Service Bulletins

Due to construction at Maple and Adams in Birmingham, Woodward Limited Routes 465 and 475 will be on detour until further notice as follows:

465, 475 Northbound:  Regular route on northbound Woodward to 14 Mile Road, right 14 Mile Road, left Coolidge past Maple, regular route.

465, 475 Southbound:  Regular route on southbound Coolidge past Maple, right 14 Mile Road, right Woodward, left 1^st turnback to southbound Woodward, regular route.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Effective Monday, September 26, 2016, Route 780 will return to regular route between Southfield Rd. and Cranbrook.

Construction in the area has been completed.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to construction at the Westland Meijer on Warren Road at Newburgh, passengers boarding and deboarding Route 250 buses at that location will do so at the temporary bus stop in the Meijer parking lot just off of Warren, about 300 feet from the regular stop.

Construction is scheduled to last until the weekend.  If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to ongoing construction, Route 255 buses will not be able to access the regular bus stop or parking lot at the Dearborn Ice Skating Center starting Thursday, September 22^nd and will detour as follows:

AM Eastbound:  Regular route past Ternes, left first turnback past Chase, right  second entrance into skating rink, board passengers on the southwest corner of the building, loop around the parking lot, right Ford, left 1^st turnback to regular route.

PM Westbound: regular route to Ford, right second entrance into skating rink, deboard passengers on the southwest corner of the building, loop around the parking lot, right Ford, regular route.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to construction on Maple Road between John R. and Chicago Rd., Route 780 Fifteen Mile trips will be detoured beginning Thursday, September 21^st  and until further notice as follows:

Westbound:  Regular route to John R., past John R., right Bellingham, right Birchwood, right John R., regular route.

Eastbound:  Regular route.

If you have any questions please call Telephone Information at (866) 962-5515.

Due to construction at 11 Mile and Campbell, trips on Route 740 12 Mile will be on detour as follows:

740 Westbound:  Regular route on westbound 12 Mile, continue past Campbell, left Main Street, right 11 Mile, continue regular route.

740 Eastbound:  Regular route from Royal Oak Transit Center to eastbound 11 Mile, left Main, right 12 Mile, continue regular route.

Stops along Main will be serviced by the 740 during the duration of this detour.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to construction at I-375 in downtown Detroit, outbound trips on routes 610 Kercheval, 620 Charlevoix, and 635 Jefferson Express will be on detour beginning Thursday, September 1^st until further notice as follows:

OUTBOUND:  Regular route to Larned Street, straight past Chrysler Service Drive, right Rivard Street, left Jefferson, regular route.

INBOUND:  Regular route.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to construction of the new Beaumont facility, the SMART Park and Ride lot on southbound Woodward just south of 13 Mile Road will be closed for Routes 445, 450, 460, 465, and 475 until further notice.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to the sinkhole on northbound Main Street just north of 12 Mile Road in Royal Oak, Route 430 Main Street/Big Beaver will be on detour until further notice as follows:

Northbound:  Regular route on northbound Main Street to 12 Mile Rd., right 12 Mile Rd., left Rochester Rd., left 13 Mile Rd., right Main Street, regular route.

Southbound buses operate regular route.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to construction on I-75 in Auburn Hills, Route 465 Woodward Limited to Auburn Hills will be on detour beginning Monday, August 29, 2016 and until further notice as follows:

Northbound:  Regular route northbound Crooks Road, keep straight past Corporate Drive, left first turnback past Square Lake Road, right Square Lake Road, right N.Adams Road, regular route.

Southbound:  Regular route to southbound Adams Road, left W.Square Lake Road (first left after I-75 overpass), right Crooks, regular route.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Beginning Monday, September 5, 2016, Route 125 Fort Street will resume operation on Jefferson between Coolidge and West End.  The Rouge River Bridge on Jefferson Avenue has been reopened.  Accordingly, weekday routing and trip times have changed.

Please refer to the new 125/160/830 timetable dated September 5, 2016 for details.  If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Effective Monday, September 5, 2016, the morning and afternoon trips currently serving Royal Oak Middle School will be routed to also serve Royal Oak High School at Crooks and Lexington/Chester. Trip times will be adjusted to reflect these changes.

Please refer to the new 430/450/460 timetable dated September 5, 2016 for details.  If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to construction at the Royal Oak Meijer, trips on Routes 415/420 will be on detour beginning Monday, August 22, 2016 as follows:

415/420 Northbound:  Regular route to Coolidge Hwy past the entrance to Meijer Drive, continue north on Coolidge Hwy, left first turn around onto southbound Coolidge Hwy, right Doyle Drive into Troy Transit Center, end of route.

415/420 Southbound (From Troy Transit Center): continue north on Doyle Drive to Maple, right Maple, right Coolidge Hwy past Meijer Drive, regular route.

Passengers wishing to connect with the 760 eastbound or westbound may do so at the southbound stop just past Meijer Dr. in front of the Beaumont health building at 4949 Coolidge.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to construction at the Royal Oak Meijer, trips on Route 760 13/14 Mile will be on detour beginning Monday, August 22, 2016 as follows:

760 Eastbound:  Regular route to Coolidge Hwy, left northbound Coolidge Hwy, left first turn around to southbound Coolidge Hwy, left 14 Mile Road past Delemere to Crooks, continue regular route.

780 Westbound:  Regular route to Crooks, continue past Crooks on 14 Mile Road, right on northbound Coolidge Hwy, left first turn around to southbound Coolidge Hwy, right 14 Mile, continue regular route.

Passengers wishing to connect with the 415/420 may do so at the southbound stop just past Meijer Dr. in front of the Beaumont health building at 4949 Coolidge.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to construction on Maple Road, trips on Route 445 Woodward Limited will be on detour beginning Wednesday, August 3, 2016 as follows:

445 Southbound:  Regular route to Cranbrook, right Cranbrook, left Lincoln, left Southfield, right Maple continue regular route.

445 Northbound:  Regular route to Southfield, left Southfield, right Lincoln, right Cranbrook, left Maple, continue regular route.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Route 460 Woodward southbound trips have returned to regular route in Birmingham. Construction at Park and Hamilton has been completed.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) `962-5515.

Due to construction on Maple Road, trips on Route 780 15 Mile will be on detour as follows:

780 Eastbound:  Regular route to Cranbrook, right Cranbrook, left Lincoln, left Southfield, right Maple continue regular route.

780 Westbound:  Regular route to Southfield, left Southfield, right Lincoln, right Cranbrook, left Maple, continue regular route.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to construction, Route 255 buses will not be able to access the regular bus stop or parking lot at the Dearborn Ice Skating Center starting Monday, July 25 and will detour as follows:

AM Eastbound:  Regular route past Ternes, left first turnback past Chase, right Ternes, left drive to skating rink, board passengers on service drive alongside of ice rink, right Ford, left 1^st turnback to regular route.

PM Westbound:  regular route to Ford, right Ternes, left service drive, deboard passengers on service drive alongside ice rink, right Ford, regular route.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to construction on Maple Road, trips on Route 405 Northwestern will be on detour as follows:

405 Eastbound:  Regular route to Drake, left Drake, right Walnut Lake, right Orchard Lake, continue regular route. 

405 Westbound:  Regular route at this time to Henry Ford Hospital.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to construction on Grand River between 10 Mile and Haggerty, Route 330 Grand River will be on detour beginning Monday, June 20^th, 2016 and until further notice as follows:

Route 330 Northbound:  Regular route on Grand River over M-5 to 10 Mile Road, keep left onto 10 Mile Road, right Haggerty, right into shopping center on southeast corner of Grand River and Haggerty (about 400 feet before Grand River/Haggerty intersection, turn around in parking lot and exit out to left Haggerty, regular route.

Route 330 Southbound:  Regular route.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to construction for the M-1 Rail on MLK Jr Blvd, all Route 515 and 560 trips serving the VA Hospital will be on detour until further notice as follows:

Northbound:  From VA Hospital, continue south on John R, right Mack, left Woodward, right W. Fisher Service Drive, left Cass, regular route.

Southbound:  Regular route to northbound Cass, right Fisher Service Drive, left Woodward, right Mack, regular route to VA Hospital.

If you have any questions please call Telephone Information at (866) 962-5515.

The detour due to the M-1 rail project for Route 610 Kercheval has been revised beginning Monday, June 6^th, 2016 and until further notice as follows:

Southbound:  Regular route to northbound Cass past W. Montcalm, right Fisher Service Drive, left Woodward, regular route.

Northbound:  Regular route on southbound Woodward past M.L. King Blvd, right Fisher Service Drive, left Cass, past Bagley, regular route.

Drivers will board and deboard passengers at any posted SMART bus stop or any safe location along the detour route.  If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

The detour for Woodward Routes 445, 450, 460, 465, and 475 due to construction for the M-1 Rail project has been revised as follows:

Southbound:  Regular route on southbound Woodward past M.L. King Blvd, right Fisher Service Dr, left Cass, left Grand River, right Griswold, left Larned, regular route.

Northbound:  From Woodward and Congress, left Congress, right Griswold, left Fort, right Washington, left Michigan right Cass, past W. Montcalm, right Fisher Service Drive, left Woodward, regular route.

SMART buses will serve all regular SMART bus stops along the detour route.  Southbound buses will also deboard passengers on southbound Griswold just before State.  Northbound limited buses will also board passengers on westbound Michigan just past Washington.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to construction on Court Tower Boulevard at the Oakland County Courthouse, Route 752 trips serving the Oakland County Service Center will be on detour until further notice beginning Tuesday, May 31, 2016 as follows:

Northbound/Southbound:  Regular route on County Center Drive East, right Court Tower Drive, right 2nd drive at far edge of parking lot, right Hospital Drive,  continue regular route.

 If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to construction at E. Forest and Second Street, northbound trips on Route 851 West Bloomfield/Farmington Hills Park and Ride will be on detour until further notice as follows:

851 Northbound:  Regular route to Forest, left Second, right Hancock, left Cass, continue regular route.

851 Southbound:  Continue regular route. These will operate as normal.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Beginning Monday, January 25, 2016 and until further notice all passengers normally boarding Route 450 and 460 buses at the local SMART stop on northbound Woodward nearside Congress will instead do so temporarily at the limited SMART stop about one half block south between Larned and Congress.  See map below.  If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

The detour for Woodward Routes 445, 450, 460, 465, and 475 due to construction for the M-1 Rail project has been revised as follows:

Southbound (NO CHANGE):  Regular route on southbound Woodward to M.L. King Blvd, right M.L. King Blvd, left Cass, left Grand River, right Griswold left Larned, regular route.

Northbound:  From Woodward and Congress, left Congress, right Griswold, left Fort, right Washington, left Michigan right Cass, right M.L. King Blvd, left Woodward, regular route.

SMART buses will serve all regular SMART bus stops along the detour route.  Southbound buses will also deboard passengers on southbound Griswold just before State.  Northbound limited buses will also board passengers on westbound Michigan just past Washington.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to the ongoing M-1 construction the bus stop on northbound Woodward and Alexandrine is closed.  Passengers can board/deboard local and limited buses at the bus stop about 300 yards south on northbound Woodward between Parsons and Selden.  See map below.  If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.

Due to construction on Woodward Avenue at Mack/MLK Blvd, SMART signage at that intersection has been moved north.  Southbound buses will use the DDOT stop on the southwest corner of Woodward and Parsons.  Northbound buses will use the DDOT shelter stop on northbound Woodward about 120 yards north of Mack.

If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (866) 962-5515.