Service Cuts announced - to take effect 1/25

The first wave of CDTA service cuts were announced earlier this week and will take effect January 25, 2009.

Here's the announcement:

Schedule Changes Effective 01/25/2009

Please review the changes to see if your route and trips are affected. If you have questions call our Telephone Information Center at 482-8822 or send us an e-mail. cdta@cdta.org

(Albany, NY) - The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) announced that effective Monday, January 26, 2009, a few service changes will be made on the following routes. The route changes are as follows:

Route #16 Downtown Albany Circulator: Route #16 will no longer operate.

Route #51 Broadway: Route #51 will stop at the newly consolidated Department of Social Service Offices located at 797 Broadway, Schenectady and will also service Golub Corporation Offices on every trip. It will no longer service GE, the Rotterdam Square Mall or Curry Road areas. Customers who currently use #51 to get to the Rotterdam Square Mall may connect to Route #62 McClellan Street, #66 Schenectady South Loop, #77 Schenectady North Loop, and #78 Schenectady West Loop at the State and Washington transfer center in downtown Schenectady.

New Schedule Effective January 25, 2009>>

Route #471 Union Avenue: Route #471 will become a seasonal route, operating only during the summer months, beginning in May, to accommodate customers during the Saratoga Spring’s tourist and Race track season.

Route #473 Jefferson Avenue: Minor time adjustments will be made to Route #473 to improve schedule reliability.

New Schedule Effective January 25, 2009>>

Route #84 Watervliet Belt: Route #84 will no longer operate on Saturday or Sunday, but will continue to operate Monday through Friday.

New Schedule Effective January 25, 2009>>

For more information regarding reroutes or other CDTA Service Information, contact CDTA’s Customer Information Center at 482-8822. Information operators are on duty 6am-7pm weekdays and 8:30am-6pm weekends and holidays.