JEFFTran to use ‘alternating route schedule’ amid staffing shortage
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
JEFFTran, Jefferson City’s public bus system, will being using an “alternating route schedule” beginning on Monday, May 4, according to a news release on the city’s website.
The city cites “an ongoing bus driver shortage and recent staff retirements” as the reason for the new schedule.
The release says fixed routes will operate during the early morning and late afternoon hours, while the Gold/Green and Red/Blue routes will alternate service from 8:40 a.m.-3:20 p.m.
Handi-Wheels will operate “under the same modified service levels that have been in place in recent months,” the release says.
The release says the changes will “remain in place for the foreseeable future as JeffTran works to recruit, hire, and train additional bus operators. Restoring full service remains a top priority.”
The full schedule can be found in the image below.
This caption shows the bus schedule in Jefferson City beginning on Monday, May 4, 2026. [Courtesy Jefferson City]