October 2019 Service Changes
Southside
Route 2
On Sunday, no service will be provided to Fort Norfolk/EVMS Light Rail Station before 10:00 am
Route 3
Schedule changes to improve adherence. Service to the Navy Exchange Mall (NEX) will be provided hourly Monday – Saturday.
Route 15
Run time adjustments made to improve late night connections at Military Circle.
Route 23
Added one morning outbound and inbound trip to service IKEA before 7:30 am daily. Adjusted trips to improve transfer connections at Military Circle Mall. On Sunday, no service will be provided to Fort Norfolk/EVMS Light Rail Station before 11:00 am.
Route 24 !NEW ROUTE!
Daily service will be provided between Pembroke East and Robert Hall with a stop at Greenbrier Mall. This route will provide service along the Witchduck and Kempsville Road corridors. Service will operate hourly Monday through Saturday, 7:00 am to 10:00 pm. Peak period service will be provided Monday through Friday every 30-minutes, 7:00 am to 9:00 am and 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. On Sunday, service will run hourly from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Route 25
The timepoint at Sentara Leigh Memorial Hospital will be eliminated. This is a timekeeping adjustment only, the stop(s) at Sentara Leigh will still be serviced.
Route 44
Hourly service on Sunday will be added from 7:00 am – 7:00 pm.
Route 55
Run time adjusted from Greenbrier Mall to Christina Way to improve transfer connections at Robert Hall.
Ferry (Route 90)
Schedule changes.
Northside
Route 64
The 5:15 am trip that currently departs from NNTC destined for Smithfield Packing will now depart 6th Street and Ivy Avenue at 5:00 am and NNTC at 5:12 am, arriving at Smithfield Packing at approximately 5:50 am. A new trip will depart Smithfield Packing at 5:50 am and arrive at NNTC at 6:32 am.
Route 116
The 5:45 am trip leaving Riverside Medical Center will be rerouted to serve Canon.
Route 414
The 4:51 pm trip departing Oakland Industrial Park will be adjusted and a new trip will be created from Newport News Shipyard (North Gate) to NNTC to Patrick Henry Mall via Jefferson Avenue.
MAX
A new express trip will operate (3:40 pm) from Newport News Shipyard (North Gate) to Chesapeake Center. Stops along Washington Avenue will be serviced. This trip will not provide service to NNTC or Washington Avenue/34th Street.
Route 973
The route will be eliminated due to low ridership.
Route 974
The route will be eliminated due to low ridership.
Routes 2 and 21: Hampton and Helmick New Stop
Sunday, August 25, 2019, the Routes 2 and 21 will begin servicing a new stop at Hampton Blvd. & Helmick (5449) Street, for buses going towards Naval Station Norfolk.
Route 35: Fort Story Service Discontinuation
Effective immediately, the City of Virginia Beach has decided to discontinue service to Fort Story due to traffic safety concerns until further notice. The Route 35 will utilize Shore Drive. Passengers will need to go to stops (6097 ATLANTIC & 81st , 1264 ATLANTIC & 82ND, or 6095 FIRST LANDING ) in order to access the Route 35