Maple Grove will be closed from Overland to Victory starting 6/22 until 6/26. Route 28 will be on detour starting Monday 6/22. Outbound is from Maple Grove, Right Overland, Left Five Mile, Left Victory back to route. Inbound is from Victory, Right Five Mile, Right Overland, Left Maple Grove back to route. Stops on Maple Grove from Overland to Victory will be closed. No temp stops placed.
The stop at CWI Park and Ride will be closed June 18th and 19th. Stop at CWI Main will remain open.
Beginning June 8, routes 8, 10 and 40 will be stopping at 9th and Main due to Main Street Road closure. Visit our website for more information ridevrt.org/changes.
The inbound stop at Vista and Sun Rise Rim is closed due to construction. No temp stop has been placed. Please use the stop before at the Airport or at the stop after at Canal.
Outbound and inbound will be on long term detour at Fort and 15th area due to construction. No stops will be missed for both routes.
Route 9 OB stop at State and Ellen's Ferry closed. No temp stop placed.
Stop at 9th & River will be closed due to construction from 5/11/2026 to 7/31/2026. No temp stop placed.
Inbound stops at Americana & Ann Morrison and Americana & Shoreline closed. Temp stop placed far side of Shoreline. No temp stop placed for Ann Morrison, please use American & Latah stop if needed.
Outbound stops at Americana & Shoreline and Americana & Ann Morrison closed. Temp stop placed far side of Ann Morrison. No temp stop placed for Shoreline, please use River & 15th stop if needed.
Inbound State and Pierce Park stop closed, no temp placed due to construction.
Route 16: Stops on 1st & Idaho and 1st & Bannock will be closed. Please use the bus stop on Main & 1st.
VRT is seeking feedback and inviting the public to an open house and public hearing on proposed changes to transit services in Nampa and Caldwell, including the removal of Route 40 from Nampa and an update to the VRT On-Demand service model.
The open house, which will allow the public to view proposed route maps and talk with VRT staff, and public hearing, which will allow the public to submit a formal testimony, will be held in the PacificSource North room of the Nampa Civic Center on Monday, June 22, 2026. Details are as follows:
VRT is also taking feedback with a survey, which can be found at ridevrt.org/Nampa-Caldwell.
Feedback from the open house, public hearing, and survey will be shared with Nampa and Caldwell city council members, who will determine budgets that drive service decisions.
The goal of VRT On-Demand is to share trips amongst multiple riders where possible to make the service efficient. In some cases, providing a trip with the current model isn’t the most efficient option. While the service area and hours of service would remain the same, the new VRT On-Demand would use a combination of microtransit (smaller vehicles and vans for shared trips) and a ride hail service (like Uber and Lyft for individual trips).
Whether a VRT On-Demand trip uses microtransit or a ride hail service will be determined during the booking process and based on which is most efficient for that trip.
Route 40 would no longer stop in Nampa, but serve from downtown Caldwell to CWI and the fairgrounds, then proceed to I-84 at Franklin Road, where it would continue on its current route. The number of trips on Route 40 would remain the same.
Each summer, as we develop a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, VRT requests funding from partner agencies to run operations and capital projects.
This year, the City of Nampa asked VRT to explore more efficient ways to provide service and reduce our funding request for fiscal year 2027 (which runs October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027) from the original proposal of ~$860,000 to less than $500,000. This proposal costs $498,522 and aligns with the city’s request.
Our aim is to work within the budget outlined by the City of Nampa while maintaining a best practice service model, providing as much service for Nampa residents as possible, and maintain service continuity for existing Caldwell riders.
VRT anticipates the following impacts to riders under the proposed changes:
A summary of the proposed changes and link to the online survey can be found at ridevrt.org/Nampa-Caldwell. Adopted changes to service are expected to be implemented in October 2026.