LAYTON -- Another round of Utah Transit Authority cutbacks are set to go into effect on Sunday.
Although some routes will be impacted in Davis County, the Top of Utah wasn't hit as hard as Salt Lake County. Weber County will not face cuts, and cuts in Davis County will impact only commuter trips to Salt Lake City.
UTA spokesman Gerry Carpenter said there are no Weber County routes or intercounty bus routes in Davis County that will be impacted.
The only Davis County routes that will be impacted are four that circulate between the southern end of the county and Salt Lake City.
Routes 460 in Woods Cross, 461 in Bountiful, 462 in North Salt Lake, and 463 in West Bountiful -- all commuter routes to Salt Lake City -- will be reduced to two morning trips and two evening trips.
For more information on the routes, view a fully updated schedule at www.rideuta.com.
The service cutbacks coincide with the opening of the Mid-Jordan and West Valley light rail lines.
The new lines actually represent a significant increase in overall transit service, Carpenter said, although the increases are confined to the western part of Salt Lake County.
In the past, whenever UTA has opened a light rail line, the agency has adjusted bus service to make the entire system operate more efficiently, Carpenter said.
The final service plan is the result of a six-month process, during which the agency gathered information from the public and developed two proposed service scenarios.
Carpenter said UTA has faced the budget challenge of significantly reduced sales tax revenues as a result of the economic recession while preparing to open the new lines.
A smaller-than-projected operating budget required adjustments of the entire system to lower costs and improve efficiency while still expanding overall service.
In April, UTA eliminated service on six bus routes in Weber, Davis and Box Elder counties to save approximately $300,000.
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