Thanksgiving Parade Route Schedule

NEWS RELEASE – For Immediate Release
Contact: Cynthia Grajeda, Marketing and Customer Relations Coordinator
915.534.5838 or 915.472.5949 (mobile)
November 25, 2008
Thanksgiving Parade Route Schedule

EL PASO, TEXAS – Sun Metro will detour inbound and outbound routes off of Montana St. and Five Points Terminal on Thursday, November 27, 2008 to accommodate for this year’s First Light Federal Credit Union Thanksgiving Sun Bowl Parade. The temporary detours will remain in effect from 6:00am until 4:00pm or until the parade has ended and the streets are clear.

Sun Metro personnel will be at Five Points Terminal and at Alternate Boarding Locations to assist passengers during the Thanksgiving Parade. Drivers will make courtesy stops as necessary on affected routes until buses return to their regular Sunday schedule.

# 32 Logan Heights via Piedras, # 41 Northgate via Piedras
Alternate Boarding Point
Routes 32, 41 will detour Five Points Terminal on inbound and outbound trips using an alternate boarding point located on the corner of Piedras and Grant. Service will not be provided to Raynor or Five Points Terminal (courtesy service will be provided from Five Points Terminal to temporary Raynor relocation.)

#35 Northgate via Dyer; #50 Montana; #55 Eastside Terminals
Alternate Boarding Point
Inbound Routes 35, 50, 55 will detour Five Points Terminal using an alternate boarding point located on Yandell between San Marcial and Raynor.
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#25 Thomason Hospital, #30 Fort Bliss via Pleasonton, #33 Government Hill via Bassett Center, #35 Northgate via Dyer, #50 Montana, #55 Eastside Terminal
Alternate Boarding Point
Outbound Routes 25, 30, 33, 35, 50, and 55 will detour Five Points Terminal using an alternate boarding point located on Raynor between Yandell and Wyoming.

Route Changes
#30 Fort Bliss via Pleasonton, #33 Government Hill via Basset
Routes 30, 33 will detour Montana Ave. on outbound trip using Yandell, Gateway North, Trowbridge, and Pershing;
On inbound trip using Pershing, Trowbridge, Gateway South, Yandell, San Marcial, Wyoming and Raynor.
#25 Thomason Hospital/Cielo Vista
Route 25 will detour Montana Ave. on outbound trip using Tularosa and Piedras;
On inbound trip using Raynor.
#35 Northgate via Dyer
Route 35 will detour Montana Ave. on outbound trip using Franklin, Campbell, Wyoming, Raynor, Yandell, Gateway North, Trowbridge, Douglas, Copia to regular route;
On inbound trip route 35 will detour Montana Ave. using Copia, Hueco, Gateway South, Yandell, Virginia, Missouri, Santa Fe to regular route.
#50 Montana
Route 50 will detour Montana Ave. on outbound trip using Franklin, Campbell, Wyoming, Raynor, Yandell, Gateway North, Montana, to regular route;
On inbound trip route 50 will detour Montana Ave. using Gateway South, Yandell, Virginia, Missouri, Santa Fe to regular route.
#55 Eastside Terminal
Route 55 will detour Montana Ave. on outbound trip using Raynor, Wyoming, Yandell and Gateway North;
On inbound trip will detour Montana using Gateway South, Yandell, and Piedras.
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CITY COUNCIL
JOHN COOK ANN MORGAN LILLY, DISTRICT 1
MAYOR SUSANNAH M. BYRD, DISTRICT 2
EMMA ACOSTA, DISTRICT 3
JOYCE WILSON MELINA CASTRO, DISTRICT 4
CITY MANAGER RACHEL QUINTANA, DISTRICT 5
EDDIE HOLGUIN, JR., DISTRICT 6
STEVE ORTEGA, DISTRICT 7
TIM OMICK BETO O’ROURKE, DISTRICT 8
DIRECTOR
SUN METRO


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