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St. Louis Mardi Gras Parade in Soulard.  Photo via prettywar-stl.

Heading to Mardi Gras this weekend!  Us too!  Take Metro shuttles to the Soulard Mardi Gras and avoid the hassles of finding a place to park that isn’t knee-deep in cleared snow and two miles from Broadway.  Saturday, February 13, the Soulard Mardi Gras MetroBus Shuttle will offer round-trip service to the festivities from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

The Soulard Mardi Gras MetroBus Shuttle will run continuously between 14th & Spruce, near the Civic Center MetroLink Station, and 10th Street in Soulard, between Marion & Carroll. Passengers may board or deboard the shuttle at 14th & Spruce and at 10th Street.

The cost of a round-trip shuttle ticket is $5 (cash only). Metro passes and other tickets or transfers are not valid for this shuttle! Regular fares will apply for riding MetroLink, MetroBus or Metro Call‑A‑Ride to the Soulard Mardi Gras Shuttle pick-up locations.

Shuttle bus tickets will be on sale at the Civic Center MetroLink Station, and other select MetroLink stations, including:

Missouri MetroLink Stations

Shrewsbury-Lansdowne, Brentwood I-64, Clayton, North Hanley, Delmar Loop, Central West End

Illinois MetroLink Stations

East Riverfront, 5th & Missouri, Fairview Heights, Memorial, Swansea, College, Shiloh-Scott

On Saturday, MetroLink will operate rush hour service (trains every 15 minutes) on both the Red and Blue lines. Trains will operate from downtown until approximately 1:00 a.m.

If you plan on taking MetroBus, make note of these planned reoutes:

#30 Soulard

Northbound – Regular route to Broadway and Arsenal, left on Arsenal, right on 13th, immediate left onto I-55 North, exit at Gravois, right on Gravois into Tucker, left on Chouteau, resume regular route.

Southbound – Regular route to Gravois and I-55 South, left onto I-55 South, exit and left on Arsenal, right on 2nd, right on Utah, right on Broadway, left on Arsenal, resume regular route.

#40 Broadway

Northbound – Regular route to Broadway and Arsenal, left on Arsenal, right on 13th, immediate left onto I-55 North, exit at Gravois, right on Gravois into Tucker, left on Chouteau, resume regular route.

Southbound – Regular route to Gravois and I-55 South, left on I-55 South, exit and left on Arsenal, right on Broadway, resume regular route.

#99 Downtown Circulator

Regular route to Broadway and Clark, left on Clark, left on 4th, resume regular route.

Regularly scheduled routes will resume following the parade.

Have fun, be careful, and Happy Mardi Gras!