FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Antelope Valley Transit Authority

Contact: Pam Holland, Public Information Officer

661-729-2222

 

January 5, 2005

 

Transit Authority takes rain check on service implementation

 

LANCASTER – Recent inclement weather leading to construction delays for the Palmdale Transportation Center has required the Antelope Valley Transit Authority to  postpone implementation of service changes that were scheduled to begin on January 29, 2005.

 

Service changes including later evening hours, minor route changes, introduction of Route 8 – a Palmdale shopper’s special, and the eagerly anticipated move-in to the new Palmdale Transportation Center will now go into effect on March 5, 2005.

 

“The Palmdale Transportation Center plays a major role in AVTA’s upcoming service changes,” said Randy Floyd, AVTA’s Executive Director, “and bad weather leading to construction delays is something everyone can understand.”

 

Commuter service to Edwards Air Force Base will begin on the 29th of January as scheduled. All passengers, however, will board the buses at Lancaster City Park until the Palmdale Transportation Center is open. Commuters heading south will continue to use the Lancaster City Park and Pelona Vista Park & Ride facilities until the Palmdale Transportation Center opens.

 

For more information, time schedules, and route maps, please log on to www.avta.com  or call AVTA at 661-945-9445.