New Bus Route To Service Wellesley Businesses, Green Line

Wellesley residents will be able to get around without the use of a car even easier now that the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) will be expanding their bus service in town.

According to a press release on Town of Wellesley website, the town partnered with MWRTA to receive the $400,000 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

"The grant will support new fixed route bus service linking Wellesley to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) green line with connections to other bus routes in the MetroWest region," the release said.

People using the bus will able to pay with their Charlie Card or cash, as to allow riders a seamless transition to the MBTA service.

"The new Wellesley service will build connections between the Boston and the MetroWest region allowing people to live, work and play seamlessly across the area without the use of a car” said Ed Carr, Administrator of the MWRTA.

A start date has not yet been announced, but the town anticipates service to begin this fall.