Connector Replacement Project

The West Salem Connector is no longer in operation. Instead, Cherriots is operating regular bus service in West Salem. We've developed a plan with two new regular routes (26 and 27) and two adjusted regular routes (16 and 17) to better serve the area. See below for details on each of these routes.

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New Service Highlights

• Route 16 has been rerouted to serve Brush College, Doaks Ferry, and Orchard Heights once an hour; it also continues to travel to the Downtown Transit Center.
• New Route 26 is based out of the West Salem Transit Center and travels down Glen Creek, Titan, and Orchard Heights once an hour.
• New Route 27 is also based out of the West Salem Transit Center and travels down Glen Creek, Burley Hill, Eola, and through the Edgewater corridor once an hour.
• Schedules for Routes 16 and 26 are offset to provide 30-minute service along Orchard Heights from Doaks Ferry to Wallace.
• Schedules for Routes 26 and 27 are offset to provide 30-minute service along Glen Creek from Burley Hill to Wallace.

Route 16 Details

Route 16 has been rerouted and extended. When heading north on Wallace, the Route 16 bus now takes a left on Orchardview, a right on Linwood, a left on Riverbend, a right on Wintergreen, a left on Brush College, a left on Doaks Ferry, a left on Orchard Heights, and a right to get back onto Wallace.

The Wallace Road Park and Ride is still active. However, riders will now walk two to three minutes to the reestablished bus stop at Brush College @ Wintergreen. We have installed a new shelter at this stop.

Wallace @ Tabyin (Outbound) has been replaced with Wallace @ Glen Creek Stop. The new bus stop has been established just south of the current stop. Additionally, an inbound stop has been established at Wallace @ Glen Creek across the street. This will help riders of Route 16 get to all the businesses in this area.

30 minute service on Orchard Heights. Routes 16 and 26 form a 30-minute corridor on Orchard Heights from Doaks Ferry to Wallace.

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Route 17 Details

15-Minute service now begins at 5:30 a.m. instead of 6:00 a.m. An additional round trip has been added in the morning to help the first inbound trip of the new Route 27 connect with Route 17 to get riders downtown.

Wallace @ Tabyin (Outbound) has been replaced with Wallace @ Glen Creek Stop. As mentioned with Route 16, the new bus stop was established just south of the current stop. The new Wallace @ Glen Creek stop is served by Route 17 in both directions.

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Route 26 Details

New route. Route 26 departs the West Salem Transit Center at the top of the hour (12:00, 1:00, etc.). The bus takes a right on Glen Creek, a right on Titan, a right on Orchard Heights, a right on Wallace, a left on Taybin, and a right on Cornucopia to get back to the West Salem Transit Center.

30 minute service on Orchard Heights. Routes 16 and 26 form a 30-minute corridor on Orchard Heights from Doaks Ferry to Wallace.

30 minute service on Glen Creek. Routes 26 and 27 form a 30-minute corridor on Glen Creek from Wallace to Burley Hill.

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Route 27 Details

New Route. Route 27 departs the West Salem Transit Center at the bottom of the hour (12:30, 1:30, etc.). The bus takes a right on Glen Creek, a left on Burley Hill, a right on Eola, a right on Doaks Ferry, a right on Gehlar, a left on Eola, a left on Edgewater, a left on Gerth, a right on 8th, a right on Patterson, a left on 7th, a right on Taggart, a left on Wallace, a right on Taybin, and a right on Cornucopia.

30 minute service on Glen Creek. Routes 26 and 27 form a 30-minute corridor on Glen Creek from Wallace to Burley Hill.

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