Bucks County Transport To Launch New DART South Route In Warrington

WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA — Bucks County Transport, Inc., will cut the ribbon on its new DART South Route on August 24 at the Shops at Valley Square (Center Court area), 1501 Main Street, Warrington.

Legislators, county and township officials will join BCT officials at 11 a.m. in unveiling the new, fixed route bus service along Route 611 and Street Road in Warrington.

The ribbon-cutting event is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served courtesy of local restaurants and businesses including Ardana, Grand Rodeo, Great Barn Brewery, PF Changs, The Fusion Bar, Walmart, Wawa and Wegmans.

The DART South route will operate Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will provide a connection with the Doylestown DART and DART West routes. The fare will be $1 and
seniors 65 and older will ride for free.

"DART South will allow Warrington residents easier access to businesses and communities
along Route 611 and Street Road, as well as reduce traffic congestion by having fewer cars on
the road," said BCT officials.

DART plans to use the debut of the new route to reintroduce the bus service to the community “as a wider DART service for all Central Bucks residents and able to serve everyone from New Britain Township and County Line Road all the way through Doylestown Borough and down Route 611 to County Line Road,” said Lou White, the chairman of the DART bus committee.

DART currently provides fixed bus service in Doylestown, New Britain and Chalfont Boroughs, and Doylestown and New Britain townships. The buses also provide connections to the SEPTA Doylestown Rail Line and Route 55 SEPTA Bus. The DART System is operated by BCT in cooperation with the DART Committee. Funding for the service is provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

The Dart System provides approximately 41,866 trips per year to Bucks County residents
while BCT logs approximately 258,000 trips annually.

At its May meeting, the Warrington Township Board of Supervisors approved the new DART South bus route system through the township and voted to make a $5,000 contribution to Bucks County Rapid Transit to help fund the system, which provides low-cost, convenient public transit in and
around the Doylestown area.

Bucks County Transport, Inc. (BCT) is a private, non-profit organization that provides
shared ride transportation services for all Bucks County residents. Residents can take part in the Senior Citizen Shared Ride Program, Medical Assistance Transportation Program, Persons with Disabilities Transportation Program, Doylestown Dart, or Bucks County Courthouse Shuttle.

To learn more, visit www.bctransport.org.