BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – Due to ongoing staff shortages, Battle Creek Transit has been forced to make service adjustments to all modes of transportation starting Monday, December 19, 2023.
BCT fixed bus routes will operate Monday-Friday from 5:15 a.m.-6:45 p.m. while Saturday fixed bus route service is temporarily suspended.
In order to continue to provide service on all fixed routes, some buses will alternate between routes throughout the course of the day.
The following bus routes will combine:
1W – West Michigan / 3W – Kendall/Goodale – This bus will service the 1W route at 15 minutes after each hour and the 3W route at 45 minutes after each hour.
2W – Columbia Territorial / 2E – Emmett/East Avenue – This bus will service the 2W route every other hour at 15 minutes after, starting at 5:15 a.m. The bus will service the 2E route on the opposite hours at 15 minutes after, starting at 6:15 a.m.
3E – Main/Post / 4N – NE Capital – This bus will service the 3E route at 15 minutes after each hour and the 4N route at 45 minutes after each hour.
4S – SW Capital will continue to run every hour, with no change.
5W – Fort Custer/VA will continue to run every hour. The VA express will also continue as scheduled, in the early morning and late afternoon at 45 minutes after the hour, with no change.
Hourly bus routes will end each day at 6:15 p.m. In order to provide connections, all half-hour bus routes will be serviced at 6:15 p.m., ending each day at 6:45 p.m.
More information regarding these routes and updated service schedule will be available on the BCT website, battlecreekmi.gov/transit.
Tele-Transit will provide service from 5:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. This temporarily eliminates the service Tele-Transit typically provides until midnight. Tele-Transit will also not run on Saturdays, starting Saturday, Dec. 24.
BCGo will provide service from 6:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Saturday service is temporarily suspended starting Saturday, December 24.
Transit may still be able to help residents with pre-scheduled trips on BCGo or Tele-Transit through December 23. Transit will notify residents by December 16 if they must cancel their trip.
Officials at Battle Creek Transit say they plan to resume regular operations as soon as possible. BCT is actively looking to hire both part-time and full-time Coach Operators. Positions start at $20.61 per hour, with no experience necessary, and include paid training. Those interested can apply at battlecreekmi.gov/jobs.
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