The Beloit Transit System is enacting several route changes to provide improved service and more efficient routes.
The updated Beloit Transit Rider’s Guide has been posted online at www.beloittransit.com, and paper copies will be available on buses Aug. 23.
Some of the changes include:
Updated stops near high school. With the closure of Fourth Street in front of the Beloit Memorial High School, the Red Route will travel on Sixth Street near the school. Stops near the high school include Sixth and Middle, Sixth and North, and on Fourth Street just south of Liberty Avenue. Change in effect Aug. 20, 2018
Improved accessibility at Woodman’s stop. A new ADA-compliant concrete bus pad was installed on the east side of Woodman’s Food Market for improved accessibility for riders. This also provides better shelter and seating for waiting riders. This change will shorten the route from Madison Road to Burton Street while providing service to Woodman’s. The bus will now travel along the frontage road on the east and turn east onto Burton Street. Change in effect Aug. 27, 2018
Additional service to Eclipse Center. The Eclipse Center now has service to the west side of the complex. Stops on the Red and Yellow Routes will be available on the west and north sides of the complex. Change in effect Aug. 27, 2018
More direct service. The Shore Drive/Carpenter Street area will now be served by the Red Route (it previously was the Blue Route). The change results in direct service to the Eclipse Center and Walmart, as well as better connections to the Prairie Avenue area for access to Shopko, Beloit Clinic and Beloit Memorial Hospital. The route to downtown remains a direct route. Passengers in that area traveling to areas covered by the Blue Route will transfer downtown. Change in effect Aug. 27, 2018
0206 Safer turns. The Blue Route inbound to downtown will travel on Eighth Street, instead of Bluff Street, to ensure a safer turn onto to Shirland Avenue. Change in effect Aug. 27, 2018
