NEW ROUTE 10 SCHEDULE NOW ONLINE

New Route 10 Blue Bus schedule effective April 30th

ATHENS – Officials at the Endless Mountains Transportation Authority are pleased to announce the latest revision to its Route 10 Blue Bus fixed route.

The route will feature three individual runs catering to the needs of those who use public transportation in the Valley, Towanda/Wysox communities and commuters between the two areas. In addition, an expanded “work express” schedule has been added.

The new and improved Route 10 Blue Bus schedule will go into place beginning Monday, April 30, 2012.

 Work Express: Every half-hour between 5:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Among the features built into the Route 10 schedule are morning and afternoon “work express” runs to and from Towanda and Valley locations.

There have been expanded hours for commuters working at locations such as Dupont, GTP and Robert Packer Hospital.

 Valley Loop: Leaving EMTA, Route 220, every hour on the hour between 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

The Valley Loop will travel north, clockwise, beginning at the EMTA base, Route 220, Greens Landing, to Route 199/Main Street and then to Elmira Street stopping at various business locations. The loop will then continue to Elizabeth Square in Waverly, N.Y. and then make its way south to locations in Sayre including downtown  and Robert Packer Hospital and then to Keystone Avenue and to Main Street in Athens. The loop will then restart again at the EMTA base.

Included among the stops will be Chemung View, Page Manor and Keystone Manor.

 Towanda/Wysox Loop: Leaving the Progress Building going to Wysox every hour on the hour / leaving the Progress Building going to N. Towanda every hour on the half hour between 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

The Towanda/Wysox Loop will begin from the EMTA terminal at the Progress Building in Towanda to the Dandy Mini Mart (former Wysox General Store, routes 6/187) and then return to the Progress Building where it will travel along Main Street, Towanda, to locations in North Towanda. It will then return to downtown Towanda and restart the loop from the Progress Building to Wysox.

Included among the stops will be Colonial Towers/Terrace, Bradford Towne Center, Ben Franklin’s, Hurley’s Plaza.

 Towanda/Valley Connector: Leaving the Progress Building every hour on the half hour heading north to the Valley between 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

The Towanda/Valley Connector will travel between the Valley (Robert Packer Hospital/Guthrie Clinic; Walmart) to locations in North Towanda and Towanda and then reverse at certain times during the day. During other times, the route will only extend as north to the EMTA base in Greens Landing where passengers can transfer to the Valley Loop.

SHARED RIDE REMINDER

 Passengers must call in their respective reservations for EMTA's Door-to-Door Shared Ride programs by 9 a.m. the business day before.

EFFECTIVE MONDAY, OCT. 3, 2011: The following are the days EMTA will travel for medical appointments only outside EMTA's three-county coverage area:

• Binghamton, N.Y.: Mondays
• Coudersport (Tioga County only): Mondays
• Danville/Williamsport: Wednesdays
• Elmira, N.Y.: Tuesdays and Thursdays
• Scranton/Wilkes-Barre: Tuesdays
• Bath, N.Y. (Tioga County only): Thursdays
• Bradford/Sullivan to Tioga County (Pa.): Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays
• Tioga County (Pa.) to Bradford/Sullivan counties: Tuesday Wednesday and Thursdays

Remaining the same will be:

• Within Bradford/Sullivan: Monday through Friday
• Within Tioga County: Monday through Friday

Passengers are asked to make their respective drop-off times between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. All reservations must be made by 9 a.m. the business day before.