IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jean Leier (704) 432-0496
*The pedestrian bridge construction has been postponed until December 28 due to weather. LYNX Blue Line will operate on a regular schedule on Sunday, December 21.
CONSTRUCTION TO AFFECT LYNX BLUE LINE SERVICE THIS SUNDAY
Charlotte, N.C., December 17, 2008 - On Sunday, December 21, from 6:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., the LYNX Blue Line will not operate north of the Carson Light Rail Station due to construction of a pedestrian bridge in Center City. The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) will provide free connecting buses that will operate between the Carson Light Rail Station and the Charlotte Transportation Center (CTC)/Arena Station during this time.
If you are travelling southbound on the LYNX Blue Line Sunday morning and early afternoon, please board the connecting bus on Brevard Street at the Charlotte Transportation Center or on Brevard Street at Martin Luther King Boulevard in front of the AT&T building. Please arrive five minutes earlier than the published rail schedule to catch the bus to Carson Street Station.
For commuters travelling northbound on Sunday during this time, you can board the connecting bus on Carson Street for travel back into Center City. The bus will terminate at the CTC/Arena Station.
There is no charge to ride the connecting bus service. However, passengers will be required to have a valid ticket, transfer or pass while riding the LYNX Blue Line. Passengers can purchase light rail tickets from the ticket vending machines located at any light rail station. Passengers with exact change will be allowed to purchase transfers good for light rail travel on the free bus service that is being provided.
CATS' ambassadors will be located at key light rail stations to assist customers during this event. To learn more about CATS and its services, please call 704-336-RIDE (7433) or visit www.ridetransit.org.
