The Colorado Department of Transportation is adding Bustang service between Colorado Springs and the Denver Tech Center.

The new service starts Monday. It will run twice each weekday morning from Colorado Springs to the Tech Center, and twice each weekday afternoon from the Tech Center to Colorado Springs. It will not run on weekends or holidays.

On the south end, the bus will stop at the Tejon Park & Ride, the Woodmen Park & Ride, and the Monument Park & Ride. On the north end, it will make 16 stops between Araphaoe Road/Yosemite Street and the RTD Light Rail Belleview Station.

The northbound bus leaves the Tejon Park & Ride at 5:30 a.m. and 6:05 a.m., arriving at the RTD Belleview Station about two hours later.

The southbound bus leaves the RTD Belleview station at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., arriving at the Tejon Park & Ride about two hours later.

A one-way fare is $9.

“In addition to helping reduce traffic on I-25, the route will provide service for people from the Colorado Springs area who have been seeking more direct access to their place of employment in the DTC,” CDOT said in a statement. “And with a couple of stops at light rail stations, it’ll provide additional options for people who want to travel to other parts of the Denver Metropolitan Area.”

CDOT is also hoping the new route will help relieve commuter traffic through the Interstate 25 Gap project.

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