JEFFERSON CITY − JEFFTRAN’s Orange and Black bus routes will return to common operations on Monday, April 10.
All fastened bus routes had been mixed into twin routes in February, which consisted of:
- Black (Capital Mall) and Orange (Missouri Blvd.)
- Inexperienced (Excessive St. East) and Gold (Excessive St. West)
- Blue (Southwest) and Crimson (Enterprise 50 East)
The Jefferson Metropolis Public Works Division cited a driver scarcity as the reason for this variation.
These new routes function on an 80-minute alternating route system as an alternative of the standard 40-minute methods. Though the Black and Orange routes are separating and returning to operations with a 40-minute headway, the opposite two routes will proceed on the mixed system in the intervening time.
The interim JEFFTRAN director instructed KOMU 8 Information that these new routes ought to assist out households on the lookout for extra transport choices.
“Hopefully we will get extra drivers in right here [JEFFTRAN], get them skilled, and we will get the whole lot again to regular,” Gerry Stegeman mentioned. “At the very least now we have got a pair drivers again, and that is why we’re implementing this and attempt to take among the burden and problem that the folks have had for the final couple of months.”
Stegeman famous that JEFFTRAN solely has three full-time drivers and two part-time drivers.
“It actually places a burden on the service, you already know, as a result of then it cuts down [on service], particularly now because the spring and summer time roll in,” he mentioned.
The up to date model of the Black route goes from Stonecreek switch level to Lowes, Thomas Jefferson Center Faculty, Capital Mall, Gerbes West, and circles again to Stonecreek.
The Orange route will go from Miller Avenue station to Hyder Residences, Stonecreek switch level, Interest Foyer, Schnucks, and returns to Miller Avenue.
The revised JEFFTRAN bus schedule, as of April 10, 2023.
Bus instances and areas might be discovered through the timetable at JEFFTRAN.org or stay updates on the DoubleMap app or web site.