North East route unchanged at least through 2019-2020 school year

After the sudden announcement of the closure of Mercyhurst’sNorth East campus, there was some question about the North East route.

According to Ed Torres at EMTA, the route will remain unchanged through at least June 2020.

It should be noted that Mercyhurst has stated that the North East campus will stay open until June 2021, and that the police academy will remain in North East.
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The North East bus (Route 16) presently runs between Erie and North East several times a day during the week, and has a very basic schedule on Saturday.

It leaves from downtown Erie and stops in front of the Mercyhurst main campus, then heads over Buffalo Road/US Route 20, going through Wesleyville and Harborcreek before it arrives in the borough of North East.

In North East it heads east on US Route 20, turns north on PA 89, stops at Mercyhurst North East (MNE) bookstore, turns south on PA-89, and terminates at the Janet Miller Building (police academy) which is right by I-90. The bus then turns around and does the same route in reverse.

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