The route changes do not have an end date at this time, as it will take an influx of new bus operators to get things back on track. 11, Route 240 will remove service from Sam’s Boulevard and Plaza Center Drive, and it will no longer transport students to and from Jordan Campus.Īrky said ridership numbers and demand went into deciding which routes would receive adjustments. In addition to a move to 60-minute service after Dec. Route 39 services SLCC’s Taylorsville Redwood Campus via Bruin Boulevard, while Route 240 currently takes students directly to SLCC’s Jordan Campus.
Two of those routes, routes 39 and 240, provide commute to one of two Salt Lake Community College campuses. Route 240: Adjusted from 30-minute to 60-minute service.Route 218: Adjusted from 30-minute to 60-minute service.
Route 201: Adjusted from 30-minute to 60-minute service.Route 39: Adjusted from 15-minute to 30-minute service.Local route schedule changes in Salt Lake County include: Adjustments will affect service in Salt Lake, Davis and Weber counties, as well as service to Summit County, and involve 15- and 30-minute changes in most cases. The agency will suspend routes 650, 901 and 953. “It’s … a shortage that has been growing, and has been an issue for UTA for quite some time now.” “These changes were necessitated by the shortage of operators that we’ve been experiencing,” said UTA spokesperson Carl Arky.
(Kasie Bussard)Ĭiting a shortage of bus drivers, the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) announced last month that it will adjust 17 bus routes or schedules and suspend three routes altogether beginning Dec. 11, UTA will adjust bus routes and schedules due to a shortage of drivers, affecting two SLCC routes. A UTA bus driving route 39 is pictured waiting at a bus stop on Taylorsville Redwood Campus.
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