BEAR TRANSIT ALERT
ROAD CLOSURES AND DETOURS
October 17, 2025 Game (Cal Vs North Carolina State)
Due to heavy traffic and changes in expected schedules
Changes to Routes:
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Hill Line: The last trip to MSRI, via Centennial Drive, will leave the Hearst Mining Circle, at 3:10 PM, and take an over-the-hill detour, via Grizzly Peak, to the Hearst Mining Circle. This will be repeated, as many times as possible, until approximately 7:30 PM when the service will end at the Downtown Berkeley BART stop.
Please note: The shuttle will not serve the Botanical Garden & Strawberry Canyon. The Football Shuttle will operate between the AC Transit #65 stop at Centennial Dr. @ Hill Terrace Parking Lot and Strawberry Canyon.
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Perimeter Line: The Perimeter Line (P-Line) will operate on a modified route beginning at approximately 5:00 PM. The shuttle will run as the C-Line, traveling up Hearst Avenue and through campus down University Drive, before ending at Downtown Berkeley BART Station at approximately 7:30 PM
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Reverse Perimeter: The Reverse Perimeter (R-Line) will operate on a modified route beginning at approximately 4:45 PM. The shuttle will follow its regular route until I-House, then detour to Bancroft Way, serving all Perimeter stops along Bancroft Way and Shattuck Avenue, before continuing to Shattuck @ Allston (Downtown Berkeley BART Station). Service will end at approximately 6:45 PM
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Night Safety Shuttle Service: Service will begin approximately one hour after kickoff (around 8:30 PM). Riders should expect delays and detours.
Night Shuttles will run a modified route until approximately midway through the 4th quarter, when service will pause. Both lines will resume their regular schedules and routes approximately one hour after the end of the game.
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South Side Line: The shuttle will follow its regular route from BART (Shattuck @ Allston) until I-House, then detour to Bancroft Way, serving all Northside stops along Bancroft Way and Shattuck Avenue. It will continue to Kala Bagai Way @ Addison (Downtown Berkeley BART Station) to transfer any Northside passengers, then turn left on Addison, left on Shattuck, and return to BART (Shattuck @ Allston).
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North Side Line: The shuttle will follow its regular route until Evans Hall, then detour through campus via University Drive. It will provide pickups and drop-offs at South Side Line stops along University Drive before continuing to Kala Bagai Way @ Addison (Downtown Berkeley BART Station) to transfer any South Side passengers.
More information about Road Closures can be found here.
The closures affecting our routes are at:
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Piedmont Ave @ Bancroft Way
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Gayley Rd @ Hearst Ave
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Centennial Rd @ Strawberry Canyon Recreational Area