More routes added, but Leander still without regular service (updated)
More routes added, but Leander still without regular service (updated)
Written by Staff Friday, 07 November 2008
UPDATE 4:41 p.m. Nov. 7 — Capital Metro released its weekend schedule at 4:33 p.m. No Leander routes will be available. Route 383, which includes a Lakeline Mall stop, will run from 6 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Nov. 8 and 9.
MetroAccess for customers with disabilities will operate at its full level of service from 6 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
The latest information on routes is available at capmetro.org and 474-1200.
Capital Metro increased the number of routes in operation Nov. 7, the third day of a strike by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1091, the group which represents most of Capital Metro's bus operators and mechanics.
More employees have returned to work; 80 union members reported as usual Nov. 5 and 167 returned Nov. 6. More routes will be added as more employees return.
Routes will operate from 6 a.m.-7:30 p.m. with a frequency of 30 minutes or less. No fares will be charged during the strike.
Routes in service Nov. 6 include:
- 1L/1M North Lamar/South Congress
- 2 Rosewood
- 3 Burnet/Manchaca
- 4 Montopolis
- 5 Woodrow/South 5th
- 6 East 12th
- 7 Duval/Dove Springs
- 9 Enfield/Travis Heights
- 10 South First/Red River
- 17 Cesar Chavez
- 18 Martin Luther King
- 19 Bull Creek
- 20 Manor Road/Riverside
- 21/22 Exposition/Chicon
- 23 Johnny Morris
- 29 Barton Hills
- 30 Barton Creek
- 37 Colony Park/Windsor Park
- 100 Airport Flyer
- 201 Southpark Meadows
- 243 Wells Branch
- 300 Govalle
- 311 Stassney
- 320 St. Johns
- 325 Ohlen
- 328 Ben White
- 331 Oltorf
- 333 Wm. Cannon
- 338 Lamar/45th
- 339 Walnut Creek
- 350 Airport Blvd.
- 383 Research
- 392 Braker
Routes not operated by Star Tran, which are also running on schedule, include:
- UT Shuttle Routes
- AISD services (Afternoon Kealing routes will be operated by AISD school buses and will not be open to the public. Afternoon trips will depart Kealing early at 2:15 p.m.)
- 142 Metric Flyer
- 214 Lago Vista Feeder
- 990 Northwest Express (Manor)
- Northwest Dial A Ride (Lago Vista, Jonestown and Leander) Monday, Wednesday and Friday only
Capital MetroAccess (formerly Special Transit Service) for passengers with disabilities is operating at a reduced service level from 6 a.m.-7:30 p.m. on weekdays. Reservation priority will be given to customers in need of dialysis or urgent medical appointments followed by riders needing transportation to work or school if resources and capacity allow. UT Shuttle routes and the Capital Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS) are operating as scheduled. UT Shuttle routes are available to the general public. Capital Metro asks customers to review the limited service options available and prepare for alternate transportation. For the latest information on routes, visit www.capmetro.org or call 474-1200.
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