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Press Release

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date:          Thursday, May 6, 2010

Contact:    Maria Smith, Marketing Officer

Phone:      (304) 296-3680 

bus route changes for 2010/2011

Morgantown, WV- Mountain Line Transit Authority is announcing service reductions and elimination of services beginning August 20, 2010. These service changes are a result of funding reduction/reallocation by third party contractors including West Virginia University (WVU). Details of the changes are as follows:

Orange Line (Route 4) – Elimination of Sunday service year round
UTC Express (Route 47) – Elimination of service

Mountain Line Transit will hold a public hearing regarding these service changes on Wednesday May 19, 2010 during the regularly scheduled Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting at 1:00 PM at the Westover Facility. We encourage the public to come out and share their comments. Mountain Line Transit also encourages those students, faculty and staff who may be leaving the area to check the Mountain Line website for more details. There will be a survey posted on the website to collect public comments from those unable to attend the public hearing.

The final decision about these route changes will be made at the Mountain Line Board Meeting on Wednesday June 9, 2010 at 6:00 PM at the Westover Facility.

For information on all Mountain Line bus routes and schedules, riders can call 291-RIDE (7433) during normal hours of operation or visit www.busride.org. You can also follow Mountain Line on Facebook and Twitter.

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