May 23, 2018
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Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Gorge Express Bus Returns
The popular Columbia
Gorge Express bus service
by the Oregon Department of
Transportation begins its third
year on Friday, May 25 and
now it will go as far east as
Hood River and operate seven
days a week, year-round.
The bus will begin Fri-
day-Saturday-Sunday service
– plus Memorial Day -- from
Gateway Transit Center in
Portland to Rooster Rock State
Park, Multnomah Falls, Cas-
cade Locks and Hood River.
On June 11, the bus will start
service seven days a week,
year-round.
“This service opens up ac-
cess to the treasures of the Co-
lumbia River Gorge to people
who had no way to get there
in the past,” said Rian Wind-
sheimer, ODOT’s regional
manager for the Portland area.
Service will begin at 8:30
a.m. Friday when the first bus
of the day leaves Gateway
Transit Center. The last bus of
the day departs Hood River for
Portland at 7:10 p.m.
A round-trip ticket from
Gateway Transit Center to
Multnomah Falls will still cost
$5 per person and an all-day,
hop-on/hop-off pass will cost
$15 for individuals. Children 6
and under ride for free.
The Columbia Gorge Express bus, sponsored by the Oregon Department of Transportation, returns to service in time for the
Memorial Day Weekend.
Riders are strongly encour-
aged to purchase tickets in
advance to avoid boarding
delays. For the full schedule,
tickets, and more information
go to ColumbiaGorgeExpress.
com.
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