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NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Starting in February 2021, DART bus service will be impacted in New Castle County by DelDOT’s I-95 Rehabilitation Construction project, “Restore the Corridor”.  The project begins from the I-495 split south of Wilmington to north of the Brandywine River Bridge.  Some routes will be redirected away from I-95 to/from Wilmington to help with anticipated delays in travel time.  In addition, some routes will be combined to be more efficient and offer one-seat rides, some routes will have trips with low ridership discontinued where warranted.  Schedule times on some routes will be adjusted to improve on-time performance and connections.

Highlights include:
• Re-routing buses away from I-95 to/from Wilmington
• Route 33 will enter Wilmington via I-495 and US 13
• Route 40 will travel via US 13, instead of serving Christiana Mall to I-95
• Routes 54 & 55 will discontinue service between Christiana Mall and Wilmington

• Route Combinations
• Routes 10 & 34 - NEW Route 10
• Routes 12 & 25 - NEW Route 25

• Discontinued Service
• Routes 16, 45, 48
• Trip Reductions on Routes 4, 8, 18, 20, 31, 35, 52

• Service Extensions
• Route 28 - portions of Routes 14, 48
• Route 42 - to DE 896 & DE 4 Park & Ride
• Route 44 - to Delaware City
• Route 47X - to Wrangle Hill Park & Ride
• Route 63 - to Middletown Walmart in both directions
• Route 64 - to Christiana Mall and DE 7; new weekend service
• Route 301 - to Boyd’s Corner Park & Ride

• Other Changes
• Route 5 - to/from Wilmington Transit Center via 4th St.
• Route 11 - reduced rush-hour trips; increased mid-day trips, short-turn at Matson Run
• Route 14 - All trips will serve the Dunleith community in both directions to/from DHSS or Baylor.  Service to Cherry Lane, Probation & Parole, Riveredge Industrial Park and Steel Drive will be served by Route 28.
• New Bus lane on portions of northbound US 13 approaching Wilmington

• Holiday Service will be offered on Routes 2, 4, 5, 6, 13, 15, 33 and 40 operating a Sunday schedule and Route 47 operating its Saturday schedule on Memorial Day, July 5 and Labor Day, with Paratransit operating complimentary ADA-only service.  Regular Sunday service operates on Independence Day, Sunday, July 4.

KENT COUNTY
• Routes 104, 109 and 117 - Minor schedule adjustments will be made.

SUSSEX COUNTY
• Schedule times will be adjusted to improve on-time performance and connections.  

INTERCOUNTY
• Schedule times will be adjusted to improve on-time performance and connections.  
• Route 301 - Route will serve Boyd’s Corner Park & Ride to accommodate Route 45 riders.  Select weekday and all Saturday trips will continue to serve Christiana Mall.

BEACH BUS
• DART’s daily Beach Bus service will operate from Monday, May 24 through September 12, 2021.  Route 305-Beach Connection will operate Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from May 29 to September 6, including Monday, July 5.

FARE UPDATES Effective February 14, 2021

Zone Reduction - Fare Zones have been reduced from 7 to 3 zones.  The new boundary for each fare zone is the county line.  For local routes that travel within Smyrna and Milford, and cross over the county line by a short distance, a one zone fare is charged.

Price Reduction for Passes
• Daily Pass - from $4.20 to $4.00 (1 Zone); from $8.40 to $8.00 (2 Zone); from $12.60 to $10.00 (3 Zone for Route 305 only)

• 7-Day Pass - from $18.00 (1 Zone)/$24.00 (2 Zone) to $16.00 (per County)

• 30-Day Pass - from $65.00 (1 Zone)/$96.00 (2 Zone) to $60.00 (per County)

In general, frequent riders may benefit from a Daily, 7 or 30-Day Pass (depending on trips/day and days/week); infrequent riders may benefit from 20-Ride Ticket.  Buy a Daily Pass if you are taking three or more trips in one day (Daily Pass same price as two one-way fares); buy a 7-Day Pass if taking more than 8 trips in 7 days; buy a 30-Day Pass if taking more than 30 trips in 30 days

Introduction of 20-Ride Ticket - $26.00/zone (35% discount); available on DART Pass mobile app only

Introduction of a Student Fare - $1.00/zone; cash only
• Student defined as a passenger above 46" in height and enrolled in primary, secondary, private, parochial, charter, trade, college, community college, university or home-schooled full time or part time (children 46” in height or under ride free with a fare-paying adult).  Student ID is required for 17 years and older.

Agency 2-Ride (A1- Qty. 25) - price will increase from $38.89 to $40, not $50 as originally proposed.

Discontinuation of DARTCards - Sales end February 15, 2021; cards accepted through August 15, 2021.

Route-Specific Fares -.  
• Routes 61 and 62 - $1.00 (connectors from SEPTA Train to employment centers)
• Route 64 - $2.00 (original shuttle route has expanded to full route)

SEPTA Key Card - Discontinued acceptance of SEPTA Key Card was effective January 1, 2021.

DART passes can be purchased on DART Pass mobile app, online at DartFirstState.com, by phone at
1-800-652-DART, by mail - DTC Individual Sale Orders, P.O. Box 1670, Wilmington, DE 19899-1670, and at sales outlets throughout the State.  For locations, call 1-800-652-DART or visit DartFirstState.com.

The Delaware Transit Corporation, a subsidiary of the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), operates DART First State.  For more information, please visit www.DartFirstState.com or call
1-800-652-DART.  Real-Time Bus Information and DART Pass, the mobile fare payment option, are both available on the free DART Transit App (iOS and Android).