SCHEDULES ADJUSTED MARCH 15

Advance Transit will introduce schedule adjustments effective March 15, 2010. A morning Brown route bus will depart the Norwich park and ride lot at 8:05 a.m. instead of 8:23 a.m. This trip will include a 20 minute layover at Vail DMS before continuing north to CRREL. The afternoon Blue route EXPRESS to Canaan will depart five minutes earlier, departing Vail DMS at 4:45 p.m. and DHMC at 5:05 p.m. The regular Blue route bus to Lebanon will depart Vail DMS at 4:50 p.m. and DHMC at 5:10 p.m. The last Red route bus of the day will depart West Lebanon for Lebanon at 6:25 p.m. instead of 6:30 p.m. New schedules include a handful of other minor Blue, Brown, and Red route adjustments. Green and Orange route timetables remain unchanged.

VTRANS PROVIDES ADDITIONAL STIMULUS FUNDS FOR AT

Advance Transit has been awarded Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) through the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) to purchase two transit buses. The contract for the diesel-powered buses has been awarded throgh a competitive process to Northern Bus Sales in Hudson, New Hampshire.

The 27-passenger International / Eldorado buses will meet new EPA emissions requirements for diesel engines and will emit 90% less nitrous oxides or NOX, and 90% less particulate than previous models. For more information about the project, contact Advance Transit Executive Director Van Chesnut at (802) 295-1824 x201. Click here for more information about AT and ARRA.

DARTMOUTH / HANOVER SHUTTLE RESUMES REGULAR SCHEDULE

The Dartmouth / Hanover Shuttle resumed regular service on September 21. 2009. During peak times (7am to 10am and 3pm to 7pm), buses run approximately every 10 minutes. From 10am to 3pm, one bus will serve the route every 30 minutes. Evening service linking Dewey, Tuck, and the Hanover Inn operates every 20 minutes from 7:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m. Click here for more detailed shuttle information.

AT SCHEDULES CHANGE JULY 6

The Red route will operate every 30 minutes. The Brown route adds morning and evening access to a park and ride lot at the playing fields on Turnpike Road. The Blue route will include an evening express bus to Enfield and Canaan. Times have been adjusted on most routes. Updated timetables are included in this new Advance Transit web site.

ADVANCE TRANSIT AWARDED FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDING

Advance Transit has been awarded $1.529 million in stimulus funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Click here for more information about AT and ARRA, and to access the full June 19, 2009 press release.

PASSENGER SURVEY RESULTS

Click here for results of the September 2008 passenger survey.