Cary bus service adds stops, renames routes

CARY -- The town has expanded its C-Tran bus service and renamed several routes.

The new route names are designed to help riders identify inbound and outbound services from the Cary Train Station, town officials said. The changes include:

• Route 1, formerly known as Maynard Loop Route 1, travels clockwise around Maynard Road.

• Route 2, formerly known as Maynard Loop Route 2, travels counterclockwise around Maynard Road.

• Route 3, formerly known as the northern portion of the North-South Route, travels between the Cary Train Station and Harrison Square with new service on Cary Parkway, Norwell Road and Weston Parkway loop.

• Route 4, formerly known as the western portion of the East-West Route, adds service from Preston Corners to the intersection of High House Road and N.C. 55. This extension provides transfers to Triangle Transit's 311 Route (Apex to RTP) at the intersection of High House Road and N.C. 55.

• Route 5, formerly known as the southern portion of the North-South Route, travels between the Cary Train Station and Crescent Commons along Academy Street and Kildaire Farm Road.

• Route 6, formerly known as the eastern portion of the East-West Route, travels between the Cary Train Station and the Cary Towne Center Mall with new service to Buck Jones Road and Western Boulevard. The route provides a transfer connection to Capital Area Transit (CAT) Route 11c, which goes to N.C. State University from Park West Shopping Center.

C-Tran's fixed-route service operates from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and costs $1 per one-way trip.

More information is available at www.townofcary.org.