Connect Douglas will hold an official launch ceremony at 11 a.m. June 19 at the Douglas County Multi-modal Transportation Center under the clock tower, 8800 Dorris Road, Douglasville, that is free and open to the public.
Hosted by Connect Douglas, a Get-on-Board Information Session about the Fixed Route Bus and Paratransit Service will be held 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. June 19, also at the Douglas County Transportation Center.
Those attending will be informed about routes, fares and service areas as they drop by any time during those hours.
Then on June 20, the Douglas County Fixed Route Bus and Paratransit Service will begin.
Transitions Commute Solutions will be the operator of the bus service.
Renewable for two more years, a $1.6 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration will be used to fund the new transportation service.
An annual local match of $400,000 is required by Douglas County.
For free, riders will be able to use the bus service from June 20 through July 6.
The service will begin with four routes - two serving downtown Douglasville and the Highway 5/Stewart Parkway/Douglas Boulevard/Hospital Drive area.
A third route will serve Thornton Road south of I-20 and Riverside Drive west to the American Red Cross and Tributary.
The fourth route will serve downtown Lithia Springs and connect the two Douglasville routes to the Thornton Road/Riverside route and also connect with Cobb Linc Route 30 to provide access to the H. E. Holmes MARTA station.
All four routes will operate from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday.
After July 6, the base cost of a one-way fare will be $2.50.
The fare for seniors 60 and over, disabled individuals and students will be $1.
Driver applications: transit4u.com/apply
Information: Connect Douglas Director Gary Watson at 770-949-7665, ConnectDouglas@co.douglas.ga.us,
CelebrateDouglasCounty.com/ConnectDouglas
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