Fort McMurray Transit

Fort McMurray Transit is a public transportation system provided by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, in northeastern Alberta, Canada. Services consist of local scheduled bus routes, specialized transportation for people with disabilities and school buses. Service is focused on the urban area of Fort McMurray, the only major population centre in the region, with some service to outlying communities.[3]

Wood Buffalo Transit
Founded1980
Headquarters9909 Franklin Avenue[1]
LocaleFort McMurray
Service areaurban area
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes16
Stations3 (including 2 Transfer Stations located in Timberlea and Thickwood)
OperatorWood Buffalo[2]
WebsiteWood Buffalo Public Transit

Routes

16 regular bus routes operate every day. The system has reduced weekend service and does not operate at all on most holidays.[4]

Scheduled Bus Routes
No. Name Information
7Abasand HeightsMain Terminal (Downtown) to Keyano College, and Abasand Heights.
8Beacon HillMain Terminal (Downtown) to Keyano College, and Beacon Hill.
9Morgan and Harpe HeightsTimberlea Transfer Station to Morgan Avenue and Harpe Way.
10Gregoire Industrial and Prairie CreekMain Terminal (Downtown) along Franklin Avenue to Gregoire Park, MacKenzie Industrial Park, and Prairie Creek.
11Fort McMurray International AirportMain Terminal (Downtown) to Syncrude Sport and Wellness Centre, Gregoire Park, and Fort McMurray International Airport.
12Thickwood to TimberleaTimberlea Transfer Station to Dickinsfield and Thickwood Transfer Station, returning to Timberlea via Brett Drive.
15TimberleaMain Terminal (Downtown) to Timberlea Transfer Station via Eagle Ridge.
16ThickwoodMain Terminal (Downtown) to Thickwood Transfer Station.
17Parsons Creek Stone CreekTimberlea Transfer Station in a loop covering northern Timberlea.
18TaiganovaTimberlea Transfer Station to Taiganova Industrial Park.
41Brett Drive Eagle RidgeTimberlea Transfer Station in a loop covering Eagle Ridge and southern Timberlea.
51Wood Buffalo EstatesThickwood Transfer Station to western Thickwood and Wood Buffalo.
61Thickwood TerminalThickwood Transfer Station to eastern Thickwood and Signal Road.
91Longboat LandingMain Terminal (Downtown) to Keyano College, Waterways, and Longboat Landing.
92Syncrude Sport and WellnessMain Terminal (Downtown) to Hospital St., Keyano College, and Penhorwood St.
99MacDonald IslandMain Terminal (Downtown) to MacDonald Island.

Fleet

The fleet consists of 47 buses:[5]

Operator

References
  1. Mister What Canada- Fort McMurray Transit - Wood Buffalo Transit System
  2. "New Era For Transit in Wood Buffalo". Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. 19 February 2015. Retrieved July 2015. On Feb. 19, 2015, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo announced it would deliver transit in-house Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. Transit Map and Schedule Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Transit Schedule Archived 2008-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. http://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Fort_McMurray_Transit


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