DART's D-Line to serve Yankee Doodle concert goers

The hours of the free-to-ride D-Line Downtown Shuttle will be extended to 11 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, 2015, to take people to the Des Moines Symphony’s Yankee Doodle Pops concert.

The service allows people to avoid the hassles of road closures and trying to find parking near the event. Attendees can instead park anywhere near the D-Line route and ride the shuttle the rest of the way. The D-Line is free to ride and arrives at stops approximately every 10 minutes.

The D-Line typically circulates east and west between downtown, the East Village and the Capitol Complex. The route will detour all day Thursday, July 2, 2015 due to road closures that day:

• 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Throughout the business day, the shuttle will operate on Grand Avenue and Locust Street through most of downtown, then detour on Walnut Street over the Walnut Street Bridge to the East Village and around the Capitol Complex.

• 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.* – During the evening, the shuttle will operate on the same detoured route throughout downtown and across the Des Moines River. However, beginning at 6 p.m. the shuttle will travel only as far as East 6th Street, which will be the main pick-up and drop-off point for concert-goers.

• *After 10 p.m. – After the fireworks, the shuttle will carry passengers westbound only, delivering them to their vehicles throughout downtown.

For more information, please call 515-283-8100 or email dart@ridedart.com.

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority is the public transportation provider that serves Polk County. DART operates a family of transportation services that makes getting around the Greater Des Moines area easier and more convenient. For more information about DART services, schedules, route changes, or directions to the nearest DART stop, visit the website at www.ridedart.com or call 515-283-8100. The MyDART Tools, Trip Planner and RideTime Transit app are now available at www.ridedart.com.