BRTA NOTICE
Good Afternoon – As BRTA ridership has increased, more of our customers are reliant upon our service to bring them to work or home from work. BRTA has been struggling to maintain the current service levels even with additional operators.
At the risk of becoming unreliable because of route cancellations, the following temporary services changes will become effective on Monday May 20. The net effect of the suspensions and additions will be a reduction of 17 service hours per day.
These targeted suspensions should result in a net increase of 3 or 4 available operators to pick from other work and guard against continued cancellations. Modified/suspended trips would be gradually restored as the driver pool is increased (either through returning employees off leave or with new hires).
Draft Targeted Service Suspension Plan:
Draft Effective Monday, May 20,2024
Weekdays:
- Route 14
- Suspend from 6:30 AM – 6:30 PM, where the evening service operates as normal from 6:30 PM through 9:50 PM
- Route 21 will run every 120 minutes on Weekdays
- Suspend Premium Outlets departing on odd hours 5:30, 7:30, 9:30, 11:30, 1:30, 3:30
- Suspend Fairgrounds Plaza departing on even hours 6:30, 8:30, 10:30, 12:30, 2:30, 4:30
- Route 921 will operate consistently every 120 minutes Weekdays
- Increase ITC departures 9:30, 11:30, 1:30, 3:30
- Increase Fairgrounds Plaza departures 10:30, 12:30, 2:30, 4:30
The Route 921 would run as a local route with flag service in Stockbridge and Great Barrington, and continue Express style service in Pittsfield, Lenox, Lee (where overlapping with Route 2)
Saturdays:
- Route 21 will run every 120 minutes on Saturdays
- Suspend Premium Outlets departing 9:30, 11:30, 1:30, 3:30
- Suspended Fairgrounds Plaza departing 8:30, 10:30, 12:30, 2:30, 4:30
- Route 921
- Suspend ITC departure 7:30am
The Route 921 would run as a local route with flag service in Stockbridge and Great Barrington.
- These targeted suspensions should result in a net increase of 3 or 4 available operators to pick from other work and guard against continued cancellations.
- Modified/suspended trips would be gradually restored as our driver pool is increased (either through returning employees off leave or with new hires).
Please let me know if you have any questions on this.
Thank you and I hope to see you at our next Advisory Board meeting on Thursday May 23.
Bob
Robert Malnati
Berkshire Regional Transit Authority
One Columbus Avenue
Pittsfield, MA 01201
O:(413) 499-2782 ext 2874
F:(413) 442-2536
E:Robert.Malnati@Berkshirerta.com
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