Release Date: Tuesday, December 28th 2010

Port Authority: Pepsi MAX Providing Free Transit Rides on New Year's Day

Pittsburgh, PA, December 21, 2010 – In celebration of New Year’s Day and the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic, Port Authority riders will enjoy free travel on buses, the T and the Monongahela Incline on January 1, 2011, compliments of Pepsi MAX.

Free rides are valid during the January 1 service day (from 4 a.m. on January 1 through 2 a.m. on January 2).

Port Authority service will follow a holiday schedule on New Year’s Day. Additionally, special bus service will be provided directly to Heinz Field for Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic spectators; Pepsi MAX will also cover the cost of fares on this special service to the game.

Free Pepsi MAX will also be handed out in the Steel Plaza and Wood Street T stations from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on New Year’s Day.  

For more information, call Port Authority Customer Service at 412-442-2000, or visit www.portauthority.org.

For more information about Pepsi MAX events and the chance to win free tickets to the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic, visit www.pepsimax.com/facebook.

Heather Pharo
Social Media & Communications
Port Authority of Allegheny County
345 Sixth Avenue, 3rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Office: 412-566-5157
Cell: 412-498-5085
Email: hpharo@portauthority.org

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