Middlesex County Area Transit (MCAT) Shuttle Routes
The Middlesex County
Area Transit (MCAT) Shuttle program is a modified fixed route service
developed by the Middlesex County Department of Transportation that
combines the best features of paratransit and fixed route transit to
meet the needs of senior citizens, individuals with disabilities and
the general public. Similar to paratransit services, the MCAT Shuttle
routes use minibuses that can wind their way into shopping centers,
apartment complexes and medical plazas to provide more of a curb-to-curb
service. Like transit, services operate on a fixed schedule and offer
passengers greater choice of flexible trip times without advance reservation.
The MCAT Shuttle
routes are designed to meet the needs of many transportation dependent
persons who are able to access the service. Routes offer a 60 minute
frequency of service, are wheelchair accessible and offer connections
to NJ Transit bus and rail services. The result is a service that can
operate at a much higher productivity than paratransit service and at
a reduced subsidy per passenger trip.
The four MCAT Shuttle
routes offer a major expansion of public transit for the residents of
Middlesex County;
- New Brunswick-
Jamesburg-Exit 8A - The Exit 8A route provides peak period service
between Perth Amboy/New Brunswick and the employment centers located
at Exit 8A of the New Jersey Turnpike and offers connections between
New Brunswick and Jamesburg during off-peak hours.
- The Brunswick
Square Mall- Monroe-Jamesburg
- The Brunswick Square Mall route serves a number of adult communities
and senior citizen centers as well as connecting Jamesburg, Helmetta
and Spotswood Boroughs with destinations in East Brunswick including
the Brunswick Square Mall.
- The Brunswick
Square Mall-South River-Old Bridge
- The route will include major stops at key locations destinations
shopping centers, medical offices and the Raritan Bay Medical Center
(Old Bridge) served by the route. Passengers using this route and
the Brunswick Square Mall-Jamesburg Community Shuttle route can also
connect to NJ Transit local bus service at Brunswick Square Mall and
the Old Bridge Municipal Complex.
- New Brunswick
Rail Station Jersey Avenue
- The service will operate between the Somerset and George Bus Stop
(which includes four NJ Transit 800 series route, the MCAT 8A Shuttle
and Rutgers University bus routes) and the southernmost point of Jersey
Avenue where it intersects with Route 1 South.
Please refer to
the timetables for the MCAT Shuttle routes for more detailed information
including route and times of service.
New
Brunswick- Jamesburg-Exit 8A Timetable
The
Brunswick Square Mall-Monroe-Jamesburg Timetable
The
Brunswick Square Mall-South River-Old Bridge Timetable
New
Brunswick Rail Station Jersey Avenue
BrunsQuik Loop
The timetables for
the MCAT Shuttle routes are Adobe Acrobat PDF files, which require a
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