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Lake Havasu Press Release

          Havasu Area Transit (HAT) is offering a “Free Ride Day” for the inauguration of the Lake Havasu City  Trolley Service. On Friday, July 1, all HAT buses and trolleys will operate free of charge. Citizens and visitors are encouraged to park their cars and take a free bus ride to work, shop or just to enjoy the day in Lake Havasu City.
          Lake Havasu City received four Classic American Trolleys from the Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transit Authority (NAIPTA), located in Flagstaff, Arizona. NAIPTA is the public transit operating authority for the Flagstaff area, the City of Cottonwood, and the City of Sedona, where the trolleys have been in operation since 2006. No local funding was required for the trolley acquisition due to the trolleys being under a federal government lien. The trolleys will provide service to all island resorts, Site Six, London Bridge Beach, lower Swanson Avenue, McCulloch Boulevard North, and the medical corridor near Havasu Regional Medical Center. A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for June 30, 2011, at City Hall starting at 10:30 a.m. HAT will now service 113 bus stops located around Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills and the Shops at Lake Havasu. On July 1, the Red, Brown, and Blue routes will be operating hourly from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., Green route (Shops at Lake Havasu) will operate 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and the new Trolley Service will operate every thirty minutes, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Routes and schedules are available from any HAT driver, City Hall, the Interagency Council, the Lake Havasu City website at www.lhcaz.gov, or by calling HAT dispatch at 453-7600.
          Also on July 1, Havasu Area Transit’s “Top Hat” Curb-to-Curb service is offered free to pre-qualified seniors and disabled persons on a first-come, first-served basis. A 24-hour advanced reservation is requested as seats are limited. Call 453-7600 for more information.

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