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Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC) today announced changes to DART Statewide Bus Services to become effective Sunday, September 12, 2021.

After receiving customer feedback at Community Conversations and virtual Public Hearing Workshop, DART listened to its customers and the public, and as a result, a change was made to the original proposal.

Original “Route 40 - Weekday service frequencies would operate every 25 minutes.”

Route 40 - Weekday service frequencies will be increased to operate every 25 minutes. Based
on customer requests and comments received from the community, Route 40 will no longer operate "Limited" service from the US13/40 Split to/from Wilmington, it will operate as "local" service, serving all existing bus stops along the US 13 Corridor to/from Wilmington.

Summary by County:
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
New Castle County
The following routes will have schedule adjustments to improve on-time performance:
Weekdays -2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 25, 28, 31, 33, 35, 40, 42, 44, 51, 53, and 301.
Weekends -2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 25, 28, 33, 40 and 55.

Route 5 - Weeknight service frequencies will be increased to operate every 45 minutes.

Route 9 -To accommodate weekday shift times at the new Amazon facility at Boxwood Road,
the first two inbound trips would begin at Prices Comer. The first and last Saturday trips would
begin and end at Prices Comer and Howard Young Correctional, respectively. Saturday time
adjustments will be made.

Route 11 - To accommodate requests from transit riders, existing mid-day service will be
extended. The 12:30 PM trip from the Wilmington Transit Center will be extended to Arden
and the 1:00 PM trip from Lea Blvd at Ruskin Rd will depart from Forwood Manor at 12:42 PM.
In addition, Saturday schedule adjustments will be made to improve connections.

Route 13 - Weekday service frequencies will be increased to operate every 25 minutes instead
of 30 minutes due to scheduling efficiencies.

Route 15 - All trips from Wilmington to Christiana Mall will no longer use AAA Blvd to reach
DE 7 South. The route will continue on Churchmans Road to DE 7 South. Weekday service
frequencies will be improved to operate every 60 minutes.
Route 25 - The new Amazon facility near Ty bouts Comer will open on September 5, 2021.
Based on customer comment, the route will be changed to serve the facility on site. Service into
Tybouts Comer Park & Ride will be discontinued due to zero to low ridership. On weekday nights, after 7 PM no trips will serve Amazon (Tybouts Comer) or the New Castle County
Logistics Center. Except for two Amazon shifts, most Saturday trips will skip the New Castle
County Logistics Center due to the operating hours of the facility.

Route 28 - Probation & Parole and Nemours Clinic will not be served after 6 PM on weeknights.

Route 31 - Weekday service frequencies will be increased to operate every 45 minutes.

Route 33 - Some weekday trips will no longer serve Fairplay Station due to low ridership and
for increased scheduling efficiencies. Weekday service frequencies will operate every 30
minutes.

Route 35 - Weekday service frequencies will be increased to operate every 45 minutes.

Route 40 - Weekday service frequencies will be increased to operate every 25 minutes. Based
on customer requests, Route 40 will no longer operate "Limited" service from the US13/40
Split to/from Wilmington, it will operate as "local" service, serving all existing bus stops along
the US 13 Corridor to/from Wilmington.

Route 44 - The St. Georges "detour" outbound routing will continue as DelDOT has not
completed the streetscape project along Broad Street. The route will serve the New Castle
County Logistics Center on weekdays so that riders can transfer to/from other bus routes at
Christiana Mall. Saturday service will not serve the New Castle County Logistics Center.

Route 47X -The 47X designation would be changed to Route 37.

Route 51 - Weekday service frequencies will be improved to operate every 50 minutes due to
scheduling efficiencies.

Route 61 - Trip times will be improved to provide better connections with SEPTA train service
at Claymont Station.

Route 62 - The route will be altered to serve Del Tech, Christiana Hospital and White Clay
Center. The existing routing serving Christiana and Harmony Roads will be discontinued due to
low ridership. Bus service will be reduced to match the reduction of SEPTA train service, and
service will connect with SEPTA trains in the morning from Philadelphia and to Philadelphia in
the afternoon.

Route 64 - Service will be discontinued along Scotland Drive and Porter Road due to low
ridership and to improve scheduling efficiencies; all trips will be rerouted to use US 40.

KENT COUNTY
Minor schedule adjustments will be made to improve on-time performance and connections.

Route 101 -Minor schedule adjustments will be made to improve running times.

SUSSEX COUNTY
Minor adjustments and running time improvements will be made for Routes
206 and 212.

INTERCOUNTY
Minor scheduling adjustments and running time improvements will be made for
Route 303 to better connect with Sussex County Routes 206 and 212. Mid-day trips will be
adjusted for better connections with Intercounty Route 307.

HOLIDAY SERVICE
All statewide routes will be operating a modified Saturday schedule, on
Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24 and New Year's Eve, Friday, December 31, 2021.
In New Castle County, holiday service will be offered on Routes 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14,
15, 25, 28, 31, 33, 40, 44, 46, 47, 54, 55, 64 and 301. Routes 18, 20, 35, 37, 42, 43, 51, 52, 53,
63, and 302 will not operate.

New schedules will be available online and on buses after August 12, 2021.

The Delaware Transit Corporation, a subsidiary of the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), operates DART.  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).