Clallam Transit today launches new bus service that transit officials say are designed to reduce or cut unproductive routes, add or supplement high-demand service and renew former holiday service.
Service improvements are:
* New holiday service on Veterans Day and the day after Thanksgiving in Port Angeles, Sequim-Dungeness Valley and Forks-West End.
* Expanded Saturday service hours for four Port Angeles routes and Highway 101 commuter routes 20, 22, 24, 26 and 30. New hours are from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
* Two new weekday mid-day commuter runs from Port Angeles to Sequim at 12:40 p.m. and 1:40 p.m. via Route No. 30.
* A new 7:40 a.m. weekday trip to allow everyone in Clallam County service from downtown Port Angeles at Oak Street to the college prior to 8 a.m. (Route 20). The route offsets elimination of the college connection from service because of low ridership and route duplication.
* Two new weekday mid-day commuter runs at 1:23 p.m. and 2:23 p.m. from Sequim to Port Angeles.
* Additional hours to rural dial-a-ride services. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
* Expanded Saturday hours in Sequim-Dungeness Valley.
* New Saturday shuttle service in Forks and the West End (Route 17). Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m.
* Revised weekday night departures from Port Angeles to Forks. All include direct services by Peninsula College (Route 14).
* Revised Saturday morning departure from Forks to LaPush (Route 15).
New transit schedules are available at all schedule outlets and on all Clallam Transit System buses.
Call 360-452-4511 or 1-800-858-3747.
Public comment was solicited from Clallam County residents on the service improvements proposal last year.