Proposed Bullitt Co. TARC Route subject of open house

Bullitt County is working to develop a bus service, which will cost $200,000 a year. The service is the result of a task force, which includes residents and representatives from county government, local businesses, Bullitt County Public Schools, TARC, KIPDA and Louisville Wheels Transportation Inc.

The proposed bus service, which at first will include one large handicap-accessible van, is expected to start in March and will make six stops throughout Bullitt and four stops in Louisville.
TARC has one express route that travels through four sites in Mount Washington and Shepherdsville, one in southeast Louisville and four in downtown Louisville. It has roughly 100 boardings per day, but service is limited to the early morning and evening hours.

The proposed fare is $2 one way, $4 round trip. To compare, TARC charges $1.50 one way.
The proposed route makes three round trips daily between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. and stops at these locations:

• Oakbrooke Circle and Ky. 44 at Lloyd Lane in Mount Washington
• Market Place Drive in Pioneer Village
• Walmart on Standiford Plaza Drive near Hillview
• Kroger on Adam Shepherd Parkway
• Jefferson Community and Technical College's campus on Buffalo Run Road in Shepherdsville

Residents can view the route and share concerns with officials at an open house Jan. 28.
at 7 p.m. at the Paroquet Springs Conference Centre, 395 Paroquet Springs Drive. Residents will be able to view the proposed route, schedule and discuss concerns with officials.

For more information, call Judge-Executive Melanie Robert's office at (502) 543-2262.