El Dorado County Transit Authority staff, local leaders and especially commuters are celebrating completion and grand opening of the Bass Lake Road Park-and-Ride along the Highway 50 corridor near El Dorado Hills.
The new park-and-ride, located near the intersection of Bass Lake Road and Country Club Drive boasts plenty of parking, bike storage pods, modern lighting, a bus shelter and more. The facility officially opened for use Monday as a stop for all Sacramento commuter routes.
El Dorado County Supervisors and members of the Chamber of Commerce joined El Dorado Transit Executive Director Brian James for a ribbon cutting at facility Monday.
The park-and-ride was built for El Dorado Transit by Toll Brothers, Doug Veerkamp General Engineering and is part of the Bass Lake Hills Specific Plan. The facility is designed to provide a safe and convenient public transportation point for carpool and vanpool and will provide quick and easy freeway access for El Dorado Transit’s Sacramento commuter service.
For more information call El Dorado Transit at (530) 642-5383 or visiteldoradotransit.com.
About El Dorado Transit
The El Dorado County Transit Authority (El Dorado Transit) provides public transportation for the western slope of El Dorado County. Fixed route, dial-a-ride and paratransit services provide mobility in the communities of Pollock Pines, Camino, Placerville, Diamond Springs, El Dorado, Shingle Springs, Cameron Park and El Dorado Hills. Commuter trips connect El Dorado County to Folsom and Sacramento. The Connector route, in association with Capitol Corridor and Amtrak, links Sacramento with western El Dorado County and South Lake Tahoe.
Established in 1975, El Dorado Transit initially served seniors and persons with disabilities in the greater Placerville area. Public transit service became available to the general public in July 1980, with a combination of fixed-route deviation and demand-response services.
Photo courtesy of El Dorado Transit
