Salina, Kansas – 81 Connection, the fixed route bus service from Belleville to Salina, will have a new stop added that will serve downtown Belleville, starting on Monday, May 18, 2020.
The new stop will be located outside the Republic County Courthouse, near the west entrance. The new stop will provide easy access to the downtown Belleville area for passengers.
The 81 Connection bus service has three bi-directional trips each day, Monday through Friday. The first route starts in Belleville at 6:45 a.m., then heads south on Highway 81 to four stops in Concordia, a stop at the Highway 24/Highway 81 junction, a stop in Minneapolis and stop at 7th and Walnut and Walmart in Salina and then heads back north to the same stops. This route does this loop twice and finishes in Belleville around 5:40 p.m. each day.
A second route leaves Salina at 1:00 p.m. and heads north on Highway 81 to the same stop in Minneapolis, the stop at the Highway 24/Highway 81 junction, four stops in Concordia and the stop in Belleville, before heading back to Salina with the same stops. The bus finishes in Salina around 6:00 p.m. each day.
“We are excited to add this new stop to the 81 Connection route,” said Michelle Griffin, Mobility Manager for the region. “The new stop will provide us a way to serve Belleville in a better way by offering more options. We are always looking for ways to improve transportation services in the region.”
For more information about the 81 Connection and Kansas Rides, visit www.ksrides.org. For more information about OCCK, Inc., visit www.occk.com. For more information about CityGo and OCCK Transportation, visit www.salinacitygo.com. Or, contact Michelle Griffin, Mobility Manager (mgriffin@occk.com), or the OCCK Transportation Center at 785-826-1583.