Shuttle service to shut down

The OurWay commuter shuttle service that runs between Ouray, Ridgway and Montrose will shut down at the end of this year due to lack of funding. After nearly three years, the pilot program’s $531,000 Multimodal Transportation and Mitigations Option Fund grant from the Colorado Department of Transportation has run out, and Ouray County’s local governments haven’t agreed to keep funding the program. The county, the city of Ouray and the town of Ridgway initially contributed nearly $178,000 in matching funds. Ouray County drafted a letter to officially notify All Points Transit, the Montrose-based nonprofit running the shuttle. The county plans to terminate its participation in the program on Dec. 31. According to a note on All Point’s website the last day of operations will be Dec. 30. Commissioner Jake Niece said he met with All Points on Nov. 9.

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