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TARC service changes take affect August 12

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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - TARC is reminding the public that service changes and reductions to the routes below that went into effect Sunday, August 12. Five routes will be eliminated and 14 others will change.

Routes To Be Eliminated
#37x-Iroquois-Fairdale Express
#38x-Deering Road Express
#65x-Southern Indiana Express
#73x-Charlestown Road Express
#74-Jeffersonville Park and Ride

Routes With Service Changes
#1-Fourth Street Trolley
#2-Second Street
#6-Sixth Street
#18-Preston-18th Street
#19-Muhammad Ali
#22-Twenty-Second Street
#29-Eastern Parkway
#31-Middletown
#49x-Westport Road Express
#50x-Dixie Express
#55-Westport Road
#71-Jeffersonville-New Albany
#72-Clarksville 
#82-New Albany-Clarksville Crosstown (New Route)

Routes Proposed For Elimination That Will Continue Unchanged
#45x - Okolona Express
#53x - Breckenridge Express
#54x - Manslick Express
#68x - Prospect Express

Those interested in viewing detailed schedules and maps regarding the service changes should visit www.ridetarc.org.

The changes were adopted in order to help close a projected $4.6 million budget deficit. Due to some positive financial developments over the past few months, the cuts were only half of what were originally proposed in April.

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