Service Alerts & Detours
AIR QUALITY SERVICE ALERT
Link Transit Service Will Suspend Service at AQI 849
Wildfire smoke is significantly impacting our region, including Link Transit’s service area. In compliance with Washington State L&I smoke rules, if AQI reaches 849, Link Transit will temporarily suspend service for the safety of our employees and the public.
We monitor the AQI at www.airnow.gov using Wenatchee data, specifically the air quality sensor at Wenatchee Valley College.
We encourage riders to plan for other transportation when AQI starts reaching levels past 700.
If service is paused, buses will complete their route then go to nearest comfort station or Columbia Station until AQI drops to safer levels. All paratransit passengers who have already been transported to their destinations will be picked up at their scheduled return time and safely transported home.
N95 masks are available at Guest Services at Columbia Station, as well as several distribution sites.
For more info, call Guest Services at 509-662-1155
Bus stops may be closed due to capital projects, construction, or events and may experience delays and/or deviated routes.
Be sure to check our Routes & Schedules page or your preferred app (Transit app, MyStop app) for Service Alert updates. This page will be updated when stops are closed and routes are detoured.
Select an alert from the list below to jump to more information.
- AIR QUALITY SERVICE ALERT
- East Wenatchee Sewer Work (Route 12 Update) (Effective 7/22/26)
- East Wenatchee Sewer Work (Routes 18 and 25) (Effective 6/29/26 through late July)
- Route 19 5th Street NE Detour (Effective 6/29/26 through August)
- Leavenworth Festival Schedule (Saturdays, July 11-August 29)
East Wenatchee Sewer Work (Route 12 Update) (Effective 7/22/26)
Route 12 buses will use 11th St NE between Valley Mall Parkway and Grover Avenue. This new detour will allow buses to serve the additional stop on 11th St NE, and serve ALL regular stops on 9th St NE.
The following stops will remain closed due to lack of access:
- Baker Ave and 9th (Stop ID: 230)
- Eastmont Ave and 9th (CVCH) (Stop ID: 834)
Temporary additional stops on 11th ST NE:
East Wenatchee Sewer Work (Routes 18 and 25) (Effective 6/29/26 through late July)
Routes 18 & 25 will travel the detour below due to a closure on 19th St. NE for sewer maintenance.
The following stops will be closed due to lack of access:
- Baker Ave and 17th (Nearest open stop: Baker Avenue and 15th St NE)
- Baker Ave and 19th (Nearest open stop: Baker Avenue and 15th St NE)
- Baker Ave and 21st (Nearest open stop: Baker Avenue and 23rd St NE)
Route 19 5th Street NE Detour (Effective 6/29/26 through August)
Due to construction Route 19 stop 439, 5th St and James Ave will be closed indefinitely. The closest active stop is 440, 5th St. and Kansas Ave.
Leavenworth Festival Schedule (Saturdays, July 11-August 29)
Due to summer traffic, the Route 22 will be on Festival Schedule every Saturday, beginning July 11 until August 29.
Route 22 trips, beginning with the 10:15AM departure, and until the 4:15PM departure will end at Willkommen Park-and-Ride.
Route 32 will have an additional bus to minimize transfer times for riders travelling into Leavenworth. Trips will depart every 15 minutes from Willkommen Park-and-Ride from 11:00AM until 6:45PM.