Amber Downing Anchor/Reporter
EL PASO - Sun Metro will continue the detour of six bus routes along Alameda because of traffic congestion.
The routes will only be affected on buses going east.
To address the two-mile service gap on Alameda between Piedras and Raynolds, Sun Metro is offering a free shuttle service from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Before 6 a.m. and after 6 p.m. buses will run the regular route.
There will be NO service from UMC to Fox Plaza along Alameda.
The free service will be provided using Sun Metro's smaller vehicles typically used by the paratransit service. The buses will operate approximately every 10 minutes from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The service will begin on Alameda near Piedras at the bus stop located on the southwest corner of the intersection.
The service will travel east on Alameda, turn left onto Boll, right onto Alberta, right onto the Raynolds service road onto Raynolds/Val Verde, left onto Paisano, right onto Concepcion, right onto Blanco, right onto Val Verde, left onto Paisano, right onto Piedras, left onto Poplar, and right onto Myrtle/Alameda to begin the loop again.
DETOURS:
Route 21 Detour:
Buses traveling outbound, east on Magoffin will turn left onto Palm, right onto Texas, right onto Alameda, right onto Piedras, left onto Paisano, left onto Val Verde returning to the regular route. Because of a water main break, buses traveling inbound, south on Chelsea will turn left onto Dailey, right onto Paisano returning to the regular route.
Route 22 Detour:
Buses traveling outbound, east on Magoffin will turn left onto Palm, right onto Texas, right onto Alameda, right onto Piedras, left onto Paisano; and then because of a water main break in the area, the bus will turn left onto Dailey right onto Chelsea returning to the regular route.
Route 25 Detour:
Buses traveling outbound, south on Piedras will continue past Alameda and instead turn left onto Paisano until returning to its regular route.
NOTE: Passengers who wish to travel along Alameda will be dropped off at the temporary bus stop located at Piedras and Alameda in order to board the free Alameda service.
Route 61 & 66 Detour:
Buses traveling outbound, east on Alameda will turn right onto Piedras, left onto Paisano until returning to the regular route.
NOTE: Passengers who wish to travel along Alameda will be dropped off at the temporary bus stop located at Piedras and Alameda in order to board the free Alameda service.
Route 62 Detour:
Buses traveling outbound, east on Magoffin will turn left onto Palm, right onto Texas, right onto Alameda, right onto Piedras, left onto Paisano, right onto Val Verde continuing to the regular route.
NOTE: Passengers who wish to travel along Alameda will be dropped off at the temporary bus stop located at Piedras and Alameda in order to board the free Alameda service.
The detour and its impacts are all subject to change depending on any unforeseen construction issues.
Sun Metro sincerely apologizes for this inconvenience and appreciates the public's patience.
For more information about the construction on Alameda, please contact the Texas Department of Transportation at www.dot.state.tx.us http://www.dot.state.tx.us.
For more information about Sun Metro, visit www.sunmetro.net or call (915)533-3333.
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