[Nfbmt] Update of Intercity Bus Service

[Edward Robbins]

Bruce & Joy,
	Thanks for keeping us up to date on this issue.
Ted

EDWARD C "TED" ROBBINS
, CEO MBEI, Treasurer NFB of Montana & MANAGER MAB EQUIPMENT PROGRAM
PHONE & FAX:  406 453 6678, CELL:  406 799 6268
104 RIVERVIEW 5 E
GREAT FALLS  MT   59404


-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bruce&Joy
Breslauer
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2013 7:54 AM
To: mt
Subject: [Nfbmt] Update of Intercity Bus Service

Here is the latest information we have on the intercity bus service, or lack
thereof.

Bruce and Joy 

 

 

From: Sanders, Patrick
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 10:51 AM
To: Breslauer, Bruce
Subject: Update of Intercity Bus Service

 

Bruce,

Hope you are having a good day.   I was visiting with Jim Marks this morning
and he asked if I would share my information that I have about the intercity
bus service in Great Falls south towards Helena, and Butte.

 

Well the news I do have is not good at the current time.   As of August 21,
2013 Salt Lake Express has stopped service from Great Falls to Butte.    I
was visiting with the Independent Living Center in Great Falls and they had
seen a Salt Lake Express bus going down Central Avenue last weekend.   I
visited with a representative of Salt Lake Express and that bus was just
hauling the baseball team from Idaho Falls.   So I asked if they were going
to be coming back and serving that route any time soon.   The answer I got
back was they were not making any money doing that run.     So my next
person to visit with was Montana Department of Transportation Transit
Section and see what they were trying to do to help reinstate the I-15
corridor from Great Falls to Butte.   The supervisor stated that they told
Salt Lake Express to submit a proposal and they would look at trying to
figure out how to get them some funding to help offset costs.

 

So like I said no good news but hopefully Salt Lake Express and Montana
Department of Transportation Transit Section can figure out a way to make
things work so the people that need the service can get the service.  I will
keep you informed when I hear more information.


Sorry again for the bad news.

 

Patrick Sanders

Transportation Coordinator

Disability Employment and Transitions

Department of Public Health and Human Services

406-782-4046

Monday, Wednesday-Friday- Butte Office

Tuesday- Helena Office no phone

 

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