[Nfb-new-hampshire] Fw: Concord to Manchester Boston Regional Airport bus service ramps up Beginning July 1,

[Ed Meskys]

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Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:32 AM
Subject: Concord to Manchester Boston Regional Airport bus service ramps up 
Beginning July 1,


Concord to Manchester Boston Regional Airport bus service ramps up Beginning
July 1,
Manchester Union Leader Wednesday, 2013_05_15
the Manchester Transit Authority will be running buses between Concord and 
the
Manchester Boston Regional Airport.
By GARRY RAYNO State House Bureau - Beginning July 1, the Manchester Transit
Authority
will be running buses between Concord and the Manchester Boston Regional
Airport.
The Capital Budget Overview Committee approved the use of Turnpike toll 
credits
to
cover the state's share to leverage other federal money for the one-year
duration
while a corridor study is done to determine the best long-term strategies to
address
the need. The total project costs $160,000, with the state using $80,000 of 
the
credit
it receives for maintaining federal highways such as Interstate 93 or 
Interstate
95. According to information from the Department of Transportation, the 
buses
will
travel between Concord bus station on Stickney Avenue to the airport, 
stopping
at
Veteran's Park in Downtown Manchester. The buses will run Monday through 
Friday
making
12 trips daily beginning at 3:30 a.m. with the last trip ending at 12:45 
a.m.
the
next day. Seven of the 12 trips will stop at Veterans Park while five will 
be
express
trips between Concord and the airport. Tickets will cost $4 a day or $2 a 
day
for
those older than 65 years old or those with a valid Medicare or MTA Half 
Fare
identification
card. The bus service "will greatly enhance the connectivity between New
Hampshire's
largest and third-largest cities/economies and the State's largest airport 
while
offering a connection point at Stickney Avenue to the population north of
Concord,"
wrote Sens. Sylvia Larsen, D-Concord, and David Boutin, R-Hooksett, in a 
letter
to
the committee urging the use of the credits for the project. This new, 
regularly
scheduled service would provide air travelers from the Concord area with 
better
access
to the airport and would also offer arriving passengers increased 
connectivity
to
the Capital Region," writes Mark Brewer, airport director, in a letter
supporting
the project. Our enplaning passenger surveys reveal that the City of Concord 
is
the
fourth highest ranking origin city of New Hampshire air travelers utilizing 
the
airport.
The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce also supported the project in a
letter
to the committee. grayno at unionleader.com .