Detour
Update: Capitol Avenue Closure - Kalamazoo Street to Lenawee Street - May 22 - July 16, 2026 - Multiple Route Detour
Beginning at the start of service on Friday, May 19, 2026, several CATA services in the Downtown Lansing area will be impacted due to a City of Lansing construction project along Capitol Avenue, between Kalamazoo Street and Lenawee Street.
The following stops will be closed because of the project/service detours:
• 1614 - SBD Capitol past Kalamazoo St
• 1644 - WBD Kalamazoo before Townsend St
• 3014 - SBD Capitol past W Washtenaw St
• 3045 - WBD Kalamazoo past S Walnut St
For the duration of the project, estimated to be completed on July 16, 2026, the impacted CATA services will travel as follows:
Routes 1, 2 – Capitol Loop, 3, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 46 – AM and 48 – AM, will detour as follows:
Regular route to Capitol Avenue
South on Capitol to Washtenaw Street
Left (east) on Washtenaw to Grand Avenue
Right (south) on Grand to Lenawee Street
Right (west) on Lenawee to the westside of the CATA Transportation Center (CTC)
Route 2 – Outbound (southbound):
Depart the CTC to Kalamazoo Street
Right (east) on Kalamazoo to Grand Avenue
Right (south) on Grand to Hillsdale Street
Right (west) on Hillsdale to Capitol Avenue
Left (south) on Capitol – Resuming regular routing thereafter
Route 7 – Outbound (southbound):
Depart the CTC to Lenawee Street
Left (east) on Lenawee to Grand Avenue
Right (south) on Grand to Hillsdale Street
Right (west) on Hillsdale to Capitol Avenue
Left (south) on Capitol – Resuming regular routing thereafter
Route 9 – Outbound (southbound):
Regular route to Capitol Avenue
South on Capitol to Washtenaw Street
Right (west) on Washtenaw to Townsend Street
Left (south) on Townsend to Kalamazoo Street
Right (west) on Kalamazoo – Resuming regular routing thereafter
Route 46 – PM (southbound):
Regular route to Capitol Avenue
South on Capitol to Washtenaw Street
Right (west) on Washtenaw to Townsend Street
Left (south) on Townsend to Hillsdale Street
Left (east) on Hillsdale to Capitol Avenue
Right (south) on Capitol – Resuming regular routing thereafter
