On Monday August 14th, 2023, at the regular city council meeting, the City of Fulton has entered into a trial with the City of Clinton and the MTA to provide a bus stop located in front of Fulton City Hall. This Fulton bus stop will be part the new Lyons Business Park route (purple in color on route map). It will run Monday-Friday from 8:05am-3:35pm. The Lyons Business Park route bus will stop at most street intersections if it is safe to drop off or pick up passengers. Just stand on the corner and flag the bus down with your hand as it approaches. This new route will start/stop on the west side of the Clinton County Court House on North 3rd Street. The Lyons Business Park route will depart every half hour, at 5 minutes after the hour and 25 before the hour. The route will travel north on North 3rd Street to 19th Avenue North and crossover to Fulton City Hall, then back to 19th Avenue North & 3rd Street, (Clinton County Administration on request), proceed north to Main Ave., west on Main Avenue to the Bridgeview CMHC Area, MercyOne(13th Avenue North), Springdale Drive & Bluff Boulevard, and back to the Clinton County Court House. Some key route destinations: Clinton County Courthouse, Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, downtown City of Fulton, Clinton County Administration Building, ASAC, Clinton Humane Society, Data Dimensions, Bridgeview CMHC area, MercyOne (13th Avenue North), and The Lighthouse School.
This is scheduled to begin on Monday, August 21, 2023, and will run on a TRIAL basis until December 1, 2023.
The cities of Fulton and Clinton will meet and revaluate ridership and operations in the coming weeks. This could be the beginning of a partnership in the Gateway Area that will provide a much-needed service to citizens in all locations (if the need is proven to exist).
