

The route will also have some adjustments Route 240 (West Valley Central Station to Salt Lake Community College via Jordan Landing): 15-minute service is now 30-minute service.Route 218 (West Jordan City Center Station to South Jordan Station): 30-minute service is now 60-minute service.Route 201 (Murray Central Station to South Jordan Station): 30-minute service is now 60-minute service.

Route 39 (West Valley Central Station to 3900 South in Millcreek): 15-minute service is now 30-minute service.Most of the changes involve the schedules of local and regional routes from Salt Lake to Weber counties, which reduces the number of buses needed on a given day. "So because of that, we want to make sure that we're maintaining as much possible service as we can and across the board to as many of the riders as we possibly can." Local and regional route changes

It's a necessity simply because of the shortage in bus operators that we're experiencing right now," he said. "The changes are nothing that we were hoping to do or looking to do. It's currently down about 85 bus drivers in the Salt Lake, Davis and Weber county service areas, including 65 drivers in the Salt Lake County area alone, UTA spokesman Carl Arky said. The amended routes and schedules were announced as the agency continues to suffer from employee shortages. Route 650, a fast bus service from Ogden Station to Weber State University Route 901, a seasonal bus route from Salt Lake City to Park City and Route 953, a ski service route from Midvale to Snowbird and Alta resorts, are the three suspended routes. The agency announced Wednesday that it will amend 17 bus route schedules or routes, and suspend three routes altogether beginning Dec. The Utah Transit Authority is again planning to shift around some bus service frequencies and services amid a growing shortage of drivers.
