Board Approves Service Expansion for March

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01/20/2015

Following a public hearing on January 14, the AC Transit Board of Directors approved the staff proposal to implement these service expansions:

San Pablo Avenue Corridor
Operate Line 72R on Saturday and Sunday every 15 minutes between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (line currently runs only on weekdays only).

Line 46
Introduce hourly service on Saturday and Sunday between Coliseum BART and the Oakland Zoo (line currently runs only on weekdays only).

Line 200
Expand Saturday night service by four hours to run until midnight to better serve the Mowry Avenue and Decoto Road corridors in Fremont and Newark, as well as NewPark Mall, and retail and restaurant destinations around Lido Faire.

Line 212
Expand weekend evening service by four hours to run until midnight to better serve retail, restaurant, and entertainment destinations at Pacific Commons in Fremont.

Line 217
Increase weekend frequency to every 30 minutes (currently every 40 minutes) to relieve overcrowding due to strong student ridership from the newly opened Northwestern Polytechnic University in Fremont.

Line 339
Introduce weekend service to Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland as well as places of worship and recreational facilities along the route (line currently runs only on weekdays only).

Line NL
Allow buses to operate westbound along Mandela Parkway between West Grand Avenue and 7^th Street to avoid heavy traffic on the West Grand Avenue approach to the Bay Bridge.

These and other service changes are expected to be implemented on March 15, 2015. Watch for more information coming in late February.

See the original article on proposed changes.

Note: The original proposal to extend Line 680 to serve the East Bay Innovation was removed from consideration before the public hearing.