Grant Will Build Bus Shelters For CARTS Riders in Polk County

CARTS connects the Cherriots bus system in Salem with Dallas, Rickreall, Monmouth and Independence.

Photo by: Tim King

(SALEM) - Chemeketa Area Regional Transportation (CARTS) bus line riders have a reason to be happy. By next summer, thanks to a $141,000 grant from the Oregon Department of Transportation, 20 bus shelters will be built throughout Marion and Polk counties.

Almost 56,000 people used CARTS buses in Polk County last year Valerie Rux, CARTS coordinator said.

A one-way ticket on CARTS to Salem is $1.70 for adults, $1.20 for youth, 80 cents for the handicapped and senior citizens, and free for children under 6.

Buses operate from 6:25 AM to 7:14 PM on Route 1, which goes from Dallas to West Salem and then back to Dallas via Independence and Monmouth.

Buses run from 6:10 AM to 6:38 PM on Route 2, which starts in Dallas and goes through Monmouth and Independence to West Salem, then returns to Dallas via Highway 22.

For more information on CARTS visit www.cherriots.org, and click on CARTS and schedule or call (503) 588-2424.

Reports From Iraq

Salem-News.com Top Stories
She Was an American Girl Rachel Corrie

---

The 42nd Anniversary of the Massacre at My Lai

---

Medical Marijuana Qualifies for November Ballot in South Dakota

---

Erroneous Reports Deny our Veterans Benefits

---

MCAS El Toro and the Untimely Death of Marine Fighter Pilot James Sabow

---

Troy, We are very sorry for the mistake and we will look for a more suitable image, sorry that slipped past us!

You goofed. You showed a photo of a Cherriots bus and not a CARTS bus. How are people supposed to know which one is which? If you do not use CARTS-you would see the huge Cherriots bus and think that was it. Please change the photo to a CARTS bus so people could see what it looks like.

Name:

Enter the text from the image to confirm you are human.(Cookies are required)

HTML tags and certain characters are removed - (numbers, letters only or post may be cut short.) certain words are banned to stop spammers. All comments and messages are approved by people and self promotional links or unacceptable comments are denied.