New Unlimited Ride Bus Passes for Centro Riders
New fares to go into effect May 18, 2009

     Oswego, NY – Centro customers in Oswego will soon be able to buy NEW Centro passes that allow riders an unlimited ride option. Centro will debut weekly and monthly unlimited ride passes in Oswego County that offer customers unlimited rides for a predetermined number of days – seven (7) calendar days for weekly passes and thirty (30) calendar days for monthly passes.  The unlimited ride passes have been a popular choice of Centro customers in Syracuse for years.

     Customers can also purchase 10-ride passes that never expire.  These passes will be priced for adults ($7.50) and those who qualify for Centro’s reduced fares ($3.50).  Each of these new types

of passes will be available when new fares - originally scheduled for May 4, 2009  - go into effect May 18, 2009.

     “The new effective date is to allow proper manufacture and distribution of these new fare passes,” said Centro Executive Director Frank Kobliski.  “We want to make sure our customers are equipped with a full array of options when our new fares go into effect.”

     Within the cities of Oswego and Fulton, the cost of an adult fare ride is increasing from $ .60 to $.75 cents and the cost of a reduced fare is increasing from $ .30 to $.35.

     In addition to the unlimited and 10-ride passes, Centro customers can continue to purchase Centro debit cards. Centro will offer higher value cards of $15 and $30 to coincide with the new fares.

     The new passes will be available the week prior to May 18, 2009 and can be purchased at:

Centro Offices
512 East Seneca St
Oswego, NY 13126

Waynes Drug Store
24 W Bridge St
Oswego, NY 13126

Fulton Savings Bank
41 S First St
Fulton, NY 13069

Or order by phone at (315) 442-3333.

     New schedules (Yellow) will be available in print and online on April 27, 2009.  Customers are encouraged to call 342-4400 for details.