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KTA tests Downtown Connector game‑day detour; free‑fare pilot expires June 1
Summary
Staff said the Downtown Connector will run a game‑day detour that stops at Summerplace before Covenant Health Park on Smokies and One Knox days while staff test whether to make the change permanent; Isaac said the agency's free‑fare window expires June 1 and staff are considering making fare‑free service permanent.
KNOXVILLE — Knoxville Area Transit staff presented a plan to run a Downtown Connector detour on professional baseball and soccer game days to serve Summerplace before dropping riders at Covenant Health Park and said the detour will be tested over the coming months.
Staff said the detour will operate only on Smokies and One Knox game days at first, with signage (A‑frames), an updated real‑time transit…
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