CapMetro To Provide Safe, Convenient Service this July 4th
Free rides after 5 p.m. on July 4th
AUSTIN, TX (June 30, 2022) – CapMetro is encouraging Central Texans to take public transit this Independence Day for affordable, convenient access to events occurring in Austin, such as the Austin Symphony H-E-B July 4th Concert & Fireworks at Auditorium Shores and Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic and Fireworks at Q2 Stadium. The agency is offering free rides to customers after 5 p.m. on July 4.
CapMetro will operate its standard Sunday-level bus service for the holiday. There will be detours in Downtown Austin and around Lady Bird Lake, and CapMetro has several bus routes that will get customers to Auditorium Shores for the fireworks.
After the show, customers looking to go north of the river will need to walk to Lavaca and 4th Streets to catch their bus. Those heading south can go to one of the following stops:
- Routes 1, 10 and 801 at Congress and Barton Springs
- Routes 7 and 20 at Riverside and Congress
- Routes 3, 30 and 803 at Cesar Chavez and West
To get to Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic, attendees can take the MetroRail from Downtown or Leander Stations to Kramer Station near Q2 Stadium from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. After the concert, trains will be stationed near the stadium to get people home as quickly as possible. If attendees are looking to leave early, on-site staff will help navigate their return trips home. CapMetro is also increasing frequency for bus routes near Q2 Stadium for the holiday. The trains will not run the entire length of the line, so there will be no direct service from Downtown to Leander on July 4th.
Please visit CapMetro.org/july4 for more information or call the Customer Service GO Line at 512-474-1200. Customers can also get real-time information by downloading the CapMetro App or using our online Trip Planner.
CapMetro administrative offices and the Transit Store will be closed Monday, July 4; however, the GO Line will be staffed from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., and customers will have access to the automated 24-hour phone line.
Service will return to its regular weekday schedule on Tuesday, July 5.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Tawaun Cole
CCR-Communications@CapMetro.org
Blythe Nebeker
CCR-Communications@CapMetro.org