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February 21 6:00 AM

The construction is complete in front of the Cheese Factory in Nampa. These stops are now open: E Franklin Rd & Star Rd NEM, and E Franklin Rd & N Robinson Rd SEC. The permanent blades are not up yet, so temp stops are placed.

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February 21 3:00 AM

Due to construction blocking the stop busses will not be servicing the Outbound stop at State and Ellens Ferry.

February 20 12:00 AM

Due to revenue lane closed for construction on IB Ustick and Shamrock stop is closed, no temp stop placed.

February 19 5:00 AM

Route 8 will be on detour from 2-18 to 3-7. AM Stop at HP, Stops on Meeker and Discovery near YMCA, and Discovery NWM stop in front of Burger King are closed no temp stop placed. Only two stops will be open: one at HP heading downtown and one on Discovery SWM stop. These two stops will be servicing AM and PM trips.

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February 11 1:00 AM

Due to detour, inbound stops at Capitol and University, Capitol and Cesar Chavez, and Capitol and River will be closed until further notice. Temporary stop will be placed at Capitol and Boise Ave.

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February 11 1:00 AM

Due to construction route will detour using University to Broadway. All inbound stops between on University and Main Street Station are closed. A temporary stop has been placed on Lincoln at University.

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February 11 1:00 AM

Due to construction both inbound routes 4 and 5 are on detour. From River, Left on 11th, Right on Myrtle, Left on Capitol. Stop at Capitol and River will be missed. No temp stops placed.

9

January 24 12:00 AM

Due to construction on State and Pierce Park area both stops on inbound and outbound sides are closed and no temp stops.

January 16 1:00 AM

Due to road closure on 8th Street OB route will be on detour from 5th Street to Fort Street. Stop on 8th and Franklin will be closed, no temp stop placed. Please go to next open stop to catch route 10.

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January 16 1:00 AM

For the outbound routes 2, 16 and 17 stop on Main and 3rd is closed for long term, please use stop on Main and 1st. Thank you.

September 16 8:00 AM

Due to road construction, route 16 is on detour. Stops on 1st/Idaho and 1st/Bannock will be closed, use stop on Main and 1st.

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Bus rides are on the rise

VRT recorded more bus trips this summer than in the last three years after a drop due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ridership has been trending up since its lowest point in February of 2021.

 

This year, VRT recorded 23% more bus trips in June than February, and 15% more trips this quarter than the same time last year. VRT is also seeing growth in VRT OnDemand, specialized transportation, and demand response services.

 

Overall, ridership is approaching what it was before the pandemic – bus rides in June of this year are just 11% lower than June 2019.

 

Ridership growth also means an increase in fare revenue, and VRT is on pace to exceed estimates for this fiscal year. As of May 2022, fare revenues were more than 60% above budgeted amounts at the end of May.

 

As ridership grows and VRT adds and enhances services to better serve the public, we are committed to providing clean and safe transit service and recommend that masks are worn on all Valley Regional Transit vehicles and at facilities. Learn more at valleyregionaltransit.org/covid-19.