Posted on May, 14 2012

Route & Schedule Changes
Effective: June 10, 2012


Beginning Sunday, June 10, 2012, the following changes will be implemented to better serve DART customers.

Schedule times will be adjusted on Routes #3, #6, #7, #8, #11, D-Line and on Express Routes #91, #92, #93, #94, #95, #96, #98 and #99.

Pdf's of Schedules



Route #3 – University/Highland Oak Park: The Roosevelt High School loop will be eliminated for the summer beginning Monday, June 11, 2012.

Route #6 – West 9th-Douglas/Indianola-Lacona: Two morning and two afternoon peak trips will be added and will begin/end at 50th & Meredith and travel via Lower Beaver Road, Douglas and back to regular route #6. These trips will serve the area that will no longer be covered by routes #91 – Northwest Express and #4 – Urbandale/East 14th when restructured in June 2012 and November 2012 respectively.

Route #8 – SW 14th Havens/South Union: Service to Airport South Business Park (formerly on Route #90) will be added to two morning and two afternoon peak trips to serve Route #90 customers.

Route #11 – Ingersoll Avenue/West Des Moines:

INITIALLY PROPOSED CHANGE: Buses will be re-routed and times adjusted due to the anticipated April 2012 closure of the bridge at Grand & 63rd. Temporary detour brochures will be available pending the construction.

UPDATED INFORMATION: The closure of the bridge at Grand & 63rd has been postponed until 2013.  Route 11 will maintain its current routing and schedule.


Route #42 – D-Line: The D-Line will be extended to the State Capitol area with stops along Grand to E. 12th & Walnut.

West Des Moines On-Call changed to Route #72 – West Des Moines/Clive Flex: A new and improved West Des Moines On-Call service with a defined route and time points will be implemented. The buses will travel between Jordan Creek Town Center, University Medical Parks, Valley West Mall and Valley Junction. Service will be provided from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Customers may also make a reservation for pick up or drop off at requested locations up to one mile from the route depending on bus availability.

Urbandale On-Call becomes Route #73 – Urbandale/Windsor Heights Flex: Urbandale On-Call zones 1-4 will be restructured using the same model as the West Des Moines/Clive Flex with a defined route, time points and with some flexibility to deviate up to a mile from the route by reservation, depending on availability. Route #73 will travel between the Ice Arena on Hickman Road, 72nd Street, Douglas Avenue, 70th Street and Meredith Drive to Marsh (located at 124th & Meredith Drive). Hours of operation will be from 5:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Clive On-Call: This service is being replaced by the #92 – Hickman Road Express.

Express Routes: All Express routes will begin/end downtown just west of the river. Passengers needing the East Village or State Capitol grounds may transfer to the D-Line, Routes #1, #4 or #7 on Locust (eastbound) or Grand (westbound).

Downtown Routing for #91, #93, #94, #95 and #96:

  •  Morning – I-235 eastbound, south on M.L. King Jr. Parkway, east on Ingersoll Avenue, High Street, south on 7th Street, east on Locust Street to 3rd Street

  • Afternoon – Begins at Crocker Street, south on 3rd Street, west on Grand Avenue, north on 6th Avenue, west on High Street to Ingersoll Avenue, north on M.L. King Jr. Parkway/19th to I-235 westbound.

Downtown routing for #92:

  • Morning – I-235 eastbound, south on Keosauqua Way to 9th, east on Locust Street to 3rd Street

  • Afternoon – Begins at Crocker Street, south on 3rd Street, west on Grand Avenue, north on 8th Street and Keosauqua Way to I-235 eastbound

Downtown routing for #98: (See Route #98 - Ankeny changes listed below for all day DMACC service routing)

  • Morning – I-235 westbound, south on 3rd Street, west on Grand Avenue, south on 13th Street, east on Locust Street to 7th Street

  • Afternoon – South on 7th Street, west on Grand Avenue, south on 13th Street, east on Locust Street, north on 2nd Avenue to I-235 eastbound

Downtown routing for #99:

  • Morning – I-235 westbound, south on 3rd Street, west on Grand Avenue, south on 13th Street, east on Locust Street to 3rd Street

  • Afternoon – South on 3rd Street, west on Grand Avenue, south on 13th Street, east on Locust Street, north on 2nd Avenue to I-235 eastbound

 

• Route #90 – Airport South Business Park Express: Route #8 will serve the Airport South Business Park area. The express bus will be discontinued.

• Route #91 – Northwest Express: Buses will travel between Johnston City Hall, Merle Hay Road, University, 56th Street, I-235 and downtown.


• Route #92 – Urbandale Express changed to the new Hickman Road Express: The #73 – Urbandale/Windsor Heights Flex service will serve current Urbandale Express passengers. A new Route #92 – Hickman Road Express will extend service to Hickman Road & NW 156th Street, the Ice Arena, 63rd Street, I-235 and downtown. The new Route #92 will also replace the Clive On-Call.

• Route #94 – Westown Express: Trips will be streamlined to remain on Westown Parkway and will no longer travel via 48th, Corporate Drive and 50th. Service to the Norwood Building on Office Plaza Drive will be discontinued.

• Route #96 – E.P. True Express: Service will be extended to Jordan Creek Town Center and operate on E.P. True Parkway, Grand Avenue, 13th Street, Ashworth Road, 11th Street, Office Park Road, 8th Street, I-235 and downtown.

• Route #98 – Ankeny Express: New all day Ankeny express service with stops at the DMACC Urban and DMACC Ankeny Campuses. There will be 20-30 minute morning and afternoon peak service and 90 minute midday service. Trips serving the DMACC Urban Campus will travel via 6th, University and 7th before continuing to Ankeny via I-235 in the morning. In the afternoon, buses will travel from the DMACC Urban Campus via 7th to Grand Avenue, 13th Street, Locust, 2nd Avenue and I-235 eastbound.

New schedules will be available:
On the buses beginning Wednesday, May 30, 2012 and
On the DART website beginning Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Reminder: In observance of the Memorial Day and July 4th holidays
DART services will not operate on:
Monday, May 28, 2012 or
Wednesday, July 4, 2012.

If you have questions, please call DART at 283-8100

NEXT SCHEDULED SERVICE CHANGE: AUGUST 2012
 

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