New Deal Could Reduce Port Authority Cuts

A deal is in the works to avoid drastic cuts to Port Authority service this fall, according to a report by KDKA.

According to the report, negotiations between state, county and union officials are underway to avoid a one-third cut in service—including all service in the Plum, Oakmont and Verona area—on Sept. 2.

Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald told KDKA that if the union, management, and county can come up with about $30 million, Gov. Tom Corbett will match that amount and restore service.

If an agreement isn't reached, the Port Authority most likely will move forward with  of all Moon Township bus routes. Under the cuts, the Airport Flyer bus will end all service beyond the Robinson Towne Center on weekdays and weekends, eliminating outbound service to the Pittsburgh International Airport and possibly necessitating a name change for the route, according to the authority.

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