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New shuttle service operations begin Monday at Technical Area 3

Laboratory workers who use the state's Park and Ride service, and other commuters who park their personal vehicles at the roads and grounds location southeast of Diamond Drive and Jemez Road, will have different Technical Area 3 shuttle service beginning Monday (April 5).

Los Alamos Bus will provide exclusive shuttle service to TA-3 in the mornings and evenings. KSL Services taxis will service all other areas beyond TA-3, as before. The purpose of this change is to achieve efficiency without reducing service, according to Bob Patterson of Facility Planning (FWO-FP).

TA-3 LA Bus shuttle service:

Los Alamos Bus will now transport individuals from the Park and Ride stop and the parking lots southeast of Diamond Drive and Jemez Road to a drop point near their work location. KSL will only provide taxi service to those individuals residing in outlying areas beyond TA-3. (See attached map for information). The TA-3 routes consist of

• Roads and Grounds
• Otowi Building
• Advanced Computing Laboratory
• Materials Science Laboratory
• S/ESA
• Physics Building/Division
• West SM-38
• Otowi Building, then back to Roads and Grounds.

Morning service hours:

• All LA Bus services will depart from Roads and Grounds (1 on the map) from the upper level designated pick-up/drop-off area. Ridership will determine drop-off areas, i.e., back and forth to Otowi Building/Roads and Grounds or elsewhere.
• One bus will operate from 5:45 to 6:30 a.m.; three busses will operate from 6:30 to 7 a.m.; four busses will operate from 7 to 8:30 a.m., and one bus will operate from 8:30 to 9 a.m.
• Seven- to 10-minute service intervals will occur.

Evening service hours:

• Los Alamos Bus will operate the loop as shown on the map, starting at Otowi Building; ridership will determine drop-off areas, i.e., back and forth to Otowi/Roads and Grounds or elsewhere.
• Two buses will operate from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m.; three buses will operate from 4:15 to 6:15 p.m.
• Seven- to 10-minute service intervals will occur.

Only those individuals residing outside of TA-3 will receive KSL taxi services. KSL will not provide taxi service from a requester for pick-up from TA-3 to the Park and Ride stops.

Patterson said the Lab will continue to assess its ability to meet TA-3 commuter demand, and will refine routes as necessary. "It is difficult to project road closures and incidents that impact the evening loop schedule, but every attempt will be made to provide timely, efficient service," he said.

For more information, contact Dru Price of FWO-FP at 7-4380.

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