Bus Fares Are Going Up In Broward Next Month

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FT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) - Bus fares are going up in Broward.

At a meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 1th, county commissioners approved cost increases which go into effect on November 16th, 2014 and October 21, 2015.

"This is BCT's first fare increase in four years. It will help provide the funding needed to allow us to put more buses into service and to implement improvements to better serve our customers," said Tim Garling, Director of Broward County Transit Division.

Effective November 16th, the cost of multi-day bus passes will increase as follows:
7-Day and 10-Ride Bus passes will increase from $16 to $18.
31-Day Adult pass will increase from $58 to $65.
31-Day Reduced pass will increase from $29 to $35.
31-Day Reduced College Student pass will increase from $40 to $50.

The Premium Express one-way cash fare will increase from $2.35 to $2.65.
The Premium Express 31-Day pass will increase from $85 to $95.
The Premium Express 10-Ride pass will increase from $23.50 to $26.50.
The Reduced one-way cash fare will increase from $1.15 to $1.30.

The Broward County employee 31-Day pass will increase from $29 to $35.

Effective October 1st, 2015, the cost of bus fares and passes will increase as follows:
The regular, one-way cash fare will increase from $1.75 to $2.
The reduced, one-way cash fare will increase from $.85 to $1.
The regular, All-Day pass will increase from $4 to $5.
The reduced, All-Day pass will increase from $3 to $4.

The 7-Day and 10-Ride passes will increase from $18 to $20.
The 31-Day Adult pass will increase from $65 to $70.
The Reduced, 31-Day pass will increase from $35 to $40.

The Broward County employee 31-Day pass will increase from $35 to $40.

The 31-Day Reduced College Student pass and the Premium Express one-way cash fares and bus passes will not increase In October 2015.

All current bus passes will continue to work through their expiration date. BCT's transfer fee structures to and from Miami-Dade, Palm Tran and Tri-Rail transit systems will remain the same.

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