVICE UPDATE ***
Ongoing detour due to the milling and paving of South Main Street between South Street and Academy/Hazle Street:
Routes 14, 15, and 22 inbound: buses taking Franklin off of Academy and proceeding to Northampton.
Route 14, 15, and 22 outbound: buses are using Washington to Pennsylvania to Academy and returning to regular route.

Please visit lctabus.com for more details!!
10/19/2026

Please visit lctabus.com for more details!!

10/19/2026

*** SERVICE UPDATE ***
Route 3:
Lehigh Street is closed to East South St.
Detour: the bus is going left on on South Meade, left onto Lehigh, right on to South Sherman, right onto East South, and left onto South Meade St.

Rt. 22:
Davenport is closed in Plymouth from West Main to West Shawnee.
Detour: the bus is using Nottingham.

10/16/2026

*** MONDAY UPDATE ***
Works has not yet begun, so the detours are postponed and routes 14, 15, and 22 are on regular routing.

*** SERVICE UPDATE ***
Detour from Monday, Oct. 19 through Friday, Oct. 23 due to the milling and paving of South Main Street between South Street and Academy/Hazle Street:

Routes 14 and 22 inbound: buses will use Franklin to Northampton off of Academy Street.

Route 15 inbound: bus will take a left onto Academy, then right on Franklin to Northampton.

Route 14, 15, and 22 outbound: buses are staying on Washington to Pennsylvania to Academy.

10/13/2026

UPDATED: This issue has been resolved.
*** Find My Ride Scheduling Issue ***
We are currently experiencing issues with the Find My Ride online scheduling tool and working on correcting the problem.
We apologize for any inconvenience. Please call Shared Ride to schedule appointments at 570-288-8420.

10/12/2026

*** SERVICE UPDATE ***
Routes 2, 16, 20:
Detours due to River Street construction.
Outbound: bus is using Union to North Main to River
Inbound: bus is using North to North Main

10/09/2026

*** SERVICE UPDATE ***
Rt. 7:
Pringle is closed off Zerby
7N: from Zerby, bus is taking a right onto Pringle, left on Brook, left on Division up to Grove, then left on Grove to Courtright
7S: bus is turning left off Courtright to Grove, making a right on Division, right on Brook, right on Pringle, and returning to Zerby.

Routes 2, 6, 7, 8, 11,12,16, 20
North River Street is closed by West Union St. Buses are using East North Street to North Washington and resuming regular route.

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300 South Pennsylvania Avenue
Wilkes-Barre, PA
18701

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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+15702878463

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