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Public Notice: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal
The updated DBE goal has been posted on our Civil Rights Policies page and you can reach the document here.
California Transit Association Award to Frontline Workers
The annual award from the CTA for the Small Operator Transit Professional of the Year for 2020 was awarded to all transit frontline workers who continue to work through the COVID 19 pandemic. See the award video on the CTA website.
SLO RTA Secures Loan with the DOT to finance the new Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility
The San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (RTA) has secured a $13.1 Million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Loan with the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) to finance the construction of a new operations and maintenance facility (Project). The recent RTA Board approval and financial close of the TIFIA Loan mark the culmination of a comprehensive funding strategy for the Project, also comprised of Federal and State grant funds and an interim and permanent loan facility with Pacific Western Bank.
The TIFIA Loan will fund 49% of the $26.7 Million total Project costs, which includes expenditures related to land purchase, environmental, and design in addition to construction.
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Rider Alerts
December Parade Stop Closures
SLO County loves a holiday parade and many are happening this Friday and Saturday Dec. 10 & 11. and more the following weekends. Its a long list and many routes are affected. Look for your route to check to see if your stop is affected.
SLO Routes 9,10,12: Friday Dec 3. CLOSED STOP: Palm & Osos at 4PM
ATASCADERO Route 9 Friday Dec 3: 3-10PM CLOSED STOP: Atascadero Transit Center. Northbound use Vino Inn & Suites, Southbound use Denny’s stop
PASO ROBLES Saturday Dec 4. 4am to 1pm. CLOSED all stops on Spring Street from 10th to 24th
LOS OSOS Route 12 Saturday Dec 11 from 9-12:30. All downtown stops closed. Use Ramona @ 7th Street
San Miguel: Saturday Dec 18 from 5pm to 7pm. CLOSED Mission @ 14th
South County Transit
Arroyo Grande Parade. Saturday Dec 4. 2-7PM. CLOSED STOPS:
Rt 24: Grand @ Branch, AG City Hall, W Branch A Vernon, W Branch at Library. USE Walmart Stop instead.
Route 28: Closed stops: Fair Oaks @ Halcyon, Fair Oaks at AGHS, Traffic Way @ Firefighters. Use Grand @ AMPM
Grover Beach Parade Saturday Dec 4. CLOSED ALL DAY: Ramona Garden Park. Use temporary stop on Brighton on the East side of the park.
Stops closed 7am to 1pm: Grand @ 16, Grand @ 13, 13 @ Longbranch
Its Time To Check your Holiday Schedules
If you plan to ride on RTA or South County Transit during the holidays, please take a moment to check the holiday schedule as there have been many changes to the schedule during Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve weeks.
Look here for the schedules.
January 22: No Route B from 11AM -3PM
Due to the driver shortage Route B will not be running mid day today.
Jan 10: Route 28 stop closed at Oak Park & Longbranch
Anticipated closed time is 3 weeks/until the end of January 2022.
Stop closed through November: Route 10 South: Nipomo @ Higuera
Due to City construction, this stop is closed through the month of November.
October 2021: No Route A Saturday Service - Until Further Notice
Due to a driver shortage, RTA is not running the Route A on Saturdays. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Route B will run on its regular Saturday schedule.
CDC Update to Mask Wearing Mandate: Effective Feb 2, 2021
The CDC has issued an order that now requires all of our riders and drivers to wear a mask to reduce the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Masks are required for all persons when boarding, disembarking and for the duration of the trip. This order also applies to people at the bus stops and Runabout passengers.
- The order permits face masks only. We can no longer allow bandanas, scarves, plastic face-shields without a mask or a t-shirt pulled over the face.
- The mask must cover the nose and mouth.
- Masks with one-way valves do not comply with the order.
For more information on the new Order, visit our COVID 19 information page here.
