Merrimack Valley Transit
MVRTA garage at Haverhill station | |
| Headquarters | 85 Railroad Avenue Haverhill, Massachusetts |
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| Service area | Northeast Massachusetts |
| Service type | Bus service, paratransit |
| Alliance | MBTA, LRTA |
| Routes | 25 |
| Destinations | Lawrence, Haverhill, Methuen, Andover, North Andover, Lowell, Plaistow NH |
| Fleet | Gillig |
| Operator | First Transit |
| Website | mvrta.com |
Merrimack Valley Transit, formerly known as Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority is a public, non-profit organization in Massachusetts, United States, charged with providing public transportation to an area consisting of the cities and towns of Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Merrimac, Methuen, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Rowley, Salisbury and West Newbury, as well as a seasonal service to the popular nearby summer destination of Hampton Beach, New Hampshire.
MEVA provides fixed route bus services and paratransit services within its area, together with services to Lowell. MEVA's buses provide interchange with commuter lines of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) at Andover Station, Haverhill station, Lawrence station, Lowell station and Newburyport station.
MEVA started operation in 1976, having been created under Chapter 161B of the Massachusetts General Laws. Since 1983, operation of the MEVA has been subcontracted to First Transit, a subsidiary of the United Kingdom based FirstGroup.
As of March 1, 2022, all local routes are free. On September 1, 2024, MeVa moved its Lawrence hub from the 1993-opened downtown Buckley Transportation Center to McGovern Transportation Center.