HOT SPRINGS — The Mountain Xpress, a free shuttle bus that takes visitors through the downtown historic and arts district, and to the Convention Center, Hot Springs Mountain and the Mountain Tower, is in operation again this year.
The bus will run at 30-minute intervals between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays through Sept. 3. Buses will stop to pick up passengers at major downtown hotels and three designated park-and-ride areas.
The buses are air-conditioned, and bike racks enable cyclists to travel a portion of the route by bike and the rest by bus.
Visitors will be able to park their cars free and board the buses at the Hot Springs Convention Center parking lot, 134 Convention Blvd.; Transportation Plaza, 100 Broadway Terrace; and the Exchange Street Parking Plaza on Central Avenue, where parking on the top two floors is free, and riders can board the bus on Central Avenue in front of the Plaza.
There will be signs along Bathhouse Row and in the business district where the buses will stop to pick up passengers. Hotels with pickup stops include the Austin Hotel & Convention Center, Embassy Suites Hot Springs, the Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa, the Park Hotel and the Hot Springs Hotel.
For more information, call Hot Springs Intracity Transit at (501) 321-2020.
Tri-Lakes, Pages 132 on 05/27/2012