(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – This April 2, 2021, file photo shows bridges spanning the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh. Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the costly $2.3 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Starting on Sunday, July 20th, 2025, drivers will get ticketed for using or parking in the lanes that are the red Downtown Pittsburgh bus lanes in Pittsburgh. These lanes are for only emergency vehicles and busses. According to Pittsburgh Regional Transit, officers with the Pittsburgh Port Authority Police have been giving drivers verbal warnings since the lanes were installed in June of 2025. A violation costs $25 and the full cost will go to almost $200 with associated fees.