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New Executive Director at El Dorado Transit Diamond Springs, CA, September 27, 2023–   City of Placerville Vice Mayor Jackie Neau, chair of the El Dorado Transit Board of Directors, recently announced that Brian James has been selected as its new Executive Director. Brian has worked effectively as the Planning and Marketing Manager at El Dorado [ Continue reading the full article » ]

El Dorado Transit Announces Fall Sale on Local Fixed Route Monthly Passes   El Dorado Transit will be offering a Fall sale on Local Fixed Route monthly passes in October, November and December 2023. General Monthly Local Pass – $20.00 (originally $60.00) Senior/Disabled Monthly Local Pass – $10.00 (originally $30.00) Student K-12 Monthly Local Pass [ Continue reading the full article » ]

California Clean Air Day   El Dorado Transit recognizes the importance that clean air has for the health and wellness in our daily lives.  In recognition of California Clean Air Day, all Local and Sacramento Commuter routes will be FREE on Wednesday, October 4, 2023.  For more information, visit www.cleanairday.org

Diamond Springs, CA, September 1, 2023– At El Dorado Transit, it’s important that we continually review and upgrade our services.  We would like to invite the public to join one of two workshops on Monday, September 11, 2023.  The first workshop will be at 10:00 AM at the Placerville Library at 345 Fair Lane.  The [ Continue reading the full article » ]

Diamond Springs, CA, August 31, 2023 – Effective Saturday, September 2, 2023, El Dorado Transit will reinstate Route #25 Saturday Express and Route #35 Diamond Springs/El Dorado. These routes will provide hourly bus service in the communities of Pollock Pines, Camino, Placerville, Diamond Springs, and El Dorado between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm every Saturday.

Newsletter Volume 7 – Number 3 2023

For Immediate Release El Dorado Transit will be offering a Fall sale on Local Fixed Route monthly passes in July, August, and September 2023. General Monthly Local Pass – $20.00 (originally $60.00) Senior/Disabled Monthly Local Pass – $10.00 (originally $30.00) Student K-12 Monthly Local Pass – $10.00 (originally $30.00) For pass sales location information please [ Continue reading the full article » ]

On Monday, June 26, 2023 the following Local Fixed Route updates will be implemented: Route 20 – Placerville: Stop times will be adjusted to better match current running times. Eskaton Village Placerville will be on the schedule once each hour. The Placerville Senior Center will be a request stop all hours of the day. The last [ Continue reading the full article » ]

El Dorado Transit’s business office and dispatch center will be closed, and the following services will NOT operate on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 in observance of the Independence Day Holiday: Local Bus Routes Commuter Bus Routes Dial-A-Ride Services NOTE: The Sacramento/South Lake Tahoe Connecting bus will operate on a holiday schedule on Tuesday, July 4th. [ Continue reading the full article » ]

On Monday, April 24, 2023 the City of Placerville will begin construction at Placerville Station on Mosquito Road. During construction El Dorado Transit will continue to serve the Placerville Station bus stop as normal. For more information regarding this project please visit https://www.cityofplacerville.org/placerville-station-ii-park-n-bus .