DART 12/4 Service Change Approved

Wilmington -- Stephen B. Kingsberry, Executive Director of the Delaware Transit Corporation, a divison of the Delaware Department of Transportation, announced that the proposed changes to DART First State fixed route bus service have been approved. The changes will become effective December 4, 2011.

Below are the changes by county. Type **** indicates a change from or an addition to the original proposal based on public comments:

New Castle County:

Routes 1, 4, 5, 6, 15, 17, 20, 22, 23, 25, 28, 41, 42 There are minor time changes

Route 5 will use Adams Street from Maryland Avenue to 4th Street instead of Madison Street.

Route 15 The service to Creekwood Office Park will be discontinued at the following times: from Wilmington at 8:05 a.m.,5:33 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.; to Wilmington at 7:17 a.m., 7:47 a.m., 8:17 a.m., 8:47 a.m., 4:41 p.m. and 5:47 p.m.

Route 17 All trips will now serve the Shoprite in the Christina Crossing Shopping Center.

Route 20 ***(addition to original proposal)*** Trips currently serving Barley Mill Plaza will instead serve Chestnut Run.

Route 22 Saturday service will now operate every 60 minutes instead of 90 minutes.

Route 23 Saturday trips will no longer serve the Wilton loop (see Route 22 for increased frequency).

Route 25 As part of the one-year pilot service, made available through the DNREC Community Environmental Project Fund, the following improvements will be made: a one-way trip will be added weekdays leaving Delaware City at 10:46 a.m.; Saturday trips will now serve Tybouts Corner, Delaware City Refinery and Delaware City; all Saturday trips will now operate every 60 minutes instead of 90 minutes.

Route 28 All trips from Wilmington will serve Nemours Clinic before A.I. DuPont Hospital; trips to Wilmington will serve A.I. DuPont Hospital before Nemours Clinic.

Route 41 For the trips that currently serve Christiana Mall, the bus will no longer serve the stop at Target, but will continue to serve the Christiana Mall Park & Ride.

Route 65 A round trip will be added leaving the Newark Hub at 10:42 a.m. and leaving Elkton, MD at 11:19 a.m.

Kent County:
Routes 107, ***112, 120*** There are minor time changes

Sussex County:
Route 212 ***Will maintain service to Coverdale***

Intercounty Service:
Route 301 There are ***minor time changes***. Pilot Saturday service will have two round trips with limited stops will operate leaving Dover at 9 a.m. and 2:21 p.m. and leaving Wilmington at 12 p.m. and 4:37 p.m.