Category: Rider Alerts

Please note that incoming calls are not working this morning, so use info@mountainline.com or the Contact Us page (https://mountainline.com/about/contact-us/) to get in touch.

Routes 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, and 14 are running normally.

Route 9 is not running today due to road obstacles and downed power lines.

Route 12 is missing the inbound 39th & Barbara stop due to a downed power line. Outbound Route 12 is running normally.

Routes 2 and 3 are detouring to avoid a downed tree and power line on Scott Street and will miss the Scott & Sherwood and Phillips & Scott stops.

While Routes 1 and 2 are running at their normal schedule, please note that the TC departures at the top and bottom of the hour may be less consistent than the :15 and :45 departures to ensure that transfers can be completed as easily as possible.

For any questions, call us at 406-215-2464 (normal phone numbers are not working, but this number is getting through) or through our Contact Us page, and see the Transit app for updated alerts and real-time bus locations.

With multiple operators unable to reach base safely and trees and power lines down all over town, circumstances are tricky and may be stressful, so please be kind to your drivers and fellow passengers, and stay safe.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate this challenge!

📢 Rider Alert: Route 2 is being redirected at St. Pat’s due to a fallen tree. There’s a tree down at Scott & Broadway as well, and additional detours may be required in the morning if roads remain obstructed.

Multiple employees have reported downed trees and other obstacles that will keep them from being able to access the bus barn safely in the morning, so service reductions are possible depending on operator availability.

If implemented, Routes 1 and 2 would likely move to half-hour service. More detail will be available if service changes are in effect.

Operations staff will determine whether a reduction is necessary early on 7/25, so please check back in the morning for updates.

Mountain Line will be closed on Thursday, July 4, with no fixed-route or Paratransit service available. Normal weekday service resumes on Friday, July 5.

(Did you know? We are on the road 361 days a year, with an extra day on leap years! July 4 is one of just four days with no service.)

Missoula Marathon weekend events will require some detours on the morning of Saturday, June 28, and from morning through mid-afternoon on Sunday, June 29.

Saturday

The outbound Route 6 (heading south) will miss all Higgins Avenue stops between Broadway and Beckwith for the first run of the day.

Inbound Route 6 (heading north) is expected to resume normal routing but may need to detour and miss Higgins Ave stops between Beckwith and downtown. Please see the Bus Tracker for current information.

Outbound Route 8 (leaving the Music Building) will miss stops at Arthur & Eddy and along 5th Street between Arthur and Orange for the first run of the day.

Inbound Route 8 (going toward the Music Building) is expected to run normally but may need to detour and miss stops along 6th between Orange & Arthur.

Sunday

Route 6 will run with a detour in both directions until 3:45 p.m. All Higgins Avenue stops between downtown and Beckwith Avenue will be closed until then.

Other routes are expected to run with delays due to traffic control along the race route. Please see the Missoula Marathon page for detailed course information.

Feel free to call us at 721-3333 with any questions.

Bus stops at Main & Ryman and Front & Orange will be closed during the Missoula Pride block party on Friday, June 14 and Saturday, June 15. Inbound Routes 1, 6, 7, and 12 will be affected.

On Saturday, additional detours will begin at 12:45 p.m. for the Pride parade and will last until the end of the parade around 2:30 p.m. Both stops at Higgins & Front and the inbound stop at Higgins & 5th (on the east side of the street) will be closed.

Mountain Line will be running on a Sunday schedule on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day.

Routes 1, 4, 5, 6, and 12 will be running with detours during the Wild Walk event on April 20 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

The following stops will not be serviced:

• Outbound Route 1 stops on Front Street
• Main & Ryman
• Route 4 and 5 stops on Broadway between Ryman and Madison
• Outbound Route 12 stops on Broadway
• Route 6 stops on Higgins Ave between Broadway and 6th

The library stop at Main and Adams will be serviced normally by the inbound Route 12.

To see detour maps, please go to the Bus Tracker.

Due to construction on West Pine Street, outbound Route 2 and 3 buses will depart from the opposite side of the Downtown Transfer Center island until further notice. Please follow posted signs at the TC for guidance or call us during normal business hours at 721-3333 for assistance.