Tahoe Transportation District buses returning to normal schedule Wednesday

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) says they will operate with limited transit services on Tuesday with plans to return to normally scheduled operations on Wednesday, February 16.

They had to shut down bus services Wednesday afternoon after the building inspector with the City of South Lake Tahoe closed the facility TTD uses for maintenance and dispatch due to structural concerns. The City, which owns and manages the TTD facility on Shop Street, hired a structural engineer who inspected the building Monday, February 14.

The engineer said there is no structural damage to the facility. Their assessment recommends replacing sheetrock in the fleet maintenance portion of the building as it has visible cracks due to humidity. The building, rafts, and roof all remain in good condition.

Dispatch returned to the building Monday afternoon.

Until such time that the sheetrock issues have been remedied, the City has provided TTD with a full bus maintenance facility at the Public Works fleet maintenance building.

TTD said they will continue to work in a limited capacity at the Public Works building to repair and maintain buses. Another remote location with limited utility is also available, but TTD does not anticipate having to use that facility.

"TTD is grateful for the public’s patience and flexibility during this time," they said in a press release.

They said they are eager to find long-term funding solutions that could permit the department to someday purchase and manage a building of its own. TTD provides transit services to South Lake Tahoe, Incline Village, and the Carson Valley.

TTD is operating a limited local service through Tuesday, February 15, 2022. Below are the departure times for routes 50 and 55:

Route 50 will depart the Y Transit Center at: 6:30, 7:30, 8:40, 9:40, 10:40, 11:40, 12:40, 1:40, 2:40, 3:40, 4:40, 5:40, 6:40, and 7:40.
Route 50 will depart Stateline Transit Center at: 7:00, 8:00, 9:10, 10:10, 11:10, 12:10, 1:10, 2:10, 3:10, 4:10, 5:10, 6:20, 7:20, and 8:20.
Route 55 will depart the Y Transit Center at: 7:00, 9:00, 11:00, 1:00, 3:00, and 5:00.
Route 55 will depart Kingsbury Transit Center at: 8:00, 10:00, 12:00, 2:00, 4:00, and 6:00
*PM times are in bold

Service remains suspended for routes 19 and 22.

For more information and for the most up-to-date alerts, visit TahoeTransportation.org.