First Transit Loses Contract

County Traveler service gets new operator

Anoka County regular route and dial-a-ride bus services will have a new operator Aug. 1.

The Anoka County Board, on the recommendation of its Public Works Committee, has awarded a five-year contract to MV Transportation Inc. to provide Anoka County Traveler regular route transit, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) dial-a-ride service and Anoka County and NW Ramsey County Transit Link service.

First Transit has operated these services for the past 18 years for Anoka County, but their existing five-year contract ends June 30.

Buses on 5th Street Downtown St Paul

New Flyer Low Floor Bus # 6031 on Route 351 and Bus # 6033 on the Route 350 operated by Metropolitan Council Regional Route operated by First Transit.

Metro Transit: 2003 New Flyer Articulated Bus, Bus #3128 doing the Route 860, 2000 Gillig Phantom Bus # 722 on Route 265, New Flyer D60LFR Bus # unknown on the Route 294, Gillig Phantom on Route 70

Metro Transit 2008 Gillig Low Floor Bus # 1102 on Route 63K, Metro Transit 2002 Gillig Phantom Bus # 952 on Route 64N, Metro Transit 2002 Gillig Phantom Bus # 966 on Route 54, Metro Transit 2008 Gillig Low Floor Bus # 1129 on Route 65