According to NDOT, beyond providing needed transportation, public transit services also support environmental conservation and economic development. “Nearly 70 percent of Nevadans polled cited such intercity transit connecting Nevada’s rural areas to services in larger urban and metropolitan cities as a top transit priority.” The new bus services are part of the roughly $10 million in Federal Transit Administration funds NDOT administers annually to support rural public transportation connecting Nevadans to employment, recreation, medical services and more. “With the goal of expanding regional intercity transit and increasing mobility, the routes were identified in part by public feedback provided during the development of NDOT’s Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan,” per the March 15 press release. Cumulatively, the routes are projected to serve as many as 18,250 trips during the first year, according to NDOT. Routes will also be offered between Elko and Salt Lake City, Utah and Twin Falls, Idaho. As an example of pricing, booking a one-way trip on March 26 from the Reno airport to the Las Vegas airport costs roughly $109, plus tax/fees. Ticket pricing and reservations are available at or by calling 80. 95 and Interstate 80, according to an NDOT press release. Operated by Salt Lake Express, daily round-trip service will pick up from Reno-Tahoe International Airport, Amtrak station and Centennial Plaza bus terminal in Sparks and offer stops in Fernley, Fallon, Hawthorne, Tonopah, Beatty, Pahrump and McCarran International Airport and Greyhound bus station in Las Vegas, via U.S. On March 15, the Nevada Department of Transportation announced the launch of a new bus service between Reno and Las Vegas.
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