TOLLAND/STORRS — A new CT Transit express bus route offering service from Interstate-84 to the University of Connecticut campus is scheduled to be put into service in mid-August.

Tolland officials made the announcement on Wednesday. This service will provide a direct bus connection between the Tolland park-and-ride lot on Merrow Road and the UConn campus. The lot is at the Exit 68 interchange with I-84.

The route is a part of the "913 Buckland-Storrs Express" line out of Manchester, officials said. Service will operate daily, officials said.