The Windham Region Transit District will implement changes to their regional route on March 9, according to an email from Philip Johnson, who works with the University of Connecticut and WRTD.
There will be new timetables for the 674, 675, 676 and 991 routes, according to the WRTD website.
According to the email from Johnson, due to the changes in the routes, the following WRTD stops will close: Big Y, Four Corners, Jensen’s, South Frontage Road at Commuter Lot and Valley at High/Noble Hall.
The email explains the 674 A route will have increased hours on Saturday and will now run on Sundays. It will no longer have stops at the Four Corners/Holiday Mall and Big Y and will now stop curbside at the East Brook mall instead of pulling into the mall.
The email also says 674 A and C will have more trips between Windham and Mansfield. The 674 C route will only be stopping at the Nash Zimmer Transportation Center on the outbound trip, not the return trip.
The 674 B line will be returning with one a.m. run and one p.m. run, according to Johnson.
The 675 route will now use 195 and no longer use Discovery Drive. Due to a realignment, riders who need to get to the Four Corners/Holiday Mall stop will need to transfer from the 674 to 675 at the Rosebrooks House, said Johnson’s email.
Johnson also said the 675 route will run year-round, while the new 676 route will be “running a limited schedule during Summer, Christmas, and Thanksgiving Breaks.”
The 991 route will always stop at Norwich Business Park, but is reducing its runs through Willimantic, according to Johnson.
“671 A/B, 674 A B C, 991, and 993 to all meet at the Windham Intermodal Garage for a coordinated ‘pulse’ every 70/140 minutes, meaning there is a seamless transfer between all routes (991 and 993 will continue to have the same amount of trips they currently have, with new 991 timepoints),” Johnson wrote in the email.
Johnson said that while the stops for Discovery Drive, Chemistry west bound and UConn North Campus east bound would no longer be serviced by WRTD, they would continue to be serviced by HuskyGo buses.
“You can find more information on the WRTD website by going to the individual route pages and see the ‘Coming soon’ timepoints,” Johnson said in the email. “All routes will also be in Passio soon. Maps will also be posted soon to the WRTD website.”
All service hours can be found on the WRTD website as well, along with QR codes that show specifics about each route.