Rider Alerts

Do you need a ride?  Count on YCAT’s WelltonCAT door to door service to take you anywhere you want to go within Wellton!  Senior Center — Library — AWC — Circle K — Town Hall — RV Parks — IGA Market — Dollar General — U.S. Post Office —Sunset Community Health Clinic — National Bank of Arizona, You name it - YCAT will get you there! 

It’s easy to ride - just call us - we will send the bus to you within 15 minutes. Additional bus service to Yuma available via Gold Route 8.  Buses are rolling Friday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.  Fare is only $2, $1 for seniors, students, disabilities).

Call (928) 783-2235 at least 15 minutes in advance for a ride!  We hope to see you on WelltonCAT! 

Effective April 1, 2013, the Turquoise Route 10 will no longer stop at the 4th Street @ Aurora Drive bus stop in El Centro. YCIPTA aplogizes for any inconvenience this may cause.  Passengers wanting to get on/off the bus at this intersection should take Imperial Valley Transit or deboard the bus at 4th Street @ Winsley Avenue and walk 1/4 mile to this intersection.

Did you know that Sunday, March 18, 2012, is International Bus Driver Appreciation Day? You didn’t?

OK, so maybe it’s not an official holiday… yet. Here’s your chance to help us spread the word and make it a tradition!

School bus drivers have their day to shine, and so do truck drivers. Bus Driver Appreciation Day was conceived in 2009 by some riders up in Seattle, and we think it’s a great way to honor the many hard-working bus (and rail) operators who keep us all moving every day.

Why Monday, March 18? That’s the day that bus service is believed to have debuted in Paris in 1662. If you don’t ride on Sundays, feel free to observe the holiday on Monday!

Due to Daylight Savings Time taking place, Turquoise Route 10 will operate on the Summer schedule as shown in the Rider’s Guide.  Arizona Time will be exactly the same as Pacific Time, which means the route will depart and arrive Yuma and Winterhaven one hour earlier.  This will continue until Sunday, November 3, 2013.

Starting, Friday, March 1, 2013, employees & volunteers of Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC)  will be able to ride YCAT routes free & unrestricted by showing an YRMC ID card with an YCAT sticker.  Contact YRMC Human Resources for a free sticker. Program ends Sept 30, 2013. 

Due to a special event occurring in Somerton from Wednesday, February 27, 2013 to Sunday, March 3, 2014, Yellow Route 95 will be rerouted and the bus stops on Main Street and State Avenue will be closed.  The southbound bus stop to San Luis will be on Cano Street @ State Avenue. The northbound bus stop will be on Spring Street @ State Avenue.  Regular service in Somerton will resume on Tuesday, March 5, 2013.

Map of Temporary Service Change

Effective Tuesday, February 19, 2013, through Monday, March 05, 2013 , YCAT’s Blue Route 5 bus service through the Ironwood (New)Subdivision will change temporarily, as the below map illustrates. The new route will travel in the direction shown by the blue arrows on the map link below.

Temporary Bus Stops are located in front of San Pasqual Schools, one along Baseline Road, near the football field, and the other near the stop sign on Baseline at Arnold Road. The temporary change is being made to assist the Quechan Housing’s construction work being done in the Ironwood (New) Subdivision.

Construction began on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, with a completion date scheduled for Monday, March 5, 2013.

Download Route Detour Map

The Yuma County Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority (YCIPTA) has been advised that ATU Local 1433 representing the First Transit bus operators and mechanics intends to strike as early as Wednesday, February 13, 2013 or later.  If this happens, YCAT will operate a modified reduced service, Monday through Friday between 6:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and again from 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Orange Route 2, Green Route 4, Purple Route 6A, Gold Route 8, Turquoise Route 10, Yellow Route 95 and YCAT OnCall only.  Please pick up a work stoppage notice on board buses, call us or visit here for more details.

UPDATE: As of February 13, 2013 - ATU Local 1433 and First Transit will continue negociations in March 2013. 

Starting Monday, February 11, 2013, YCAT will add a 5:52 a.m. trip to Brown Route 3, Monday through Friday. Please click here for more details.

Starting, Friday, March 1, 2013, employees & volunteers of Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC)  will be able to ride YCAT routes free & unrestricted by showing an YRMC ID card with an YCAT sticker.  Contact YRMC Human Resources for a free sticker. Program ends Sept 30, 2013.