From Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority
South Central Transit Authority (SCTA) has announced route and schedule changes for Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority (BARTA) to be implemented on Monday, Jan. 5. The proposed changes are being presented based on compiled customer comments submitted through phone calls, emails, social media comments, and outreach events. The proposed changes have been discussed and proposed in meetings with the 2025 Route and Schedule Team, consisting of Operator, Maintenance, and Administrative Staff representation.
A route-by-route description of the proposed changes is as follows:
Route 1 – Temple via 5th Street:
Propose to eliminate the time point, inbound and outbound, at 5th Street and Crescent Avenue. Propose to adjust the time points to improve on-time performance.
Route 8 – Reiffton/Shelbourne Square/Birdsboro:
Propose to add four trips to Birdsboro in the afternoon between 12:50 p.m. and 5 p.m. Propose to not serve Boscov’s Distribution Center on the 5:15 a.m. trip; instead, serve it on the 7:15 a.m. trip to better serve employee shifts. Propose to adjust the time points to improve on-time performance.
Route 9 – Grill/Kenhorst:
Propose to provide service to Berks Nature, 575 St. Bernardine St., Reading, inbound and outbound.
Route 10 – Brookline:
Propose to serve Shillington Plaza in the evening after 6:30 p.m., inbound only.
Route 14 – Wernersville via Sinking Spring:
Propose to not serve Wernersville State Hospital from Womelsdorf on trips marked with “A” note on the schedule.
Route 15 – Berkshire Mall:
Propose to adjust the time points to improve on-time performance. Propose to change the route at Park Road and Hill Avenue to improve safety for customers and drivers. Propose to travel from Hill Avenue to Reading Avenue to Penn Avenue.
Route 16 – Broadcasting Square:
Propose to change the route at Park Road and Hill Avenue for safety. Propose to change the route at Park Road and Hill Avenue to improve safety for customers and drivers. Propose to travel from Hill Avenue to Reading Avenue to Penn Avenue. Propose to add service to R. M. Palmer Company on the last trip at 11:05 p.m.
Route 17 – Glenside/Airport/Berks Heim:
Propose to serve Tower Behavioral Health on inbound trips only.
Route 22 – Lyon Station/East Penn – Deka:
Propose to extend the route from Deka to Kutztown University for three midday trips.
A 30-day comment period is being held for the public to provide any comments about the proposed changes. Comments can be submitted at any time during the 30-day comment period via phone calls, email, or mail-in letters.
- Email: barta@bartabus.com
- Mail: BARTA Route & Schedule Changes
1700 N. 11th St., Reading, PA 19601
Two in-person, public hearing sessions will be held on Monday, Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to noon, and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at BARTA’s Administrative Offices, 1700 N. 11th St., Reading, to hear comments on the proposed route and schedule changes. Copies of the proposed schedules are available for review at www.bartabus.com or by calling 610-921-0601.
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