The Department of Public Works and Transportation is pleased to announce the expansion of the St Mary’s Transit System (STS) with the addition of a new public transportation route in southern St. Mary’s County. The Southern Route will begin service on January 17, 2005 and will be offered free of charge until February 1, 2005.
The Southern Route will connect with the Northbound/Southbound Route and the Great Mills Loop at the Tulagi Park and Ride in Lexington Park. The route will operate Monday through Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The cost for this route after February 1, 2005 will be $1.00 each way.
The Southern Route serves the Route 235 corridor beginning in Lexington Park at Tulagi Park and Ride and south through Hermanville to Greenbriar Estates Subdivision, south on Route 235 through Poplar Ridge road, past Lexington Estates, back on Route 235 and south through St. James and Dameron to Ridge. South on Route 5 to Ridge Post Office/Raleys Store then north on Route 5, through St. Inigoes to St. Mary’s City/St. Mary’s College, then north on Route 5 through Park Hall to Willows Road, then across Willows Road and back to Tulagi Park and Ride in Lexington Park.
Information and schedules for any of the STS routes are available on STS buses or by contacting the STS office at 301-475-5100.