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Starting June 4, Route 8 will be added to the list of bus lines facing detours due to construction. A section of Commercial Street, where it intersects with Main and Exchange Streets, (near the Buffalo Naval Park and KeyBank Center) will be closed.

Buses will be diverted along Scott Street, then continue their regular route on Marine Drive.

Due to construction on S. Park Avenue, Route 16 and 42 buses are being rerouted:

• Route 16 Inbound: Traveling along Ridge Road, turning onto Baker Alley.
• Route 16 Outbound: Diverted via Electric Avenue, passing Lockawanna City Hall.
• Route 42: Using Baker Alley as a detour in both directions.

The NFTA says these changes will remain in effect until further notice.

Construction continues along the Filmore Avenue Bridge over the Kensington Expressway (NY33), forcing all 23 buses to be temporarily rerouted.

Buses will avoid the bridge in both directions, and serve all stops along the detour route. Inbound buses will turn left on Kensington (instead of straight), and travel along the Expressway overpass on Grider Street, passing by Erie County Medical Center, to turn onto East Delevan Avenue, to finally make a turn back onto Filmore Avenue and make continue the normal route. Outbound buses will do the same but in inverse order.

Once again, please note: Buses will serve all stops along the detour route, and stops on Filmore Avenue between Kensington Avenue and East Delavan Avenue are temporarily closed.

Church Street Station is still closed for construction. The work began last July and is expected to continue until late this year. NFTA says to use temporary platforms to board Metro Rail at Church Street.

Como Park Boulevard from NY 78 to Penora Street will have lane restrictions weekdays, 7 AM to 5 PM, through May 26th.

Route 62 southbound has ongoing lane restrictions from McKinley Parkway to Ridge Road. Crews are scheduled to work every day of the week, though exact hours weren’t listed. That’s expected to last until June 30th

Continuing on I-86, eastbound lanes are closed from Exit 26 in Olean to Exit 27 in Hinsdale, weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. through July 4th.

Lakeshore Road has lane restrictions from Iroquois Street to Bennett Road. These are active Monday through Friday from 9 to 3, through July 31st.

Fillmore Avenue is currently closed in both directions between Kensington Avenue and East Delevan Avenue. This closure is active Monday through Saturday. You’ll want to take an alternate route — this closure will last through Halloween.

Route 62 is down to one lane between Ridge Lea Road and Crescent Drive. That work happens daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Work here wraps up in November 2025.

Pine Street is down to one lane from Route 20A to just past Porterville Road. Those lane restrictions are ongoing through November 21st.

North French Road has lane restrictions in both directions between Dodge Road and Route 78. While the work there continues through November 27th, there aren’t major delays expected.

I-86, both directions are restricted between Exit 7 in North Harmony and Exit 11 in Ellicott. Those lane restrictions are active daily and continue until November 30th, 2025.

Aurora Street has lane restrictions between Old Post Road and Willow Ridge Lane.

Construction continues along Route 20 in both directions between Hazel Court and Route 400. That work runs Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.