From Ridgewood to Tri-Boro: New Shuttle Bus Service Begins

The county announced Monday it has begun a shuttle bus program from the to the Tri-Boro office complex in Montvale, Park Ridge and Woodcliff Lake to clear up the streets.

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The bus service began operating two weeks ago, according to officials.

The shuttle bus to the office complex – which houses 16 corporations - departing from the new handicap-accessible station is designed to mitigate congestion for residents in the Tri-Boro area, current County Executive Kathe Donovan said Monday in a statement.

"This will help relieve congestion from our heavily trafficked Bergen County roadways while helping to facilitate the expansion of our local economy by enabling the employees of our business community to get to work without frustration or difficulty," Donovan said in the statement.

The shuttle project is funded by a three-year, $150,000 federal transit grant. The buses seat 16 passengers and are handicap accessible.

County officials have no estimate as to expected ridership, reports northjersey.com, though a survey suggests many would be interested in participating.

According to the schedule, two buses leave the train station during morning rush hour (7:15; 7:45; 8:40) and return from the office complex destinations from between 4:31 and 6:35 p.m. The bus does not run weekends or most federal holidays.

Ridgewood mayor Keith Killion, Assemblywoman Charlotte Vandervalk (R-39) and other officials joined Donovan at a cermony in Hackensack Tuesday.

The schedule is attached to the right of this article.