A virtual public workshop regarding Manteca Transit’s proposed fixed route redesign takes place Wednesday, June 3, at noon.

Manteca Transit, in partnership with Fehr & Peers, will review the proposed concept of reshaping future bus routes and enhancing service frequency, transfer points, and coverage throughout the city.

The city is essentially creating a pair of loop routes operating generally on Main Street and Union Road as well as Yosemite Avenue and Louise Avenue that run in opposite directions.

That would allow riders, instead of waiting an hour between buses to return from a destination, to catch a return bus between 20 to 40 minutes later in addition to an hour later.

At the same time, a fifth fixed route will run through neighborhoods south of the 120 Bypass and provide options to connect with the other four routes at three different locations.

In doing so, the city has the ability to improve timing to more poplar stops.

Currently, as an example, the city bus passes the Sierra High stop five minutes after the afternoon dismissal bell. The route changes will mean students can board a transit bus minutes after dismissal instead of waiting more than 50 minutes.

Changes, overall, mean students riding transit buses can get to the high school campuses closer to the morning bell without doing so either 40 minutes earlier or a few minutes late

The virtual workshop can be accessed Via Teams on phone/computer (https://tinyurl.com/5ay6dyhc).

To dial-in by phone call 1-872-239-8372 using the phone conference ID: 735 743 006# 09-456-8888.