Beginning today, the Utah Transit Authority will be making several changes in its TRAX and bus services. For answers to any questions about specific routes, riders can call RIDE-UTA or go to www.rideuta.com.
TRAX service changes (for December operation of University Line):
All northbound TRAX trains operating prior to 7 p.m. will depart three minutes earlier than normal. This schedule change is necessary to accommodate the three-minute timed transfer at the Gallivan Plaza Station for the University Line. TRAX will operate every seven to eight minutes instead of normal 10-minute operations on weekdays from 6:42 a.m. to 7:27 a.m. and again from 3:50 p.m. to 4:12 p.m.
Salt Lake County bus service changes, by route:
8 — last three p.m. inbound weekday trips will continue to 200 S. 600 West.
22 — weekday 5:15 a.m. southbound trip added connecting with route 222 at the 6400 South TRAX station.
24 — demonstration routing on South Towne Mall on weekday made permanent.
30 — will resume regular routing after being taken off detour (effective July 30).
35 — 6:45 p.m. northbound weekday trip will continue to 2100 South TRAX station; 12:28 p.m. northbound Saturday trip will begin at 5400 S. 4015 West; routing will reflect new street design for Highway 201 and 2100 South.
47 — combined with route 343 and schedule adjustments.
50 — 6:15 a.m. Sunday inbound trip added.
51 — 6:05 a.m. trip to Salt Lake City and 4:39 p.m. trip from Salt Lake City added.
53 — 5:07 and 6:07 a.m. weekday trips to Salt Lake City adjusted four minutes earlier effective July 11 will become permanent changes.
70 — added travel time between Layton and Sunset on the northbound 2:30 p.m. weekday trip to improve reliability.
72 — 3:05 p.m. northbound weekday trip added.
73 — 6:29 a.m. southbound and 4:55 p.m. northbound weekday trips added.
338 — route discontinued.
343 — route discontinued and combined with route 47.
347 — schedule adjustments.
381 — route discontinued (effective Aug. 6).
Davis-Weber County bus service changes, by route:
70, 72 and 73 — see Salt Lake County changes.
617 — travel time adjustments between 12th Street and Harrison and 12th Street and Washington on weekday and Saturday trips to improve reliability between these timepoints.
630 — discontinue 4:55 a.m. northbound weekday trip due to little or no ridership.
635 — discontinue 4:35 and 5:50 a.m. weekday trips due to negligible ridership.
685 — schedule adjustments; 6:53 a.m. southbound and 5:35 p.m. northbound trips added July 1 become permanent.
Utah County bus service changes, by route:
811 — 6:44 a.m. southbound weekday trip adjusted two minutes earlier.
816 — Factory Outlet timepoint added.
830 — north and southbound trips on weekdays and Saturdays shifted five minutes later.
831 — all weekday and Saturday southbound trips, except the first two on weekdays, will leave the Timpanogos Garage five minutes later (no changes to northbound trips); 1460 N. Main timepoint will be changed to read 1460 N. 2100 West; the detour on 1200 North and 800 West between the Timpanogos Garage and UVSC will become permanent routing.
833 — discontinue 8:13 p.m., 8:58 p.m. and 9:43 p.m. northbound trips due to little or no ridership; southbound 8:15 p.m., 9 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. trips will be discontinued..
850 — realignment made in Lehi effective May 2001 will become permanent; 6:15 p.m. southbound weekday shifted to 6:25 p.m. to improve connections with route 811 leaving the Sandy TRAX station at 5:59 p.m.; northbound 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. weekday trips have been added, as well as southbound 8:20 and 9:20 p.m. trips.
Tooele County bus service changes, by route:
51 — 6:05 a.m. trip to Salt Lake City and 4:39 p.m. trip from Salt Lake City added.
53 — 5:07 and 6:07 a.m. weekday trips to Salt Lake adjusted four minutes earlier effective July 11 will become permanent changes.
Within the next six to nine months, the increased bus service between Ogden and Salt Lake City on routes 72 and 73 could result in more than 30,000 new passenger trips annually. The routes have experienced frequent overcrowding in recent months, and the UTA board approved additional trips to make more seats available and increase customer options during peak commuter hours.