Staff shortages are impacting SacRT. Here are the bus lines that are changing as a result
With the nationwide trend of workforce shortages hampering Sacramento Regional Transit, the agency is changing 14 bus line routes starting Sunday to accommodate staffing levels.
SacRT is making adjustments to bus routes 11, 19, 23, 25, 61, 67, 68, 81, 82, 86, 107, 134, 142 and 193, with the majority of changes impacting weekday trips.
Making adjustments will allow “buses to operate on a consistent and reliable schedule, resulting in fewer canceled bus trips,” according to SacRT officials.
Light rail schedules remain the same.
Passengers can check for updates and service alerts at sacrt.com/alerts.
New SacRT bus routes as of April 2022
11: Natomas/Land Park (Weekday)
The 6:29 a.m. trip departing Natomas Boulevard and New Market Drive will shift to 6:50 a.m. This will provide more direct service to downtown Sacramento, arriving 30 minutes faster.
The 6:53 a.m. trip from the Arden/Del Paso Station will depart 10 minutes earlier at 6:43 a.m. to improve service to Rio Linda High School.
Weekday afternoon trips that only operate between the Arden/Del Paso Station and Watt Avenue will be suspended.
Times will be adjusted on most trips to improve on-time performance.
Times will be adjusted on most trips to improve on-time performance.
Times will be adjusted on most trips to improve on-time performance.
Times will be adjusted on most trips to improve on-time performance.
81: Florin (Weekday)
Weekday morning and early-afternoon trips that only operate between Riverside Boulevard and Florin Towne Centre on Florin Road (in both directions) from about 5:30 a.m. through 2 p.m. will be suspended, with the exception of the trips beginning at Florin Towne Center at 7:17 a.m. and 7:56 a.m.
Suspending these trips will result in service frequency on Florin Road changing from 15 minutes to 30 minutes.
The 7:32 a.m. trip departing from the University/65th Street Station will be suspended.
86: Grand (Weekday)
The 6:47 a.m. and 7:17 a.m. trips departing from the Marconi/Arcade Station will be suspended.
107: South Land Park Express (Weekday)
Route 107 will be suspended. As an alternative, customers may be able to take routes 62 or 106, or route 61 to the Fruitridge Station.
134: McKinley (Weekday)
Route 134 service will be reduced to two trips (7:03 a.m. from River Park and 2:30 p.m. from downtown Sacramento). As an alternative, customers may be able to take route 30.
142: Airport Express (Weekday & Weekend)
Frequency will change from 30 minutes to 60 minutes seven days a week. The first trip will depart downtown Sacramento at 5:15 a.m. and the last will depart Sacramento International Airport at 10:33 p.m.
193: Auburn (Weekday)
Route 193 service will be suspended. As an alternative, customers can park-and-ride at the Watt/I-80 Station or take routes 93 or 25.
This story was originally published April 2, 2022 at 10:57 AM.