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KTA outlines three-phase plan to restore bus service; staff seeks to reconcile ridership data
Summary
KTA staff told the board it plans a phased restoration of several fixed routes in 2026 tied to operator hiring, and said it is working with a UT-affiliated group to reconcile discrepancies between APC-calibrated ridership and GMV bar charts.
KTA directors presented a phased service restoration plan and data reconciliation effort to the board, saying operator hiring will determine how quickly suspended and reduced routes return to regular frequency. "We are on the path of being a restore service in March," the director said, laying out three potential phases that would restore Routes 12 and 20 in Phase 1 and additional routes in later phases.
The plan matters because staffing limits have constrained frequency on several routes and have prompted temporary suspensions. Under the draft timetable staff gave the board, Phase 1 (potential date 03/23/2026) would restore Routes 12 and 20 from 60-minute to 30-minute frequency; Phase…
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