PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
TO: NEWSROOM
KEY CONTACTS: YOLOBUS: Terry Bassett, Executive Director
Yolo County Transportation District
350 Industrial Way
Woodland, CA 95776
(530) 661-0816
DATE: September 7, 2007
WHAT: Yolobus Schedule, Route Adjustments Due to TowerBridge Closure
Starting Saturday, September 15th, and lasting until November 20th, the TowerBridge will be closed for a pedestrian and bikeway improvement project. Because YOLOBUS normally uses that bridge over 100 times a day, most YOLOBUS routes from Davis to West Sacramento will be impacted. Depending on the route, delays of 4-6 minutes can be expected.
Davis express bus riders:
All Davis/Sacramento express buses will utilize the PioneerBridge and the 5th Street exit in the Sacramento-bound direction, and 3rd Street to P Street in the Davis-bound direction. The bus stop on Capitol Mall by the Embassy Suites will be discontinued during the bridge closure.
All Davis express buses could arrive in downtown Sacramentoand in Davis4-6 minutes later than normal.
West Sacramento bus riders:
Routes 40, 41 (serving northern parts of West Sacramento, via Kegle): They will stay on West Capitol Avenue and will NOT do the 5th/F/3rd Street loop (to go directly by Ziggurat); rather, they will turn right on 3rd, then work their way down River Road and over to the eastbound Pioneer Bridge on ramp. Conversely, they will do the opposite route on the return trip. The Ziggurat building is only 1 ½ blocks from the West Capitol/3rd Street bus stop.Some minor changes in departure times at the WestSacramentoTransitCenter have been made in order to minimize negative effects from the TowerBridge closure.
The Ziggurat serving RT route 143 will access downtown Sacramento in the same manner as routes 40 and 41, with the exception, of course, that the route 143 bus will stop in front of the Ziggurat building.
Routes 42A, 42B (large loop routes serving Davis, Woodland, West Sacramento, SacramentoInternationalAirport, and downtown Sac):These two routes will miss West Capitol Avenue from Merkley to 3rd Street. Eastbound Route 42B in West Sacramento will go straight from the Merkley Transit center to Jefferson Boulevard, to the eastbound Pioneer Bridge on-ramp.Westbound Route 42A will do the opposite of it. Arrivals in downtown Sacramento on Route 42B and in West Sacramento on Route 42B could be delayed by 4-6 minutes.
Route 240 (West Capitol, Harbor, IKEA, Walmart, Stillwater route): Like routes 42A and 42B, this route will use the freeway on and off ramps at Jefferson, meaning they will miss West Capitol Avenue from Merkley to 3rd Street during the bridge closure (riders in that area will need to board the 40 or 41).Some minor changes in departure times at the WestSacramentoTransitCenter have been made in order to minimize negative effects from the TowerBridge closure.
Route 241 (peak hour West Capitol Avenue, Enterprise, Industrial Boulevard, downtown Sacramento): These commuter trips (two in the morning and two in the afternoon) will use the freeway on and off ramps at Jefferson Boulevard.Morning arrival times in West Sacramento and in downtown Sacramento will be delayed by 4-6 minutes.
Route 35 (Southport, Westacre, Transit Center):This schedule and route will not change.
For more information on the service changes during the TowerBridge closure, riders can call YOLOBUS at 1-800-371-2877 or go to the YOLOBUS.com web site.
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