AP
March 28, 2021 | 10:03 AM
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority has received a state grant worth almost $500,000 to try out a Northampton-Holyoke-Springfield express bus system that would drastically cut travel times between the cities.
The pilot program that launches July 1 offers hourly service between Northampton and the Holyoke Mall, hourly service between Northampton and Union Station in Springfield, and half-hourly service between the Holyoke Mall and Union Station, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays.
Electric buses will be used on all routes, according to the state Department of Transportation.
The PVTA already services the stops,
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