YARTS bus in Yosemite National Park
Credit: YARTS
December 28, 2022 - MERCED – Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) will soon benefit from a $3.68 million federal award for the replacement of four buses. The funding is part of the fiscal year 2023 omnibus spending package that was signed by President Biden this week and is one of several community projects in the region sponsored by Congressman Jim Costa (D-16) and funded in the bill.
The YARTS fleet makes up the only public transit system that runs service to and from Yosemite
National Park. YARTS’ fleet of buses includes several vehicles approaching the end of their
useful life which will need to be replaced within the next three years. This federal award will be
used to replace four of these vehicles with clean-diesel, over-the-road, coach buses that will
operate within the YARTS service network along the four state highways into, and within, the
Park from five surrounding counties.
The YARTS fleet makes up the only public transit system that runs service to and from Yosemite National Park. YARTS’ fleet of buses includes several vehicles approaching the end of their useful life which will need to be replaced within the next three years. This federal award will be used to replace four of these vehicles with clean-diesel, over-the-road, coach buses that will operate within the YARTS service network along the four state highways into, and within, the Park from five surrounding counties.
For more information about YARTS schedules, routes, or to book tickets, please visit
www.yarts.com or call (877) 989-2787.
For more information about YARTS schedules, routes, or to book tickets, please visit yarts.com or call (877) 989-2787.
YARTS is a California Joint Powers Authority comprised of Merced, Mariposa, Tuolumne, Madera, and Mono Counties in partnership with Caltrans, Federal Highway Administration, National Park Service and the United States Forest Service. The Merced County Association of Governments provides administrative services and operational support for YARTS.
Source: YARTS