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METRO RIDER ALERT NEWSLETTER
Updated:
Friday, October 10
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UPCOMING
DETOURS
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LOWER
STATE
ST. DETOUR: Literacy Run/Walk
Sunday, October 12; 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Due to
the Literarcy Run/Walk event, lower State St.
(400-600 blocks) will be closed on Sunday,
October 12 from 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM.
Routes
4 & 6 will enter and exit State St. using
Johnson and Gorham streets during this time.
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LOWER
STATE
ST. DETOUR: Homecoming Parade
Friday, October 24; Starts at 3 PM
Due to
the UW Homecoming Parade, lower State Street
(400-600 blocks) closed on Friday, October 24
starting at 3 PM.
Routes
4, 6, and 29 will enter and exit State St. using
Johnson & Gorham streets during that time.
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ROUTE
85
DETOUR: Homecoming Parade
Friday, October 24; Starts at 4 PM
Due to
the UW Homecoming Parade, Route 85 will detour
to Park St between University Ave. and Langdon
St. starting at 4 PM on Friday, October 24.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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WE'RE MOVING: New Office Location
Starting Friday, October 17
Buy
passes/10-Ride cards and claim lost and found
items at Metro's new office location at 1245 E.
Washington Ave. (one block east of our current
location).
Please
Note: Metro's office will be closed on Thursday,
October 16 for the move. Metro customer service
representatives will continue to be available
during regular office hours throughout Metro's
move process.
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NEW
EAST TOWNE MALL BUS STOP
A new East Towne
Mall bus stop is now available.
Buses
stop next to the new pedestrian island and
bus shelter located in the parking lot outside
the Food Court mall entrance.
The
stop is located at the end of the new sidewalk
leading from the food court entrance through the
parking lot towards East Towne Blvd. and E.
Washington Ave.
Buses
no longer drive along the rear of the mall
past the Boston Store entrance area.
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UW FOOTBALL NIGHT GAMES
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SERVICE FROM UW FOOTBALL DURING NIGHT GAMES
Last Trips Leave Area Between 10 PM - 11 PM
Metro
fixed-route service ends between 10 PM - 11 PM
on Saturday nights. Last trips leave the Camp
Randall area at:
• Route
2 westbound (University Ave. at Breese Terrace):
10:55 PM
• Route 2 northbound (University Ave. at Breese
Terrace): 10:52 PM
• Route
6 westbound (Regent St. at Breese Terrace):
10:38 PM
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Route 6 eastbound (Regent St. at Breese
Terrace): 10:40 PM
• Route
7 westbound (Randall Ave at Engineering Dr.):
10:39 PM
• Route
7 eastbound (Monroe St. at Regent St.): 10:37 PM
(trip ends at Main & Carroll)
• Route
8 westbound (University Ave. at Breese Terrace):
10:07 PM
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DETOURS IN PROGRESS
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UW CAMPUS DETOUR
Now in Effect
Observatory Dr. west of Walnut St. remains
closed through November.
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ROUTE 80 DETOUR: Construction
Now in Effect
Due to ongoing construction, Route 80 buses
detour to
Walnut St. and Marsh Rd.
The closest bus stops to the UW Hospital &
Clinics are located on Marsh Rd. at Lot 60/McClimon
track.
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Info
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MILWAUKEE ST. DETOUR: Bridge
Closure
Now in Effect
Affects Route 5, 9, 14 & 15. Buses detour from
Milwaukee St. due to the closure of the
Starkweather Creek Bridge.
Buses
travel on East Washington Ave., Hwy. 30 and
Fair Oaks Ave.
This detour is expected to last through the
middle of November.
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Info
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CAPITOL LOOP DETOUR: Construction
Now in Effect
Due to construction, buses are permanently
on the Capitol Loop throughout the rest of the
summer and into the Fall.
Routes operate one block from the Capitol Square
on Doty, Webster, Dayton and Fairchild streets.
Buses are expected to return to the Capitol
Square in October.
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ROUTE 14, 15 & 39 DETOUR: Buckeye
Rd. Reconstruction
Now in Effect
Due to
the closure of the Buckeye Rd. bridge over
Interstate 90 for reconstruction work, Routes
14, 15 and 39 have been realigned and some
schedule times shifted in the area east of
the East Transfer Point.
This
service realignment permits continued bus
service to the Richmond Hill subdivision along
Cottontail Trail, but only with trips once every
30 minutes.
Passengers departing from the Kings Mill
neighborhood in the AM are only able to ride
realigned Route 14 trips.
Passengers returning to the Kings Mill
neighborhood in the PM are only able to ride
realigned Route 15 trips.
Passengers riding to or from bus stops south of
Cottage Grove Rd., between Stoughton Rd. and the
Interstate, should also review this service
realignment information as trips may be
affected.
This detour is expected to end the first week in
November.
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Detailed Info
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BUS STOP CLOSED: Wednesday Farmers' Market
Wednesdays; Start of Service
through 2:00 PM
During
the Wednesday Farmers Market, Routes 1, 11 & 19
will not be able to serve the bus stop on MLK
Jr. Blvd in front of the City-County Bldg (ID #
1872) from the start of service through 2 PM.
Routes
1, 11 & 19 passengers are directed to board
these routes at either the Main St. at Carroll
St. stop (ID # 1101) or on Wilson St. at MLK Jr.
Blvd. (ID # 1486).
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BUS STOP CLOSED: Charter St. at Johnson St.
Now in Effect
Due to safety concerns, bus stop #0490 on
southbound Charter St. at Johnson St. has been
closed.
Passengers are directed to use bus stops on
Johnson St. at Mills St. (# 0741) or on Charter
St. between Linden Dr. & University Ave.
(#0706).
Stop #0490 on Charter St. and Johnson St. will
reopen once the safety issues have been
addressed.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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SCHEDULES AVAILABLE IN ACCESSIBLE FORMATS
Riders who wish to have schedules or other Metro
information available in accessible formats,
such as Braille, should contact Metro's Customer
Service Center or send an E-mail request to
mymetrobus@cityofmadison.com.
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WITH METRO'S ELECTRONIC RIDER ALERTS
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notice. In an effort to more effectively relay
this information to its customers, Metro will
send detour notices via E-mail as soon as notice
has been given. If you would like to receive electronic Rider
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact the Metro Customer Service Center at
266-4466
(TTY:866-704-2316)
or
mymetrobus@cityofmadison.com between
6:15 AM and 6:00 PM weekdays; from 8:00 AM until
4:30 PM Saturdays; and 12:30 PM until 4:30 PM on
Sundays. Interpreter services are available for
all calls.
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