MCAT Service Changes Begin Saturday, December 5

MCAT Service Changes Effective Saturday, December 5, 2020
Posted on 11/23/2020

The following MCAT service changes will go into effect on Saturday, December 5, 2020.

Route 1 (Ellenton Outlet Mall):

  • The first southbound trip will no longer start at the Outlet Mall but will start at 5:28 am on street at 60th Avenue E/33rd St E in Ellenton. This same trip will arrive at Palmetto Station at 5:57 am (was 6:02am).
  • The last two trips southbound on Route 1 will continue to end at Walmart in Palmetto. Service will now end at Walmart at 6:34 pm and 7:34 pm.

Route 4 (9th Avenue East and West):

  • The first eastbound Route 4 trip will end at Walmart at 6:27 am (was 6:30am).
  • The second eastbound trip leaving Blake Hospital at 6:32 am will travel to Walmart quicker with minor changes in schedule time.
  • The LAST eastbound Route 4 trip leaving Blake Hospital at 6:32pm will travel quicker ending at Walmart at 7:25 pm.

Route 6 (Cortez Road):

  • The two final westbound trips will end earlier at Cortez Road and the Shoppes at Paradise Bay at 7:21 pm and 8:21 pm.

Route 9 (26th Street West):

  • The final northbound trip that begins at State College of Florida at 6:50 pm will end earlier in Downtown Bradenton at 7:11 pm.

Route 16 (15th Street East):

  • A new early morning published trip will travel north on 15th Street East from Whitfield Avenue beginning at 5:40 am, Monday through Saturday.

For more information on these schedule changes, please contact MCAT Customer Service at (941) 747-7116.