MBTA bus services will return to the heart of Danvers for the first time in six years this fall with the restoration of the 465 route, canceled amid the COVID-19 health crisis.
Danvers Land Use & Community Services Director Aaron Henry told the Select Board on Tuesday that the MBTA was restoring the service from Danvers Square to Salem Depot as of Sept 6. The route will be on a one-year pilot program with plans already in place to make it permanent, according to Henry.
State Rep. Sally Kerans is a staunch advocate for the bus line instrumental in getting the bus line reinstated. Sally argued at the time that Danvers was making strides toward more public transit-oriented development, including the Maple Square project, and that the MBTA was not rewarding those efforts with service that would make it easier for someone living downtown to be able to get to Salem and into Boston without needing a car.
This will now happen with a route that will run every 65 minutes, including Sundays..