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Aug 28 2012
Yuma County Area Transit Service Changes Effective Tuesday, September 4, 2012

The Yuma County Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority (YCIPTA) will be making service changes due to the closure of the Yuma Palms Regional Center transfer hub.  As a result of the closure, Orange Route 2, Yellow Route 95, Gold Route 8 will no longer serve the Yuma Palms Regional Center bus stop.   Only Red Route 1 and Green Route 4 will continue to serve Yuma Palms Regional Center. The new transfer hub will be in downtown Yuma at the corner of 3rd Street @ Gila Street (200 Gila Street) and will be known as the Downtown Yuma Transit Center.  This change will take effect on Tuesday, September 4, 2012.  Please call (928) 783-2235 or email jandoh@ycipta.az.gov for more information.

Download Service Change Flyer

Download New Rider's Guide Effective Tuesday, September 4, 2012

New Yuma Palms Regional Center Map

New Downtown Yuma Transit Center - Hotel Del Sol Map

See below for details on service changes that will take effect on Tuesday, September 4, 2012.

Route  #

Description of Service Change

Red Route 1

Central Yuma Circulator via 4th Ave (Counter Clockwise)

  • The layover for this route will be at the Downtown Yuma Transit Center and the route will depart at :30 past the hour.
  • Yuma Palms Regional Center bus stops will be served on Castle Dome Avenue, 12th Street and Pacific Avenue.
  • Minor schedule modifications due to the starting of the route in Downtown Yuma Transit Center.

Orange Route 2

Colleges & Fortuna Foothills

  • The layover for this route will be at the Downtown Yuma Transit Center and the route will depart at :30 past the hour.
  • Downtown Yuma Transit Center will be served traveling via Giss Parkway and Interstate 8.
  • Yuma Palms Regional Center bus stops will be served on 16th Street @ Yuma Palms Parkway (westbound) and 16th Street @ Sunridge Drive (eastbound) only.
  • Minor schedule modifications due to the starting of the route in Downtown Yuma Transit Center.

Green Route 4

Central Yuma Circulator via Pacific Avenue (Clockwise)

  • The layover for this route will be at the Downtown Yuma Transit Center and the route will depart at :30 past the hour.
  • Yuma Palms Regional Center bus stops will be served on Castle Dome Avenue, 12th Street and Pacific Avenue.
  • Minor schedule modifications due to the starting of the route in Downtown Yuma Transit Center.

Blue Route 5

Quechan Shuttle

  • The route would be realigned to serve the Downtown Yuma Transit Center at :03 past the hour.

Purple  Route 6/6A

Avenue A

  • This trip at 7:00 am and 5:11 pm trip will be extended to/from the West Cocopah Reservation as Purple Route 6A, follow the Purple Route 6 routing through Avenue A and 8th Street in Yuma and no longer use Somerton Avenue or Avenue G or Avenue D in Yuma County.
  • Saturday trips are now designated as Purple Route 6A.

Gold Route 8

Interstate 8/Wellton

  • This route would be realigned to serve Downtown Yuma Transit Center via Interstate 8 and Giss Parkway.  Passengers wanting to go to Yuma Palms Regional Center would transfer to Red Route 1, Orange Route 2 (on 16th Street) or Green Route 4 at Downtown Yuma Transit Center.

Yellow Route 95

Highway 95 South

  • The layover for this route will be at the Downtown Yuma Transit Center and the route will depart at :30 past the hour.
  • Service to Yuma Palms Regional Center will be discontinued.  Passengers wanting to go to Yuma Palms Regional Center would transfer to Red Route 1, Orange Route 2 (on 16th Street) or Green Route 4 at Downtown Yuma Transit Center.
  • Northbound to Downtown Yuma, the route will use First Avenue, Second Street and Maiden Lane.
  • Southbound to San Luis, the route will use Giss Parkway, Redondo Center Drive and Arizona Avenue to normal route.
  • Service on Pacific Avenue and on 24th Street between Pacific Avenue and Arizona Avenue will be discontinued.

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