Riders Return to SolanoExpress as Freeway Congestion Builds

Suisun City, CA – Solano County commuters are returning to the SolanoExpress Bus Service as Bay Area Counties relax Stay-at-Home orders and freeway congestions returns to pre COVID-19 levels as more people go back to work. When possible, transit operators are utilizing “sweeper” buses to pick up additional passengers when regularly scheduled buses have reached their passenger capacity limits, which were placed into effect to maintain social distancing onboard the bus.

“We are trying to ensure that we are meeting the needs of SolanoExpress riders as they return to work,” says Beth Kranda, SolanoExpress Intercity Transit Consortium Chair and SolTrans Executive Director. “We know many workers rely on SolanoExpress to get them to their jobs and we are doing everything we can to provide that service.”

According to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, traffic on the Bay Bridge between 5am and 10am is heavier now than this time last year. To assist Solano County commuters, SolanoExpress will begin partial service restoration with additional buses beginning with the Red and Yellow Lines on July 5th and the Blue Line and Green Express on July 6th.

SolanoExpress Riders are requested to wear face coverings and utilize social distancing when boarding, riding, and disembarking the bus.

For additional information on current and upcoming service changes, please call the Solano Mobility service center at 800-535-6883 and visit the Solano Mobility website at www.solanomobility.org or visit individual transit agencies’ websites:

• Capitol Corridor: https://www.capitolcorridor.org/
• San Francisco Bay Ferry: https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/
• SolanoExpress: https://www.solanoexpress.com
• Dixon Readi-Ride: https://www.ci.dixon.ca.us/235/Transit
• Fairfield and Suisun Transit (FAST): https://fasttransit.org/
• Rio Vista Delta Breeze: https://www.riovistacity.com/delta-breeze-transit-system/
• Solano County Transit (SolTrans): https://soltrans.org/
• Vacaville CityCoach (CityCoach): http://www.citycoach.com/