L/A Bus System
Balloon Festival - citylink Route Adjustments, August 20 - 21
citylink route changes and delays Balloon Festival Weekend
Expect route changes and service delays due to road closures in downtown Auburn and Lewiston on Friday and Saturday, August 20 and 21 for the Great Falls Balloon Festival.
Auburn
Friday - 12:00 PM Friday through the weekend - Main Street from Festival Plaza to Court Street will be closed. Vehicles will be allowed to enter the parking garage behind City Hall.
Saturday - 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM - Spring Street between Hampshire Street and Court Street; and Court Street from Spring Street to Lewiston, will be closed.
Lewiston
Saturday - 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM - Lincoln Street between Main Street and Cedar Street will be closed.
On Friday, the Downtown Shuttle will run its schedule with a route change after serving Roak Block. Anticipate delays.
citylink's Weekend Riding Guide (8/20-8/21)
ESPLANADE
The New Auburn bus will not be able to serve Esplanade on its inbound trip from Lewiston to Hannaford.
Friday
- Esplanade to Hannaford: Downtown Shuttle bus - (travel time 2 minutes)
- Esplanade to Wal-Mart: Downtown Shuttle bus to Auburn Malls bus - (travel time 22 minutes)
- Esplanade to Oak Street Station: Downtown Shuttle with minor re-routing from Roak Block to Oak Street (travel time 20 minutes - anticipate delays)
- From Hannaford to Esplanade: Downtown Shuttle bus (via Lewiston to Esplanade) - (travel time 23 minutes)
- From Wal-Mart to Esplanade: Auburn Malls bus (inbound), request drop off at Esplanade - (travel time 10 minutes)
Saturday
- Esplanade to Hannaford: Auburn Malls bus inbound will stop at Esplanade - (travel time 5 minutes, first pick-up at approximately 12:40 PM)
- Esplanade to Wal-Mart: Auburn Malls bus inbound will stop at Esplanade, continue through New Auburn to Lewiston, transfer to College Street (travel time 50 minutes, first Auburn Malls bus pick-up at approximately 12:40 PM)
- From Hannaford to Esplanade: Auburn Malls bus, stay on for Mall Shuttle route, Auburn Malls inbound (travel time 55 minutes)
- From Wal-Mart to Esplanade: Auburn Malls bus (inbound) will stop at Esplanade (travel time 10 minutes)
ROAK BLOCK
Friday
- Roak Block to Hannaford - New Auburn bus - (travel time 10 minutes)
- Roak Block to Wal-Mart - New Auburn bus (stay on) to Auburn Malls bus - (travel time 25 minutes)
- Roak Block to Oak Street Station - Downtown Shuttle bus - (travel time 8 minutes - anticipate delays)
- From Hannaford to Roak Block - Downtown Shuttle bus - (travel time 2 minutes)
- From Wal-Mart to Roak Block - Auburn Malls bus, 30 minute wait at Hannaford, to Downtown Shuttle - (travel time 47 minutes) OR College Street bus to New Auburn bus - (travel time 35 minutes)
- From Oak Street Station to Roak Block - New Auburn bus - (travel time 20 minutes)
Saturday
- Roak Block to Hannaford - New Auburn bus - (travel time 10 minutes)
- Roak Block to Wal-Mart - New Auburn bus (stay on) for Auburn Malls bus - (travel time 25 minutes)
- Roak Block to Oak Street Station - New Auburn to Lewiston - (travel time 9 minutes)
- From Hannaford to Roak Block - New Auburn bus to Lewiston - (travel time 2 minutes)
- From Wal-Mart to Roak Block - Auburn Malls bus to New Auburn bus to Lewiston - (travel time 18 minutes)
- From Oak Street Station to Roak Block - New Auburn bus to Auburn - (travel time 20 minutes)
Enjoy the Balloon Festival!
New citylink Service - August 2, 2010
citylink will be making changes to its fixed route bus service effective August 2, 2010. In addition to new weekday service, citylink will begin operating limited Saturday service on August 7. citylink's service on Saturday, August 7, will be FREE. New route map and timetables are linked below.
citylink will be having a ribbon cutting event on August 2, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the Oak Street bus station to celebrate the new service.
citylink Map August 2010 (PDF)
Service to VA Clinic
citylink to serve VA Clinic
Army Reserve Training Facility
1072 Minot Avenue
On June 7, 2010, citylink’s Minot Avenue bus will begin serving the VA’s temporary medical clinic located at 1072 Minot Avenue, Auburn, seven (7) times per day. The bus will enter the facility from Minot Avenue through the Army Reserve Training Center’s gated entrance and will proceed around the perimeter road of the parking lot. The bus will stop at the Reserve Center’s parking lot entrance off Industry Way. People will be asked to be waiting for the bus near this gated entrance. The sheltered entrance to the building will allow people to stay out of inclement weather, as well as, allow them to see the bus as it enters the parking lot. If a person isn’t already at the stop location, we ask that they start walking towards the stop when they first see the bus.
citylink will be arriving at the VA Clinic at approximately 8:00 AM, 9:15 AM, 10:15 AM, 3:15 PM and 4:15 PM. Passengers are asked to be waiting a few minutes early to make sure they do not miss the bus. If the bus driver does not see anyone at the stop they will continue on their route assuming no one is getting on.
The Minot Avenue bus departs downtown Auburn from Great Falls. VA patients interested in taking citylink’s to the clinic can catch any citylink bus along the bus route and transfer to the Minot Avenue bus. The one-way fare for seniors and people with disabilities is $0.60. “Seniors” are individuals age 65 and older. All citylink’s buses are wheelchair accessible.
More information can be found on citylink’s website, www.purplebus.org, or by calling Western Maine Transportation Services, Inc., at 777-4563.
Amendment to the ATRC FY 2010-2013 TIP
The Androscoggin Transportation Resource Center (ATRC), being the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Lewiston, Auburn, Lisbon and Sabattus, is amending the List of Projects for the ATRC Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the years 2010-2013.
ATRC is now requesting public input and/or comments on this Amendment. This Amendment reflects that actual amount of Federal Transit Administration 5307 Urban Area Program funds requested by the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments, the Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee, and Western Maine Transportation Services, Inc. for operating, capital and planning projects to be included in the ATRC TIP. Total federal dollars allocated is $871,374.00.
Please forward your comments by June 25, 2010, to AVCOG/ATRC at 125 Manley Road, Auburn, Maine 04210. For further information, please contact Marsha Bennett at the above address or (207) 783-9186 or e-mail at
Application for FTA FY2010 Funds
THE ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (AVCOG), is providing notice of applications being submitted to the Maine Department of Transportation on behalf of the Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee, the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments and Western Maine Transportation Services, Inc., for Federal Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Program for operating and capital assistance grants. A total of $871,374.00 in federal funds will be applied for, to be matched by $531,540.00 from local and state funds.
This notice is given as an opportunity for public input/comment. Please forward comments by July 2, 2010 to AVCOG at 125 Manley Road, Auburn, Maine 04210. For further information, contact Marsha Bennett at the above address or (207)783-9186 or e-mail at mbennett@avcog.org.
Bus 'N Buy
EFFECTIVE March 1, 2010
BUS ‘N BUY
Bus ‘N Buy is a program provided by local stores in partnership with citylink. Participating stores will pay a citylink passenger’s return fare home. citylink passengers must present a valid transfer to the store for the store to validate with a citylink sticker. The validated transfer will be dropped in the bus’s fare box.
Transfers for Bus ‘N Buy will only be distributed or valid when getting off or on citylink buses in the following locations:
AUBURN:
Hannaford, Spring Street
Auburn Mall Area, stops between Kmart and Wal-Mart
LEWISTON:
Caswell’s, Main Street
East Avenue, stops between Shaw’s and Save-A-Lot
Stores may require a minimum purchase to receive validation.
BUS ‘N BUY participating stores:
Auburn: Hannaford, Shaw’s and Wal-Mart
Lewiston: Caswell’s, Save-A-Lot and Shaw’s
LATC FY2009 Audit
The Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee's FY 2009 Audit has been completed and accepted.
An Evaluation of the Fixed-Route Bus System in Lewiston-Auburn
In September, consultant Tom Crikelair will be presenting the final report, "An Evaluation of the Fixed-Route Bus System in Lewiston-Auburn," to the Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee. This is waiting to be approved and adopted by the LATC.
Final Report 7-14-09
Service to Social Security Office - On Request
The Auburn Malls bus and Central Maine Community College bus will provide service to the Social Security office located on Turner Street, Auburn. Passengers going to Social Security must tell the bus driver when boarding the bus. Return pick-up times are to be arranged prior to disembarking.