B.C. Transit will be offering additional fares on new years eve so that residents can get home safely from their New Years festivities.
Four Prince Rupert buses will be making extra rounds ending at 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 1. The 51, 52, 53 and 54 busses will be stopping around the city to deliver passengers to their New Years Eve party and to ensure they get home safely.
The 51 bus will make stops downtown, Seal Cove, George Hills Way and several stops along Sixth Ave. The 52 bus will make stops downtown, Summit and Sloan, Kootenay and Pillsbury, Fairview Bay, and several stops on Seventh Ave. The 53 will make stops downtown, the civic centre, Crestview and Victoria, Immanuel and 11th, and Alfred and Hays Cove. The 54 has stops at downtown, Second and Eighth, Third Ave. and seventh St. and several stops along 17th St.
Trips after 5 p.m. will be free. B.C. Transit is urging passengers to plan ahead for a safe ride. The full bus schedule can be viewed at bctransit.com.
