Wake Forest Loop B resumed normal operations today (Tuesday, May 26), after being suspended since March 30 due to COVID-19. Wake Forest-Raleigh Express service remains suspended until further notice.
Operated using GoRaleigh vehicles, Wake Forest Loops A and B offer fare-free service for residents traveling within Wake Forest and a portion of Wakefield.
Riders are asked to board the GoRaleigh buses using the rear doors in an effort to promote greater social distancing. Front door access will be available for persons with disabilities. Per CDC guidelines, if you are sick, please stay at home and only travel if it is absolutely necessary. Please cover your mouth and nose when you cough and sneeze, wash your hands frequently with soap and water, avoid touching your face, and keep distance between yourself and others. These practices can help limit the impact of COVID-19 on our community. For more information, call 919-485-RIDE (7433).
After more than 10 years of operating with one bus five-days-a-week, the Wake Forest Loop (WFL) in January added a second bus to run a reverse route and introduced Saturday service. Now operating six days-a-week, the WFL enables riders to travel both clockwise and counter-clockwise along the existing route effectively cutting wait times in half from 60 to 30 minutes. The local service remains free of charge.
These changes, coupled with enhancements introduced in October 2019, have made public transportation more accessible to larger numbers of residents.
In mid-October the WFL began offering an early/late extension along North Main Street and a mid-day extension into Heritage. At 6:32 a.m., 7:32 a.m., 8:32 a.m. and 9:32 a.m., the WFL departs Wake Forest Crossing, 12536 Capital Blvd., and makes stops at the intersections of North Main Street/East Oak Avenue and North Wingate Street/West Oak Avenue before proceeding to the CVS Pharmacy stop at the intersection of North White Street/Roosevelt Avenue. The late extension repeats the sequence hourly from 4:32 p.m. to 7:32 p.m.
The mid-day extension into Heritage is offered hourly from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. At the top of each hour, the WFL departs downtown Wake Forest and travels to a bus stop at the intersection of Heritage Branch Road/Branch Ferry Court before proceeding to the stop at Wakefield Commons, 14600 New Falls of Neuse Road.
For complete information about Wake Forest Bus Service, including route schedules, maps, brochures and holiday schedules, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/transportation/bus-service or contact Planning Director Courtney Tanner at 919-435-9510 or ctanner@wakeforestnc.gov.
