LYNX Announces August Service Changes

The Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX) will make will make system-wide efficiencies effective Aug. 25.

The August changes will include the following:

• New Link 701 added. Service will start Aug. 12
• Schedule adjustments on Link 15.
• Schedule improvements on Links 37 and 40.
• Schedule reductions on Links 13, 36 and 300.
• Route changes on NeighborLinks 811, 812 and 851.

Maps and schedules are being drafted and once complete will be posted on golynx.com.

August Service Changes

NEW LINK

• Link 701 – Orange Tech College Shuttle (Orange County) – Route will operate between the West Oaks Mall SuperStop and Orange Technical College’s new west campus in Ocoee. Will operate only when college is in session with one morning, midday and evening roundtrip. Service will start Aug. 12.

SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS

• Link 15 – Curry Ford Road/Valencia College East (Orange County) – Moving timepoint from Goldenrod Road/Nolton Road to Lake Underhill Road by AdventHealth East. Discontinuing Saturday 7:50 p.m. trip from Valencia College East to downtown Orlando. Adding Saturday 10:15 p.m. trip from LYNX Central Station to Valencia College East campus.

SCHEDULE IMPROVEMENTS

• Link 37 – Pine Hills/Kirkman Road/Florida Mall (Orange County) – Increasing weekday peak hour service frequency to 20 minutes in both directions. Changing weekday 5:30 a.m. trip from Valencia College to Pine Hills to start at Universal Orlando Citywalk. Adding weekday 4:45 a.m. trip from Universal Orlando CityWalk to Pine Hills.
• Link 40 – Americana Boulevard/Universal Orlando (Orange County) – Increasing weekday service frequency to 30 minutes during peak and midday. Changing weekday 4:30 a.m. trip from Universal Orlando Employment Center to start at Universal Orlando CityWalk.

SCHEDULE REDUCTIONS

• Link 13 – University Boulevard/Winter Park (Orange County) – Discontinuing the weekday and Saturday 11 p.m. trip from UCF SuperStop to LYNX Central Station.
• Link 36 – Lake Richmond (Orange County) – Discontinuing the weekday 10:44 p.m. trip from Prince Hall Boulevard/Bruton Boulevard to LYNX Central Station and 11:15 p.m. trip from LYNX Central Station to Prince Hall Boulevard/Bruton Boulevard.
• Link 300 – Disney/Orlando Express (Orange County) – Discontinuing the daily 10:45 p.m. trip from LYNX Central Station to Disney University and the 11:40 p.m. trip from Disney University to LYNX Central Station.

ROUTE CHANGES

• NeighborLink 811 – Ocoee (Orange County) – Zone extending to Orange Technical College’s new west campus in Ocoee.
• NeighborLink 812 – Winter Garden (Orange County) – Zone extending to Orange Technical College’s new west campus in Ocoee.
• NeighborLink 851 – Sanford (Seminole County) – Zone extending to Mellonville Avenue.

           

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For more information please contact Matt Friedman, Director of Marketing Communications,
at 407-254-6206 or mfriedman@golynx.com.