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COTA: May Service Changes take effect
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
COTA’s May Service Changes will take effect on Monday, May 7, 2012.
Effected lines are as follows:
Line Name Service Description of Change
1 Cleveland All days Due to construction, trip times are modified to improve on-time performance.
1 Livingston All days Due to construction, trip times are modified to improve on-time performance.
3 Northwest Blvd. Weekday Due to changes on the #3 W. Mound, trip times are modified. Morning frequencies are improved to 20 minutes from 22 minutes and midday frequencies are improved from 35 minutes from 40 minutes. Afternoon and evening frequencies have not changed.
3 Northwest Blvd. Saturday Due to changes on the #3 W. Mound, trip times are modified. Frequencies are improved to 45 minutes from 50 minutes on most trips.
3 W. Mound All Days The Rich Street bridge connecting West Rich Street to Town Street will reopen June 10, 2012. Westbound service will be realigned to travel south on High Street, west on Rich Street into Town Street continuing the normal westbound alignment. Service will be discontinued on High Street south of Rich Street, Mound Street, Civic Center Drive, Main Street and Belle Street.
Service west of Holly Hill Drive and Eakin Road is realigned to serve the Westport Road area. Westbound service travels on Holly Hill Drive north of Eakin Road, Sullivant Avenue east of Georgesville Road, Georgesville Road, Lincoln Park Court, Westport Road, Industrial Mile Road and Sullivant Avenue west of Georgesville Road continuing to Walmart. Eastbound service follows the same alignment in reverse.
Service is discontinued on Holly Hill Drive south of Eakin Road, Sexton Drive, Scriven Avenue, Augusta Avenue, Atlanta Drive, Georgesville Road between the Sullivant Avenue offset and Georgesville Road north of Lincoln Park Court to Westland Mall.
3 W. Mound Weekday Morning frequencies are improved to 20 minutes from 22 minutes and midday frequencies are improved to 35 minutes from 40 minutes. Evening frequencies remain the same.
3 W. Mound Saturday Frequencies are improved to 45 minutes from 50 minutes.
3 W. Mound Sunday Frequencies are improved to 40 minutes from 50 minutes.
4 Indianola Weekday To better facilitate transfer opportunities and due to construction, trip times are modified to improve on-time performance.
4 Parsons Weekday To better facilitate transfer opportunities and due to construction, trip times are modified to improve on-time performance.
5 W. Fifth Ave. Sunday Due to changes on the #3 W. Mound, trip times are modified. Frequencies are improved to 40 minutes from 50 minutes.
6 Mt. Vernon All Days The Spring Street bridge over I-71 will be closing for reconstruction in May 2012 for approximately 180 days. Westbound service will travel west on Mount Vernon Avenue, south on 17th Avenue, west on Broad Street, north on Cleveland Avenue and west on Spring Street following the regular alignment. Fewer weekday trips will serve the Greenway Loop area.
Due to the above construction changes and changes on the #6 Sullivant, trip times are modified.
6 Sullivant All Days The Rich Street bridge connecting West Rich Street to Town Street will reopen June 10, 2012. Westbound service will be realigned to travel south on High Street, west on Rich Street into Town Street continuing the normal westbound alignment. Service will be discontinued on High Street south of Rich Street, Mound Street, Civic Center Drive, Main Street and Belle Street.
Service west of Georgesville Road is discontinued. Instead, buses traveling to Westland Mall travel west on Sullivant Avenue and north on Georgesville Road to Westland Mall. Eastbound buses travel the same alignment in reverse. The #3 W. Mound now serves the Westport Road area.
Due to the #6 Mt. Vernon reroute around the Spring Street bridge over I-71 construction and above realignment, trip times will be modified.
7 Neil Weekday To create additional transfer opportunities Downtown, a 5:11 a.m. southbound trip beginning at Neil Avenue and 8th Avenue is available.
7 Neil All Days Due to construction at Riverside Hospital, buses are realigned to enter from North Broadway, travel east through the hospital, dwell east of the main entrance, exit onto Thomas Lane, travel east on Thomas Lane and south on Olentangy River Road following the normal alignment. In response to the realignment, travel times are modified.
8 Frebis All Days Due to construction on Fairwood Avenue, northbound buses are realigned to travel west on Watkins Road and north on Lockbourne Road continuing the normal alignment at Lockbourne Road and Koebel Road. Southbound alignment is unaffected. Construction is estimated to end in the summer of 2013.
8 Hamilton Ave. All Days Due to the closure of 11th Avenue over I-71 for construction of the bridge deck, east and northbound buses are realigned to travel east on 11th Avenue, north on Clara Avenue, east on 17th Avenue and north on Hamilton Avenue following the normal alignment. Westbound and southbound buses travel the same alignment in reverse. Service is discontinued on 11th Avenue east of Clara Avenue, Cleveland Avenue and 17th Avenue east of Hamilton Avenue. Construction is scheduled to end by June 30, 2012.
10 E. Broad Weekday Trip times are modified to improve on-time performance. The 4:52 p.m. trip leaving Broad and High streets now travels to Hamilton Road and Main Street rather than Mount Carmel East hospital.
10 E. Broad Saturday Frequency is improved to approximately 22 minutes from 30 minutes during most of the day.
10 W. Broad Weekday Trip times are modified to improve on-time performance.
10 W. Broad Saturday Frequency is improved to approximately 22 minutes from 30 minutes during most of the day.
11 Oak/Bryden Weekday, Saturday Due to the #11 St. Clair reroute around the Spring Street bridge over I-71 construction, trip times will be modified.
11 St. Clair All Days The Spring Street bridge over I-71 will be closing for reconstruction in May 2012 for approximately 180 days. Westbound service will travel south on Hamilton Avenue, east on Long Street, south on 17th Avenue, west on Broad Street, north on Cleveland Avenue and west on Mount Vernon Avenue following the regular alignment. Eastbound service will not be affected.
Due to safety concerns, eastbound service is realigned to use Champion Avenue instead of Trevitt Street. Buses travel east on Atcheson Street, north on Champion Avenue and east on Leonard Avenue to the end of the line. Westbound service is not affected.
14 Harmon/Greenlawn Weekday The Rich Street bridge connecting West Rich Street to Town Street will reopen June 10, 2012. Westbound service will be realigned to travel south on High Street, west on Rich Street into Town Street continuing the normal westbound alignment. Service will be discontinued on High Street south of Rich Street, Mound Street, Civic Center Drive, Main Street and Belle Street.
15 Grove City All Days The Rich Street bridge connecting West Rich Street to Town Street will reopen June 10, 2012. Westbound service will be realigned to travel south on High Street, west on Rich Street into Town Street continuing the normal westbound alignment. Service will be discontinued on High Street south on Rich Street, Mound Street, Civic Center Drive, Main Street and Belle Street.
Travel times are adjusted to improve on-time performance.
16 E. Long All Days The Spring Street bridge over I-71 will be closing for reconstruction in May 2012 for approximately 180 days. Westbound buses will travel west on Long Street, South on 17th Street, west on Broad Street, north on Cleveland Avenue and west on Spring Street following the regular alignment. Eastbound service will not be affected.
Service near The Ohio State University Hospital East area is realigned. Eastbound buses travel east on Long Street, north on Burt Street, east on Hawthorne Avenue, south on Taylor Avenue and east on Long Street. Westbound buses travel the same alignment in reverse.
Due to the realignments above, trip times are modified. Travel times are modified to improve on-time performance.
16 S. High All Days Due to changes on the #16 E. Long, travel times and trip times are modified to improve on-time performance.
34 Karl Weekday Trip times are modified to improve on-time performance.
61 Kenny Weekday Due to overcrowding, a new evening trip begins Downtown at the South Terminal at 4:27 pm.
81 Hudson/Ohio Weekday, Saturday Due to construction on Joyce Avenue and Alum Creek Drive, trip times are modified to improve on-time performance. Alum Creek Drive construction will begin in June 2012 and is scheduled for completion in November 2014.
83 Oakland/Weber Weekday Due to construction at Riverside Hospital, buses are realigned to enter from North Broadway, travel east through the hospital, exit onto Thomas Lane, travel east on Thomas Lane and south on Olentangy River Road following the normal alignment. All buses travel between Kingsdale Shopping Center and Northern Lights Shopping Center from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at an approximate 42-minute frequency.
83 Oakland/Weber Saturday Due to construction at Riverside Hospital, buses are realigned to enter from North Broadway, travel east through the hospital, exit onto Thomas Lane, travel east on Thomas Lane and south on Olentangy River Road following the normal alignment. All buses travel between Kingsdale Shopping Center and Northern Lights Shopping Center from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at an approximate 40-minute frequency.
87 Cassady Weekday, Saturday Trip times are modified to improve on-time performance.
89 Hamilton Rd. Weekday Previously, the first southbound trip started at 6:03 a.m. at Refugee Road and Hamilton Road and served Blacklick Estates before traveling north. The trip now starts at Homer Ohio Lane at 6:07 a.m. and travels north.
118 Sawmill Weekday New service on Sawmill Road between Bethel Road and Village Parkway north of SR 161 is implemented at an approximate 30-minute frequency between 6 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. Buses are scheduled to facilitate transfers with the #18 Kenny buses.
98 Columbus Zoo Weekday Weekday service begins Monday, June 4.
98 Columbus Zoo Saturday Saturday service begins Saturday, May 12.
98 Columbus Zoo Sunday Sunday service begins Sunday, May 13.
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