Rider Alerts

To stay up to date on all things Connect Transit, please review the following Rider Alerts.

West College Avenue Construction Detour

To provide stability and reliability to our passengers during expected construction, Connect Transit will implementa long-term detour west of White Oak Road along West College Avenue. Beginning on July 8, Connect Transit vehicles will detour the Lime and Sapphire Routes to avoid this section of College Avenue. We understand the inconvenience this may cause for some of our passengers; however, this detour provides the safest and most reliable option for our passengers and operators.

Effective Monday, July 8, 2024, the following detours will take effect:

The Lime Route leaving West Bloomington Walmart Northbound will take the following detour:

Right on Bettis Drive
Left on Market Street
Left on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Stop: Martin Luther King Jr. Drive & Market Street
Stop: Martin Luther King Jr. Drive & Chestnut Health Systems
Stop: Martin Luther King Jr. Drive & Nicor
Left on White Oak Road
Right on Hovey Avenue
Left on Parkside Road
Continue normal route

The Lime Route leaving Uptown Station Southbound will take the following detour:

Travel normal route
Right on Hovey Avenue
Left on White Oak Road
Right on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Stop: Martin Luther King Jr. Drive & Afni
Stop: Martin Luther King Jr. Drive & Chestnut Health Systems
Right on Market Street
Right on Wylie Drive
Left on Valley View Drive
Left on JC Parkway Drive
Stop: JC Parkway Drive & Walmart
Continue normal route

The Northbound Sapphire Route will not be affected.

The Southbound Sapphire Route to the West Bloomington Walmart will take the following detour:

Depart from Rivian
Left on Electric Avenue
Left on Rivian Motorway
Left on Market Street
Left on Wylie Drive
Left on Valley View Drive
Left on JC Parkway Drive
Stop at Walmart

The image below shows the Lime and Sapphire Routes with the detours detailed above.

The following stops will not be served because of these detours:

College Avenue & Merle Lane – North
College Avenue & Merle Lane – South
College Avenue at Nuair – North
College Avenue at Vuteq – South

Passengers who ride to/from any of these stops will be able to use our Connect FLEX on-demand service; however, they will need to walk to/from the Connect FLEX zone as shown in the image below.

The stops below will be considered in the Connect FLEX zone during construction and will be served by Connect FLEX on an on-demand basis.

Wylie Drive & Hovey Avenue – East
Wylie Drive & Hovey Avenue – West
Wylie Drive & Crossroads Center – North
Wylie Drive & Enterprise Drive – South

Passengers at the stops listed above should ride the Lime Route to the West Bloomington Walmart and hail a Connect FLEX vehicle when they arrive at the Walmart stop. Connect FLEX may be hailed using a smartphone app, found at Connect FLEX.

The Connect Transit facility on Wylie Drive will not be accessible by fixed route bus during this detour. The facility can still be accessed by using the Connect FLEX service. Passengers can take the fixed route system to the West Bloomington Walmart and order a Connect FLEX trip to the offices. For information on Connect FLEX, please visit Connect FLEX.

In addition, passengers can purchase bus passes on our mobile ticketing app and at the following locations:

Heartland Parking in Uptown Station
Hy-Vee
Meijer
Kroger (College, Main, and Oakland locations)
Jewel-Osco (Cottage, Oakland, and Veterans locations)

More information regarding purchasing passes can be found at Where to Buy.

Target Temporary Stop

Due to a parking lot resurface project, Connect Transit will utilize a temporary stop at Target beginning Monday, July 8. The stop will be in the Northeast corner of the lot, as depicted by the star below.

Long-Term Summer Detour

As the summer season approaches, outdoor dining and events return to Downtown Bloomington, causing frequent road closures and narrowing some roadways. Connect Transit will implement a long-term detour around the core of Downtown, allowing safer travel for our passengers, vehicles, and pedestrians and a better experience for diners. We understand the inconvenience this may cause for some of our passengers; however this detour provides the safest option for our passengers, operators, and others traveling through Downtown Bloomington.

Effective Monday, April 29, 2024, the following detours will take effect:

Southbound travel along Center Street will be moved to Madison Street, beginning at Monroe Street. The following turn by turn directions will apply to the Green, Lime, and Blue Routes.

Right on Monroe Street
Left on Madison Street
Left on Front Street
Stop at the appropriate location at the transfer area.

Northbound travel along Main Street will be moved to East Street, beginning at Front Street and continuing as the vehicle proceeds along the route. The following turn by turn directions will apply to the Green and Blue Routes.

Front Street to East Street
Left on East Street
Resume route at East Street and Market Street

Northbound travel along Main Street will be moved to East Street, beginning at Front Street and ending at Market Street. The following turn by turn directions will apply to the Lime Route.

Front Street to East Street
Left on East Street
Left on Market Street
Resume route at Market Street and Main Street

Buses will not stop at current stops located at:

Center Street and Jefferson Street
Main Street and Jefferson Street

Passengers should instead use stops at:

Market Street and Center Street
Main Street and Market Street
East Street and Douglas Street
The Front Street Transfer Area

The bus stop at Main Street and Market Street is currently located on the South side of Market Street; this stop will be moved to the North side of Market Street.

The orange area highlighted below is the area affected by this detour.