The Department of Public Transportation is pleased to announce a new trial bus route that will include Gates Fort at the easternmost tip of the island, along Cut Road, overlooking the entrance to St. George's Harbour.
The trial will be an addition to an existing route and will operate every weekday from Monday, February 10, 2025, to Friday, February 28, 2025. The Route 6 bus, which departs from St. Davids at 1:40 p.m., will extend its journey along Cut Road to Gates Fort before arriving at the St. George’s depot at approximately 2:20 p.m.
Passengers boarding the bus between Gate's Fort and the St. George's depot will have to disembark and transfer to one of the following buses to continue their journey: Route 11 Hamilton bus at 2:30 pm or 2:45 pm, or the Route 10 Hamilton bus at 3:15 pm.
Minister of Transport, Wayne Furbert explained, “This three-week trial, initiated in response to valuable feedback from the community, aims to assess the demand and viability of this new route. The trial period will be closely monitored, and based on ridership and overall viability, the new route may be added permanently to the regular schedule.”
For more information, please contact the Department of Public Transportation at 292-3851.