Life in our city is constantly changing and MTA is responding, renaming our bus routes to make them more readily identifiable. For example, Macon’s Westgate Mall, once the largest and first air-conditioned mall in Georgia is gone — and so too is that route name. Only Route #9, HOUSTON AVENUE remains exactly the same, and three (3) routes retain some part of the original name. See the changes below. The timetable remains the same for all routes. NEW ROUTE NAMES are listed in RED:

                                                                        CURRENT                                                           REVISED ROUTE NAME                        

ROUTE 1                                                 Vineville                                                                   VINEVILLE / ZEBULON ROAD

ROUTE 2                                                 Bellevue Kroger                                          NORTH NAPIER / ZEBULON ROAD                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

ROUTE 3                                                 West Macon / Macon Mall                    WEST BIBB / VA CLINIC                                          

* ROUTE 4, BLOCK 1                   North Highland                       SHURLING / GRAY HIGHWAY / WALMART

* ROUTE 4, BLOCK 2                   North Highland                       SHURLING / GRAY HIGHWAY / WALMART

ROUTE 5                                                 Ocmulgee                                                              RIVERSIDE / TOM HILL SR.

ROUTE 6                                                 Westgate/Bloomfield                                PIO NONO / ROCKY CREEK

* ROUTE 7, BLOCK 1                   Eisenhower/Chambers Road            EISENHOWER / WALMART

* ROUTE 7, BLOCK 2                   Eisenhower/Chambers Road            EISENHOWER / WALMART

ROUTE 8                                                 East Macon                                       EAST BIBB / JEFFERSONVILLE ROAD

ROUTE 9                                                 Houston Avenue                                             HOUSTON AVENUE

ROUTE 10                                              Ocmulgee Express                                        NORTH BIBB / RIVER CROSSING

ROUTE 11                                              Bellevue Express                                            LOG CABIN / NORTH NAPIER

* Regarding ROUTES 4 & 7, BLOCK 1 & BLOCK 2: Although both blocks go to exactly the same places, the time schedules are different because these are 90-minute routes. MTA made this modification to provide riders with more frequent and varied travel options.