County Connection is seeking proposals from qualified consultants for the design, implementation and analysis of a On-Board Transit Survey fixed-route transit on-board survey.
Category: Save the Date
County Connection and Amtrak – All Aboard
County Connection has teamed up with Amtrak to accept the Amtrak train transfers for the San Joaquin and Pacific Surfliner trains as full fare payment on the buses. The San Joaquin route travels the Central Valley communities of Stockton, Fresno, and Bakersfield, and the Pacific Surfliner route travels to Santa Barbara.
Train conductors will provide a two-part transfer for passengers upon request. The transfer allows the rider to board buses of any partner agency for free. The transfer slips are valid for two days – the day of issue, and the following day.
County Connection has five weekday bus routes that serve the Martinez Amtrak station: Route 16, Route 18, Route 19, Route 28, and Route 98. For route and schedule information call Customer service at 925-676-7500 or visit www.cccta.org.
No Service on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012
In recognition of the New Year’s holiday, County Connection will not operate bus service on Sunday, January 1, 2012. Buses will run on a weekend schedule (300 Series) on Monday, January 2, 2102.
Service Changes Begin Dec. 26th
County Connection will not be in service on Sunday, December 25th, and several bus routes in will undergo changes effective Monday, December 26, 2011. On Monday, County Connection will operate on a weekend schedule – there are no changes planned for any of the 300 Series weekend bus routes.
The remaining schedule changes are made to accommodate passenger requests, changing school bell times, as well as changing traffic conditions. The new schedules are available now by contacting Customer Service at 925-676-7500, and will be distributed to BART stations, City Offices, libraries, and hospitals beginning December 15th. Changes will be posted on the agency website, www.cccta.org December 23. For immediate schedule information, please call Customer Service at 676-7600.
Changes To Weekday Schedules
- Routes 2 and 5 – Several morning and afternoon trips have been adjusted.
- Route 20 – Service is being added between 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM affecting all trips
- Route 98X – The entire schedule has been rewritten.
Changes to 600 Series Routes
- Route 603 – All school day morning trips leaving Camino Pablo at Canyon are adjusted to leave approximately 10 minutes earlier.
- Route 616 – The school day trip leaving Concord BART at 7:20 AM will leave 15 minutes earlier.
- Route 622 – All running times are adjusted.
Additional Service On Rt. 4 On Dec. 10, 2011
County Connection will add early morning service hours on the Route 4 on Saturday, Dec. 10th to accommodate the additional demand of the Walnut Creek half marathon and 10K race. The supplemental service will be provided between 5:00 AM and 5:50 AM. The route alignment will change during this period to accommodate street closures during
the set-up period and the actual start of the race.
Between 5:00 and 6:00 AM the buses will follow the regular route pattern in the southbound direction – traveling to Broadway Plaza – but will travel along Broadway to Ygnacio Valley Rd. in the northbound direction.
Two buses will depart the Marriot Hotel on Parkside Dr.- one at 5:00 AM, and the last bus at approximately 5:45 AM. Buses will circle through the Walnut Creek BART station about every 10 minutes until approximately 5:50 AM, when the last of the supplemental buses leave Walnut Creek BART. The regular weekend service will then resume at 9:20 AM following the regular route pattern.
Rt. 4 Supplemental Service Map
Change To Route 260 – CSEB Shuttle
One trip on the Route 260 will change effective Monday, December 5. The original trip scheduled to leave Concord BART at 7:15 will be eliminated, and replaced with a trip leaving Concord BART at 8:45. See below. Schedules are being reprinted.
| Leave Concord BART |
Arrive Campus | Leave Campus | Arrive Concord BART | |
| 4:45 PM | 5:00 PM | 5:05 PM | 5:20 PM | |
| 5:25 PM | 5:40 PM | 5:45 PM | 6:00 PM | |
| 6:05 PM | 6:20 PM | 6:25 PM | 6:40 PM | |
| 8:45 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:15 PM | 9:30 PM | |
| 9:45 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:15 PM | 10:30 PM |
Route 93X Detour in Antioch
Beginning Monday, August 15, 2011 Caltrans will close Sommersville Rd. overnight, affecting the first several trips on the Route 93X. Upon leaving the Hillcrest Park ‘n Ride lot, the buses will not enter the freeway, but rather travel on Hillcrest, to E. Tregallas, left on Lonetree, right on W. Tregallas, left on G Street, right on Fitzuren to Delta Fair, where it will follow the regular route. The buses will follow the regular route in the return direction. The anticipated completion date is September 2nd.
Contra Costa Times Has It Wrong
In today’s newspaper (12/23), The Contra Costa Times printed incorrect holiday hours for County Connection bus service over the holidays. Emails and telephone calls are not answered – telephones don’t even go to voicemail – so this error may run again tomorrow (12/24).
Friday, December 24, weekend service – 300 series routes
Saturday, December 25 – no bus service
Friday, December 31 – weekend service – 300 series routes
Saturday, January 1 – no bus service
If you’re a bus rider, please help correct this misprint and remind fellow passengers of the holiday service. Thank you.
County Connection Holiday Service Hours
County Connection administrative offices will be closed on Friday, December 24, 2010 and on Friday, December 31, 2010. Additionally, buses will operate a weekend service schedule on Friday December 24, and December 31.
There will be no bus service on Saturday, December 25, 2020 or January 1, 2011.
Several Bus Schedules Change December 26th
Changes To Several Bus Routes Effective Sunday, December 26, 2010
Concord, Calif. – Several bus routes in the County Connection system will undergo changes effective Sunday, December 26, 2010. New schedules will be posted on the agency website, www.cccta.org by December 17, and will be available at BART stations, City Offices, libraries, and hospitals beginning December 20th. For immediate schedule information, please call Customer Service at 676-7600.
Changes To Weekday Schedules
- The trip leaving Crescent Dr. towards Concord BART at 4:22 a.m. is removed.
- The trip leaving Concord BART towards Crescent Dr. at 5:02 a.m. is removed.
- The trip leaving Amtrak at 1:40 p.m. adjusts to leave 3 minutes later affecting all time pointson this trip.
- A new trip is added leaving Amtrak at 2:36 p.m.
- The trip leaving Pleasant Hill BART at 1:50 p.m. adjusts 15 minutes earlier affecting all time points on this trip.
- A new trip leaves Pleasant Hill BART at 2:05 p.m.
Route 25 New routing and schedule.
Changes to 600 Series Routes
- The trip leaving San Ramon Transit Center at 2:00 p.m. adjusts to leave 6 minutes later affecting all time points on this trip.
Changes to Express Routes
- Route 96X Minor time adjustments. Check schedule.
- Route 97X Minor time adjustments. Check schedule.
- Route 98X New schedule.
Changes to Weekend Routes
- The trip leaving Walnut Creek BART at 5:58 p.m. adjusts affecting all time points on this trip.
County Connection operates a fleet of 29 ft., 35 ft., and 40 ft. fully accessible fixed-route buses, and a fleet of 63 paratransit vehicles. For specific schedule information, please call Customer Service 676-7500 or visit www.cccta.org for more information.