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Lewis County Transit will implement updated bus routes starting Monday, September 14, 2026. The Green Route will remove stops at Elderberry St., Ralph Heck Way, Flying J’s, and Olympia Transit Center. A new Lacey Express line will run Monday through Friday, connecting Exit 77 Park & Ride in Chehalis to Mellen Street Transit Station in Centralia and then to Ralph Heck Way in Grand Mound.

The Red Route will add a Winco stop in Centralia and adjust Fred Meyer warehouse stop times in Chehalis. The Sports Hub Shuttle has been canceled until further notice. The Hydrogen Fueling Station project remains in commissioning phase, with no opening date announced yet.

📄 Source: Lewis County Transit — https://lewiscountytransit.org/news/
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    Lewis County Transit will implement updated bus routes starting Monday, September 14, 2026“Lewis County Transit will implement updates to select fixed bus routes on Monday, September 14 to improve rider experience and access.”
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    The Green Route will remove stops at Elderberry St.“The Elderberry St., Ralph Heck Wy., Flying J's, and Olympia Transit Center stops have been removed from Green Route.”
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    The Green Route will remove stops at Ralph Heck Way“The Elderberry St., Ralph Heck Wy., Flying J's, and Olympia Transit Center stops have been removed from Green Route.”
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    The Green Route will remove stops at Flying J’s“The Elderberry St., Ralph Heck Wy., Flying J’s, and Olympia Transit Center stops have been removed from Green Route.”
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    The Green Route will remove stops at Olympia Transit Center“The Elderberry St., Ralph Heck Wy., Flying J's, and Olympia Transit Center stops have been removed from Green Route.”
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    A new Lacey Express line will run Monday through Friday“The Elderberry St., Ralph Heck Wy., Flying J's, and Olympia Transit Center stops have been removed from Green Route. Our new Lacey Express will take riders from the new Exit 77 Park & Ride in Chehalis to the Mellen Street Transit Station in Centralia, then to Ralph Heck Way in Grand Mound and the Martin Street Lacey Express Red Route A stop at Winco in Centralia has been added to the end of the Red Route. Stop times for the Fred Meyer warehouse in Chehalis have been pushed back slightly to accommodate. Updated timetable coming soon.”
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    The Lacey Express line will connect Exit 77 Park & Ride in Chehalis to Mellen Street Transit Station in Centralia“Our new Lacey Express will take riders from the new Exit 77 Park & Ride in Chehalis to the Mellen Street Transit Station in Centralia, then to Ralph Heck Way in Grand Mound and the Martin Street Lacey Express Red Route.”
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    The Lacey Express line will connect Mellen Street Transit Station in Centralia to Ralph Heck Way in Grand Mound“Our new Lacey Express will take riders from the new Exit 77 Park & Ride in Chehalis to the Mellen Street Transit Station in Centralia, then to Ralph Heck Way in Grand Mound and the Martin Street Lacey Express Red Route.”
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    The Red Route will add a Winco stop in Centralia“Stop times for the Fred Meyer warehouse in Chehalis have been pushed back slightly to accommodate. Updated timetable coming soon.”
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    The Red Route will adjust Fred Meyer warehouse stop times in Chehalis“Stop times for the Fred Meyer warehouse in Chehalis have been pushed back slightly to accommodate.”
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    The Sports Hub Shuttle has been canceled until further notice“The Sports Hub Shuttle is currently canceled until further notice.”
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    The Hydrogen Fueling Station project remains in commissioning phase“Right now, we are in the commissioning phase, which means that each vendor is working through their unique checklists for every component under their purview to ensure that all parts are properly installed, connected, operable, and ready to transmit data for site monitoring.”
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    The Hydrogen Fueling Station project has no opening date announced yet“Lewis County Transit will announce an opening date once we have ensured that each component is functioning properly and ready for operation and monitoring.”

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