E5 Detour – Family Gras
Due to Family Gras road closure, the E5 Causeway must detour, traveling on the overhead Causeway bridge with 5 missed stops: Causeway Svc Road @18th St, Causeway Svc Road @ 22nd St, Causeway Svc Road @ Veterans, Causeway Svc Rd @ Kenneth, and Causeway Svc Rd @ 20th .

E1 Detour – Veterans Street Closure – 2/21/2025 through 2/23/2025

Beginning today @ 2p and throughout the Family Gras weekend, 2/21/25 through 2/23/25, ONLY when Veterans Street is closed in both directions, between Causeway and Severn, there will be no bus service on Veterans between Clearview and Bonnabel: Passengers may board the E1 Veterans bus at Clearview Pkwy heading towards New Orleans. The bus will detour to the I-10 and the next stop is at stop ID 11270 Veterans @ Aurora. Then the bus will continue its regular route to City Park. The E1 Veterans bus will travel its regular route from City Park heading towards the airport, last stop is stop ID 11275 Veterans @ Aurora. The bus will detour to the I-10 to the Clearview exit, back to its regular route.

Autobuses de Cisjordania W2 y W3 en desvío.
Los autobuses W2 y W3 de Cisjordania están en desvío. Esto se debe al cierre de la calle Okeefe provocado por la caída de escombros del edificio. Saldrán de la autopista en Claiborne hacia Tulane. A la Biblioteca Central. De vuelta a la ruta de ida. Paradas perdidas: Okeefe @ Julia; Okeefe @ Girod; Poydras @Loyola; Poydras @ Ayuntamiento.

West Bank buses W2 and W3 on detour.
West Bank buses W2 and W3 are on detour. This is due to street closure on Okeefe street brought on by debris falling from building. They will exit Expressway at Claiborne to Tulane. To Main Library. Back on route outbound. Stops missed: Okeefe @ Julia; Okeefe @ Girod; Poydras @ Loyola; Poydras @ City Hall.

E1 Outbound Service Stop Temporarily Discontinued
Until further notice, due to construction work on Veterans Blvd, the E1-Veterans, outbound service stop ID#11053, on Veterans at Idaho has been temporarily discontinued. Passengers may board the bus at Veterans and Indiana, stop ID #11060 by Chick-fil-A.

La interrupción temporal del servicio saliente E1 se suspende temporalmente
Hasta nuevo aviso, debido a los trabajos de construcción en Veterans Blvd, la parada de servicio de salida E1-Veterans, ID # 11053, en Veterans at Idaho se ha descontinuado temporalmente. Los pasajeros pueden abordar el autobús en Veterans e Indiana, parada ID # 11060 por Chick-fil-A.

New Links Project — Reports and Meetings

Phase I Outreach Summary report

Click here to view the Phase I Outreach Summary report


Phase I Meetings and Rider Input

Public Meetings in Jefferson Parish (August 2019)

Click here for August 2019 meetings flyer

Monday, August 19 5:30-7:00pm Jefferson Parish: East Bank East Bank Regional Library (4747 W Napoleon Ave, Metairie 70001)
Tuesday, August 20 5:30-7:00pm City of Kenner (Co-hosted by the Kenner Hispanic Resource Center) Heritage Hall (303 Williams Blvd, Kenner 70062)

Public Planning Open House (June – July 2019)

The Regional Planning Commission will be holding a series of Planning Open Houses during June and July to explain the network redesign process, discuss service trade-offs, and gather feedback from the public.

Click here for a schedule of the meetings.


Rider Survey (March – May 2019)

As part of the New Links project, the RTA and JP Transit are doing a survey on bus, streetcar and ferry riders in the greater New Orleans area from March to April 2019 to help with transportation planning. During this time, interviewers will ask some riders questions about their trips.

For more information on the rider survey, please see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

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Holiday Service

Saturday schedule is operated on the following holidays:

  • New Year’s:                     Wednesday, 1/1/25
  • MLK Jr.:                             Monday, 1/20/25
  • Mardi Gras Day:            Tuesday, 3/4/25
  • Good Friday:                   Friday, 4/18/25
  • Independence Day:     Friday, 7/4/25
  • Labor Day:                       Monday, 9/1/25
  • Thanksgiving Day:       Thursday, 11/27/25
  • Christmas:                       Thursday, 12/25/25

A separate schedule will be announced and used during carnival season (week preceding Mardi Gras day).

Routes without Saturday service do not operate on holidays.