Tri Delta Transit Makes Significant Changes to Bus Routes

ANTIOCH, CA – In preparation for the opening of East County’s new BART stations, Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority (Tri Delta Transit) is making several changes to current bus routes. These changes will take effect Saturday, May 26, 2018. Changes include:

• Addition of new routes
• Modifications to existing routes
• Route eliminations
• New departure times and time point locations

“The changes being implemented on May 26 are more extensive than past schedule changes,” said Mike Furnary, Director of Marketing and Customer Service. “This is more of a ‘system change’ than a schedule change, incorporating significantly modified routes as well as new route additions, route eliminations, and new departure times.” Starting back in 2016, Tri Delta Transit held a series of public meetings to get community input on the best way to proceed with changes incorporating the new BART stations. “It is from these meetings that many of the upcoming changes were decided.”

The revised system will have a total of 20 bus routes compared to the current 18. Service to some locations will no longer be available on select routes resulting from reconfigurations necessary to serve Antioch and Pittsburg Center BART. However, these locations will continue to be served by other routes. “One of the most notable service changes will be to Express Route 300 serving Pittsburg/Bay Point BART,” said Furnary. “This route, which will continue to start in Brentwood, will terminate at the new Antioch BART station.” Similar changes will be implemented on several other routes including Route 380, 383, 387, 390, 391, and 393. Due to lack of ridership, Route 386 serving Discovery Bay will be eliminated.

Parking for bus patrons at the new Antioch and Pittsburg Center BART stations will no longer be available. “BART has informed us that parking at these stations is permitted by round-trip BART passengers only.” Daily parking fees will be implemented and enforced as of May 26, 2018.

All Tri Delta Transit customers are encouraged to preview the new system map as well as individual route maps and schedules online at www.TriDeltaTransit.com. “We have been alerting our customers and have had system-change previews on our web site since January 2018 so they can adequately prepare for the upcoming changes,” said Furnary. Printed schedules will be available on all buses by May 11.

In addition to alerts provided online, notice of system changes has been communicated to staff of schools affected by route changes, and alerts have been placed on every bus and at several bus stops. Information is also posted on the agency’s mobile app, on multiple social media channels, and several traditional media channels including television and newspaper. A preview of the revised schedule is currently available online at www.TriDeltaTransit.com.

Tri Delta Transit provides over 3,000,000 trips each year to a population of over 250,000 residents in the 225 square miles of Eastern Contra Costa County. They currently operate 14 local bus routes Monday – Friday, 4 local bus routes on weekends, door-to-door bus service for senior citizens and people with disabilities, and shuttle services to community events.

For additional information about Tri Delta Transit, please visit www.trideltatransit.com.