Category: News & Announcements

The Clipper terminal at the County Connection main office at 2477 Arnold Industrial Way in Concord is temporarily out of service. Technicians are on site and hope to have the problem resolved by the end of the day. Please call 676-7500 before coming to this office.

This will primarily affect those wishing to get a Senior or Youth Clipper Card, since these can be obtained only at a transit agency. To get an adult Clipper Card, or to add value or transit passes to an existing card, Walgreens and Whole Foods are retailers in Central Contra Costa that can assist.

We apologize for this inconvenience an hope to have the equipment fixed soon.

County Connection real time systems such as Bus Tracker, mobile transit apps, real time street sign displays, and the 511.org real time trip planners, will be out of service in the afternoon on Monday, December 26 for scheduled maintenance.

We anticipate disabling the system by 4:00 PM on Monday, December 26th, with service restored by the beginning of service on Tuesday morning.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause

 

 

Please Take Note Of Holiday Service Schedule

County Connection buses will run the following schedule during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday:

• Sunday, December 25, 2016 – NO SERVICE
• Monday, December 26, 2016 – Weekend Service (No Express Routes)
• Sunday, January 1, 2017 – NO SERVICE
• Monday, January 2, 2017 – Weekend Service (No Express Routes)

The Route 4 Free Trolley will operate the extended hours as posted on Monday, December 26th.

 

Early Rt. 4 Service and Temporary Stop Closure During The Walnut Creek Half Marathon

County Connection will run early AM Supplemental Service Saturday, December 10, 2016, on the Route 4 to help with the Walnut Creek Half Marathon. The service will start at 5:00 AM and run continually until the last trip (approximately 0630). There is a modification of the route for this service.

Route 311 Stop Closures

The Route 311 will have bus stops closed and right lane closed on N. Civic Dr., Oak Rd., and Treat Blvd. from BART Walnut Creek towards BART Concord the morning of the Marathon until no later than 10:00 AM.

There will be a detour for the Route 311 from BART Walnut Creek to BART Pleasant Hill until the stops are open on N Civic Dr. Buses will use Main St. and Treat Blvd. from BART Walnut Creek to BART Pleasant Hill.

 

 

Continuing the tradition of giving, County Connection will use the buses as rolling collection bins in the annual food drive which runs from Nov. 27 – Dec. 10. In past years, County Connection passengers have generously donated up to a thousand pounds of food benefitting the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.

All County Connection buses will have plastic milk crates placed near the front of the bus to hold donations. Road supervisors will be on call to meet buses on the road and empty crates that become full, and the PM maintenance crew empty all crates at the end of the day.

The most needed items are protein sources, like peanut butter and canned meats, any canned goods, dried beans, rice, pastas, iron-rich cereal and baby formula, tomato products, and 100% fruit juices. Food Bank officials ask that no glass container goods be donated, as they easily break during transportation and sorting.

Thank you to our passengers for allowing us to continue this tradition.

County Connection is please to announce the introduction of fully electric buses to our fleet. The public is welcome to attend, listen to speakers, and tour the bus.

WHAT: Electric Trolley Ribbon Cutting
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016
TIME: 10 AM to 11:30 AM
WHERE: Lesher Center For the Arts, 1601Civic Dr., Walnut Creek

What makes this project unique to the Bay Area is two-fold. This is the first fully electric vehicle manufactured right here in the Bay Area by Gillig, a leading transit bus manufacturer. And second, it includes the use of an inductive charging station at Walnut Creek BART, making if possible for the vehicles to stay on route all day long without needing to return to the bus yard to recharge. Learn more about the project.

We hope to see all bus enthusiasts there!

Crews are busy at work at Walnut Creek BART preparing for the inductive charging station at the Rt. 4 bus stop. The ability to continually charge the new electric Rt. 4 trolleys make it possible for the electric buses to remain in service all day without returning to the bus yard in Concord.

Passengers boarding the Rt. 4 need to use the Rt. 1 stop just a few yards forward while this work takes place. Crews are assisting the buses enter and move through the construction zone safely minimizing impact to the riders.

Stay tuned, we’ll announce the date of the ribbon cutting event soon.

 

BART is hosting an open house this Saturday at the Pleasant Hill BART station from 11AM to 4PM. The public is invited to tour the “Fleet of the Future” cars. If you’re interested in seeing them up close now is your chance. County Connection Routes 311 and 316 serve the Pleasant Hill BART station on Saturdays and Sundays.

For more information visit https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2016/news20160921

9/22/16

The Rt. 4 passenger loading and unloading area will move forward and use the Rt. 1 – Rossmoor stop at the Walnut Creek BART station beginning Monday, September 26th. Crews will begin construction of the new inductive charging station that will allow the new fully electric trolleys to charge during the course of the day while remaining in service. The four new electric trolleys are expected to be in service by early November.