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October 09 12:00 AM

Due to road closure on Franklin between Orchard to Curtis, route 4 buses will be on detour: To TSM from Franklin: left on Orchard, right on Cassia, left on Curtis, temp stop placed on Orchard SWC and Franklin in front of new building. To MSS from Franklin: left on Curtis, right on Bethel, right on Orchard, left on Franklin, temp stop placed on Curtis NEC and Franklin in front of Grovers. All stops on Franklin between Orchard to Curtis are closed.

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October 03 4:00 AM

Stop closed outbound route 9 at State and Willow. Temporary stop placed far side.

September 25 4:00 AM

Route 10 on detour on the outbound. From MSS, Left 5th, Left Idaho, Right 15th back to route. Outbound stops on 8th and Fort are closed. Temp stop placed at 15th and Resseguie.

September 16 8:00 AM

Due to road construction, route 16 is on detour. Stops on 1st/Idaho and 1st/Bannock will be closed, use stop on Main and 1st.

9

August 06 12:00 AM

New detour on the Outbound Route 9. From 5th, Left on Idaho, Right on 15th, Left on State. Stops on State at 9th, 11th, 15th, and 18th will be closed. We will be servicing stops on Idaho Outbound. We will be returning to regular route on the Inbound side. A temporary stop has been placed at State and 21st. Inbound stop at State and 9th has been closed due to construction.

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Regional Public Transportation Authority

Our Responsibility to You

Valley Regional Transit is the Regional Public Transportation Authority (RPTA) for Ada County and Canyon County. According to Idaho Code, an RPTA’s responsibilities include:

  • being accountable to local governments;
  • having exclusive jurisdiction over publicly-funded transportation;
  • providing public transportation services;
  • encouraging private transportation programs; and
  • coordinating both public and private transportation programs.

Valley Regional Transit manages contracts for the operation of fixed-route bus services, on-demand bus service, and ACCESS paratransit service. Fixed-route bus services consist of 18 fixed-line routes, and four intercounty routes between Ada County and Canyon County.

The VRT Board of Directors is composed of up to 29 members. These members are publicly elected or appointed officials from each jurisdiction. The Board represents 19 jurisdictions in the two counties and a service population of about 650,000 people.

Vision Statement

Valley Regional Transit envisions a region with comprehensive public transportation choices designed to meet the needs of citizens and businesses and to support livable, healthy, and sustainable communities through adequate and secure funding to support those choices.

Mission Statement

Valley Regional Transit’s mission is to leverage, develop, provide, and manage transportation resources and to coordinate the effective and efficient delivery of comprehensive transportation choices to the region’s citizens.