MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The Hop announced there will be extended and expanded service to accommodate festivalgoers attending Bastille Days and the Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival. 

The streetcar will extend service later into the evening Friday and Saturday, while an additional vehicle will be put into use Saturday to provide more frequent service. 

Service will be briefly interrupted to accommodate the Storm the Bastille run Thursday night, with operations pausing from 9 p.m. until the conclusion of the race. Operations will resume at approximately 10:30 p.m. (or as soon as the route is clear) and continue until midnight to accommodate crowds leaving the festival. The H-D Homecoming motorcycle parade Sunday will not impact streetcar operations.

The complete Hop schedule for the busy festival weekend is as follows:

Thursday, July 13

•Regular weekday service 5 a.m. – midnight

•Pause in service to accommodate Storm the Bastille from 9 p.m. until approximately 10:30 p.m.

Friday, July 14

•Regular weekday schedule with service extended until 1 a.m.

Saturday, July 15

•Expanded service with an additional car in use from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.

•Regular service extended until 1 a.m.

Sunday, July 16

•Regular Sunday service