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Due to Highway 395 construction, VVTA Route 31, 33 and 54 will be on long term detour in Adelanto and Victorville beginning Wednesday, August 14. During this time, six bus stops will not be served, which includes:

• Stop 10000 southbound Highway 395 at Palmdale Road, serving routes 31, 33 and 54;
• Stop 10120 westbound Seneca Road at Pearmain Street, serving routes 31 and 33;
• Stop 10121 westbound Seneca Road at Bellflower Street, serving route 33;
• Stop 10122 westbound Seneca Road at Jonathan Street, serving route 33; and
• Stop 10134 northbound Pearmain Street at Cornell Street, serving route 54.

Effective immediately, VVTA will begin accepting Victor Valley College (VVC) Fall 2019 Photo ID and Associated Student Body (ASB) cards as free fare on all VVTA Fixed and County Route buses.Beginning Saturday, August 31, VVC Spring 2019 and Summer 2019 ID cards will no longer be accepted as fare.

Victor Valley Transit Authority Route 33 Adelanto Circulator will begin serving the Adelanto Senior Center on Cortez Street, beginning Monday, June 24. The new bus stop will be served seven days a week.

Effective immediately, VVTA will accept Victor Valley College (VVC) Summer 2019 and Fall 2019 Photo ID and Associated Student Body (ASB) cards as free fare on all VVTA Fixed and County Route buses. The Fall 2019 cards may also feature “SUMMER” decals, which are not required to board free.

VVTA will continue accepting valid 2018 Fall VVC Photo ID and ASB cards with the required white-colored “SPRING” semester decal as free fare through the first week of the Fall 2019 semester, ending Friday, August 30. Thereafter, 2018 VVC cards will not be accepted as free fare.

Beginning June 30, 2019, Barstow Community College (BCC) Photo ID and Associated Student Body (ASB) cards will no longer be accepted as free fare but will remain eligible for the VVTA Student discount fare. Also, at this time, BCC and VVC ID cards will no longer be accepted as free fare on VVTA Route 15 B-V Link.

Beginning June 30, 2019, Barstow Community College (BCC) Photo ID and Associated Student Body (ASB) cards will no longer be accepted as free fare on any VVTA routes, as the program has ended. These cards will remain eligible for the VVTA Student discount fare.

College IDs not accepted as free fare on Route 15 B-V Link beginning June 30, 2019

Beginning June 30, 2019, Victor Valley College (VVC) Associated Student Body (ASB), VVC Photo ID, Barstow Community College (BCC) Associated Student Body (ASB), BCC Photo ID cards will no longer be accepted as free fare on VVTA Route 15 B-V Link.

As part of a semi-annual operational performance review, Victor Valley Transit Authority (VVTA) will initiate service changes to improve operations and service reliability. The service changes will become effective Sunday, June 30, 2019 and add one route to the transit system, bringing the total routes to 37. New schedules will be available on the buses one week prior.

ROUTE 24A/24B – Hesperia Oak Hills

• Route splits. Renumbered to Routes 25 and 64.

ROUTE 25 – Oak Hills to Hesperia Super Target

• New route. Will replace the former Route 24A between Hesperia Super Target and Oak Hills, returning to Hesperia Super Target. Will interline with Route 64. Minor schedule adjustments.

ROUTE 33 – Adelanto Circulator

• Begins serving Adelanto Senior Center on all trips beginning June 24, 2019.

ROUTE 50 – Victorville Hesperia

• Southbound trips from Victor Valley College adjusted to depart at 30 minutes after the hour.
• Northbound trips from Hesperia Post Office adjusted to depart 5 minutes after the hour. Northbound trips will travel on Olive St, I Ave, Sultana St, G Ave, Main St back to I Ave.
• Routing around the Hesperia Post Office will change to easily accommodate transfers between other routes. From southbound I Ave, buses will travel on Main St, E Ave, Olive St to the bus stop on Olive St & G Ave.

ROUTE 64 – Hesperia Post Office to Hesperia Super Target

• New route. Will replace the former Route 24B. Minor schedule adjustments. Departure times from the Hesperia Post Office adjusted to 5 minutes after the hour.

ROUTE 66 – Hesperia East Circulator Deviation

• Minor schedule adjustments. Departures from the Hesperia Post Office adjusted to 5 minutes after the hour.

ROUTE 68 – Hesperia, Mall of Victor Valley, Hesperia Super Target

• Minor schedule adjustments. Departures from the Hesperia Post Office adjusted to 5 minutes after the hour.

ROUTE NTC Commuter – National Training Center / Fort Irwin

• Routing changes. Some trips combined. Minor schedule adjustments.
• All trips between Victorville & Fort Irwin will now service the park & ride lot at Dale Evans Pkwy & 15 Freeway.
• The 6 PM departure from Fort Irwin renumbered to 108B with service extended to Smoke Tree St & E Ave.

Due to road construction and subsequent lane closures on Palmdale Road, State Route 18 in Adelanto and Victorville, VVTA Route 31, 33 and 54 bus stops may have limited accessibility along State Route 18 from Cobalt Road to west of US Highway 395 through the summer of 2021. During this time, businesses will remain open and Caltrans will mitigate impacts to access points as much as possible.

Effective immediately, VVTA will accept valid Barstow Community College (BCC) and Victor Valley College (VVC) Photo ID and Associated Student Body (ASB) cards as free fare on all VVTA Fixed Route and County Route buses as well as Route 15 buses between Barstow and Victorville.

The valid BCC Student ID cards may have the purple-colored “FALL 2018” decal, but this decal is not required. The valid VVC Student ID cards are the 2018 designs but must have a white-colored “SPRING 2019” decal to be valid.

Detectives are attempting to identify a suspect involved in an unprovoked attack on a Victor Valley Transit bus driver. The suspect is described as a black male, 25-35 years old, 6’0”, 250 lbs., black hair and brown eyes.

On December 21, 2018, the suspect got on a Victor Valley Transit Bus at Phelan Road and Buttemere Road in Phelan. He did not put the correct fare in the machine and the bus driver asked him to pay the necessary amount. The suspect became loud, vulgar and threatening to the bus driver. The driver refused to drive away and called in for a supervisor to respond to the location. The suspect got into the driver’s face, continued yelling and pushed the driver out the open door and onto the ground outside. The suspect stepped outside and punched the driver in the face 6 to 8 times while the driver was still on the ground. The driver suffered serious injuries to his face and head from the assault. At the time of the attack, the suspect was wearing a gray and red Chicago Bulls beanie, black and gray hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants and black tennis shoes with white soles. The suspect claimed to be homeless in the area. He is possibly left handed due to all punches were from his left fist.

ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SUSPECT PLEASE CONTACT:

• Detective Jeffrey Collins (760) 995-8781 / DR #071804188
• To report anonymously: WeTip.com or 800-78-CRIME

Effective immediately, VVTA Routes 32 and 51 in northwest Victorville are on a roving detour due to road construction. The detour will be in effect until further notice. During this time, bus stops in the area may not be served, and temporary bus may become available. For route 32, bus stops may not be served on Village Drive between Amargosa Road and Air Expressway. Missed stops may include those on Llanada Avenue and Orick Avenue. For route 51, bus stops on Village Drive between Tawney Ridge Lane and Mojave Drive may not be served.