- Description:
- Western Contra Costa County Transit Authority service in Pinole, Hercules, Rodeo, and Hilltop Mall
- Vehicles:
- Thomas
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WestCat is a non-profit public transportation authority extablished in 1977 and are responsible for providing public transit service within the cities of Pinole and Hercules and the unicorporated communities of Crockett, Rodeo, Port Costa, Tara Hills and Montalvin Manor in Western Contra Costa County with regional service to Martinez. WesCAT operates 10 fixed routes, a paratransit service for senior and disabled passengers, and one regional route, the Martinez Link, which connects Western Contra Costa cities with the County Seat in Martinez.
In July, 1998 WestCAT assumed responsibility from BART for operation of Express bus service in the I-80 cooridor between its service area and the El Cerrito del Norte BART station. WestCAT Systemwide ridership for the 2001/02 fiscal year was 1,422,493 passengers. WestCAT owns a fleet of 12 paratransit vehicles and 30 fixed route/express buses operated out of the Authority's facility in Pinole.
The Authority contracts with a private company, currently MV Transportation, for operation and maintenance ofthe vehicles. WestCAT Express Service operate 7 days a week, 365 days a year and is designed to provide convenient timed connections to the BART rail system. WestCAT Local Fixed Routes operate Monday to Saturday, and offer timed transfers with WestCAT Express buses. Martinez Link (30Z) operates M-F
30Z Martinez Link
30Z connects the western part of Contra Costa County with the Central part
Mar 7, 2000