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On demand public transit coming to Lehigh Acres

Map showing plans for LeeTran's Ultra on demand transit service expanding to Lehigh Acres
LeeTran
Map showing plans for LeeTran's Ultra on demand transit service expanding to Lehigh Acres

A new way to use public transportation is coming to Lehigh Acres. LeeTran's ULTRA On-Demand service will expand to the central part of Lehigh Acres, likely starting sometime this fall.

Lee County commissioners have approved spending $260,000 to match the same amount from the state of Florida.

The program will supplement LeeTran bus route 515. The on-demand program allows people to get a minivan to take them anywhere in the central part of the community.

Once launched, the service will be available seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Passengers will be able to use the Uber app or make ride requests or via telephone at 239-533-8726.

The exact launch date will be announced later this year. The anticipated month in which it will start is November.

The cost will start at $1.50 per trip.

LeeTran's ULTRA On-Demand service currently extends through the Bonita Springs region.

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Forty-one-year veteran of television news in markets around the country, including more than 18 years as an anchor and reporter at WINK-TV in southwest Florida.