Broward County Transit Announces Service Adjustments Effective October 12th

- New Davie Park and Ride Lot Added on 595 Express Westgate Square to Miami Civic Center -

DATE: October 6, 2014
CONTACT: Doris Williams
PHONE: 954-357-6786
EMAIL: dvwilliams@broward.org

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – Effective Sunday, October 12th, Broward County Transit (BCT) will make service adjustments and enhancements to Routes 5, 7, 9, 19, 55, and add a new, Davie Park-and-Ride location on the 595 Express Westgate Square to Miami Civic Center route.

The service adjustments and enhancements are in response to passenger input to improve route service, on-time performance and to relieve overcrowding on some of the busiest routes.

Details of the service changes effective on Sunday, October 12th, are the following:

Route 7 – Weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays
Weekdays:
• Eastbound service from Pembroke Lakes Mall will be adjusted from 20 to every 25 minutes
• Westbound service from Pembroke Lakes Mall will be adjusted from 40 to every 45 minutes

Weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays:
• Time points at Park Road and Hollywood Boulevard and at Dykes Road and Pines Boulevard will be eliminated from the timetables; bus stops will remain the same
• Westbound service will end at Southwest 196 Avenue and Pines Boulevard instead of at US 27 and Pines Boulevard, on south side of Pines Boulevard after the loop
• Eastbound bus stop at Pines Boulevard and US 27 will be eliminated

Route 9 – Weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays
Weekdays:
• First morning trip from Riverland Road and State Road 7 /441 will start at 5:25 a.m. instead of 5:30 a.m.
• Service frequency will be adjusted from 45 to every 50 minutes throughout the day

Saturdays, Sundays:
• Schedule arrival times will change throughout the day. Please refer to new timetable

Weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays:
• Northbound bus stop will be added at the new, Davie Park-and-Ride lot at State Road 84 and Davie Road Extension

Route 19 – Weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays
• Two new northbound time points will be added to the schedule at Copans Road and State Road 7/441 and at Turtle Creek Drive at Walmart.

Details of the service changes effective Monday, October 13th, are the following:

Route 5 – Weekdays Only
• Service will be adjusted from 45 to every 50 minutes during late morning off peak hours
• Service will be adjusted from 30 to every 35 minutes in the early afternoon and during school hours

Route 55 – Weekdays Only
• Service will be adjusted from 30 to every 35 minutes beginning at the start of service until approximately 7 p.m.

595 Express Sunrise (BB&T Center) to downtown Miami/Brickell
• Due to growing ridership demand, service frequency will be improved from 30 to every 15 minutes in the mornings between 6:15 and 7:30AM and during the afternoons between 4:10 and 5:10PM
• Route will deviate from its current route to downtown Miami/Brickell. Morning buses will access the Brickell Metrorail Station via Southwest 2nd Avenue
• Service along South Miami Avenue will be during the afternoon and evening hours only
• The bus stop at Sawgrass Mills Mall will be discontinued due to low ridership

595 Express –Sunrise (BB&T Center) to Fort Lauderdale
• Due to low ridership, the number of trips during morning peak travel hours will be reduced from 6 to 3 trips and in the afternoon and evening peak hours from 7 to 3 trips
• Westbound reverse trips will be discontinued from Fort Lauderdale Tri-Rail station due to low ridership
• Fort Lauderdale Tri-Rail Station and Sawgrass Mills Mall bus stops will be discontinued due to low ridership

595 Express – Westgate Square to Miami Civic Center
• Bus stop will be added at the new Davie Park-and-Ride lot located at the southwest corner of State Road 84 and Davie Road Extension. A total of 108 commuter parking spaces will be available for commuters
• Due to growing ridership demand, service frequency will be improved from 30 to every 15 minutes in the mornings between 5:30 and 7:05AM and during the afternoon hours starting at 4:15PM
• Griffin Road Tri-Rail Station bus stop will be discontinued due to low ridership
• Civic Center/Health District afternoon routing will be revised to the same as the morning peak hour routing

For service adjustment details, passengers are encouraged to refer to the new timetable dated October 12, 2014, call the Customer Service Center at 954-357-8400 or TTY at 954-357-8302 or visit Broward.org/BCT.

About Broward County Transit
Broward County Transit (BCT), the second largest public transportation system in the state of Florida, provides convenient, economical and eco-friendly alternatives to driving a car. Close to 40 million annual passengers commute on fixed-route, limited stop and express bus services and many connect to Miami-Dade Transit, Palm-Tran and Tri-Rail. The fleet consists of 313 buses of which 81 are diesel/hybrid, and all are equipped with wheelchair/scooter lifts and bike racks. Mini-buses provide Community Bus Service in partnership with 18 Broward municipalities. The Paratransit (TOPS) program provides transportation for persons unable to use the fixed-route bus system. Customer service is available seven days a week, including holidays, at 954-357-8400; TTY 954-357-8302. The Broward County Transit website contains information on all services, a link to Google™ Transit and an option to receive the Transit Flash e-newsletter. Customers can also follow BCT on Facebook and YouTube.

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