Bigfork gets bus service

Eagle Transit is now offering expanded bus service for Bigfork.

The bus is providing a service from Bigfork to Kalispell, Whitefish and Columbia Falls. The new route originates in Bigfork on Mondays and Wednesdays with pick-up at Harvest Foods, and in Lakeside/Somers on Tuesdays and Thursdays with pick-ups at the Lakeside Chapel Gathering Place and the post office in Somers. The routes include stops in Kalispell, Whitefish and Columbia Falls: White Oak Exxon, Lion’s Park/Rosaurers, Kalispell Regional Medical Center, Wal-mart, ShopKo in Whitefish and Super 1 in Columbia Falls. Riders can catch the bus at any of these locations and make the express loop through all of the communities, or they can connect with the city buses in Kalispell, Whitefish and Columbia Falls to get to other destinations in those areas. The full route runs twice daily, and fares are $1 per one-way trip. Eagle Transit is also offering Dial-A-Ride service before and between express routes in Bigfork and Lakeside/Somers for people age 60 or older or who have a disability. Eligible riders may use the service to go to destinations in those communities or to connect to the express pick-up stop. 

Information about the new routes and applications for Dial-A-Ride service are available by calling 758-5727. Schedules are posted on the web at flathead.mt.gov/eagle.

Residents are invited to attend the public transit planning meeting Dec. 14 from 4-6 p.m. in the second floor conference room of the Flathead County Health Department, 1035 1st Ave. West in Kalispell. 

Call 758-5728 for more information. You can also email comments to: aacontactus@flathead.mt.gov