(WBAP/KLIF) — A hiring push by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is resulting in the return of nine major bus routes. In June, DART was forced to suspend 31 bus routes due to an exodus of drivers entering retirement during the COVID pandemic.
According to DART Director of External Communications, Gordon Shattles, a more attractive pay schedule, hiring fairs, and outside agencies helped with recruitment.
Beginning on December 12th, buses on the nine major routes will arrive every 15 minutes during peak hours and every 20 during the mid-day. the remaining 22 routes are expected to resume service in January of 2023.
For a list of route additions and schedules, click here to visit the DART web site.
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DART Press Release:
On Monday, December 12, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will return nine major bus routes to regular operating service frequency.
In June, to provide service dependability for riders, DART implemented a five-minute service frequency reduction on 31 bus routes due to the nationwide shortage of bus operators. Thanks to an aggressive operator hiring initiative by the agency, DART is returning nine bus routes to regular service ahead of schedule.
Bus Route Frequency Adjustments
15-minute peak and 20-minute midday service will resume on the following routes: DART Bus Route 13 Ervay DART Bus Route 15 Buckner DART Bus Route 16 Ferguson DART Bus Route 17 Skillman DART Bus Route 18 Samuell DART Bus Route 20 Northwest Highway DART Bus Route 22 Forest Lane DART Bus Route 38 Ledbetter DART Bus Route 57 Westmoreland
DART plans to return the remaining 22 bus routes to regular service frequency on January 23, 2023.
Bus Bay Changes
To improve schedule efficiency and provide more direct service, DART Bus Route 13 will serve Hatcher Station in both directions from stops on Elsie Faye Heggins Street. Route 13 will no longer use the triangular routing over Lagow and Robert L. Parish streets to enter the station on Scyene Road.
For more information about these changes, please visit dart.org/servicechange, or contact DART Customer Service at 214-979-111
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