LeeTran will provide extended transportation services in Downtown Fort Myers and on Fort Myers Beach to accommodate New Year’s Eve festivities.

Downtown Fort Myers River District service will include:

• The Blue and Gold line trolleys (Routes 500 and 505) will run until 1 a.m.

Fort Myers Beach Service will include:

• The free open-air beach trams will extend service until 1 a.m. from Bowditch Point Park to the beach library.

• Route 490, which travels between Times Square and the Beach Park & Ride at 11101 Summerlin Square Drive, will run its normal service until the last departure off the beach around 10:30 p.m. After this final departure from Times Square, a shuttle service will start from the Main Street Park & Ride (at the foot of the Matanzas Pass Bridge) to the Beach Park & Ride until 1 a.m. Jan 1, following the fireworks festivities.

Riders seeking transportation from Fort Myers Beach to the Beach Park & Ride after the bridge closure will have to walk across the bridge to the Main Street Park & Ride to catch the 490 shuttle to the Beach Park & Ride. The last shuttle to the Beach Park & Ride will depart the Main Street Park & Ride at 1 a.m.

LeeTran is the public transit provider for Lee County. LeeTran operates 25 bus routes during season and a paratransit service known as Passport. LeeTran employs nearly 300 people and has a fleet of 57 fixed-route vehicles, five beach trams, 50 paratransit vans and six micro-transit vehicles. To learn more about the services offered by LeeTran, or for schedule and fare information, call 239-LEE-TRAN, or visit RideLeeTran.com.

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