The Mayor's Column

Monroe Township Transportation Division

The Monroe Township Transportation Division continues to help its residents get to their non-emergency medical appointments and to various destinations, all at no cost.

In 2011, a total of 25,385 passengers utilized the Transportation Division’s services.  Nearly 11,746 of the total passengers used the shuttle buses to Princeton and Freehold and the remainder used the buses for our In-Town shuttles, medical visits and recreational trips.

The Out-of-Town shuttles pickup residents, regardless of age, at locations throughout the Township.  They bring them to specific stops including the Freehold Raceway Mall, Centra State Medical Center, East Windsor Town Center (Multiplex Cinemas, Shop-Rite), Princeton Medical Center, Palmer Square among other locations. 
The medical buses take seniors and disabled residents of Monroe and Jamesburg to doctors and other medical facilities (i.e. radiology centers) located in Monroe, Jamesburg, Cranbury, Plainsboro and Princeton for non-emergency appointments. Reservations are required five business day in advance for the medical shuttle.
Furthermore, on Tuesdays and Thursdays residents can utilize the In-Town shuttles to locations in the Concordia Shopping Center, Town Center, Apple Plaza, and downtown Jamesburg.  Residents in the adult communities will be picked up on the main street in their community.  We will pick up Monroe residents that don’t live in an adult community curbside at their private homes.  Reservations are required to be made 24 hours in advance.

The Transportation Division also offers a weekly grocery shopping bus to various nearby shopping locations on Mondays.  In addition, the Transportation Division works closely with other entities, such as Middlesex County, coordinating rides for our residents with the County Area Transit system (MCAT). By working with these entities, we are able to supplement our own shuttle services, and help get residents out and around the entire county.

The Township provides these free shuttle services with support from the county, state and federal grants, which helps pay for the purchase and maintenance of our buses. 

The Division will continue to find ways to make it even easier for residents to use its transportation services. Residents can find out about our many transportation services by utilizing the Township website www.monroetwp.com or through our local the television station, Channel 28 for Comcast subscribers.

These two communication mediums will help keep residents informed of the most up-to-date transportation schedule. For more information, call the Transportation Division at 732-521-6100.

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