List of NJ Transit bus routes (1–99)
NJ Transit operates or contracts out the following bus routes, all of which originate from Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken, or Elizabeth. Many were once streetcar lines. These routes are operated from garages in NJ Transit's Northern and Central Divisions, or by Community Transportation under contract. Not included in the list of lines below is the Newark Light Rail system, which is operated from the Central Division.
Routes
Northern Division
The following lines are operated from garages in NJ Transit's Northern Division.[1][2] All routes are exact fare lines. In this table, PSCT represents Public Service Coordinated Transport, a predecessor to Transport of New Jersey.
Destinations shown are for the full route except for branching.
Route | Terminals | Major streets | Notes | History | Garage | |
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2 | Journal Square | Secaucus Junction | Kennedy Boulevard, County Avenue, and Meadowlands Parkway |
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6 | Jersey City-Greenville Merritt Street or Lafayette Loop |
Ocean Avenue |
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8 | Bayonne
54th Street |
Bergen Avenue, Old Bergen Road | Service under NJ Transit beginning October 29, 2023. |
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9 | Jersey City Society Hill Drive | Newport Mall | West Side Avenue, Montgomery Street, Marin Boulevard. | Service under NJ Transit beginning October 29, 2023. |
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10 | Journal Square | Bayonne 2nd Street |
Kennedy Boulevard |
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14 | Jersey CityHudson Mall | Sip Avenue, West Side Avenue | Service under NJ Transit beginning October 29, 2023. |
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22 | Hoboken Terminal | North Bergen Nungessers |
Washington Street and New York/Bergenline Avenues |
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22X | Bergenline Avenue and 49th Street |
Observer Highway, Paterson Plank Road, 9th Street-Congress Street, Palisade Avenue, and New York/Bergenline Avenues
Meadowlands |
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23 | Port Imperial or Hoboken Terminal |
North Bergen Nungessers |
Boulevard East |
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72 | Paterson Broadway Bus Terminal | Newark Penn | Bloomfield Avenue, Broad Street |
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74 | Branch Brook Park | Main Street/Main Avenue and Kingsland Street/Kingsland Road (all trips) Delawanna Avenue and Clifton Commons (select trips) Washington Avenue (select trips) Union Avenue (select trips) Franklin Avenue (most trips) |
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80 | Jersey City-Greenville or Society Hill
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Exchange Place or Journal Square |
Seaview Avenue, Romar Avenue, West Side Avenue, Newark Avenue, and Montgomery Street |
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81 | Bayonne 1 Street and Avenue C or Jersey City-Greenville |
Exchange Place | Avenue C, New Jersey Turnpike (X trips only), Ocean Avenue (full-time), Montgomery Street |
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82 | Union City Summit Avenue & Paterson Plank Road |
Exchange Place | Transfer Station, Summit Avenue, Newark Avenue, and Montgomery Street |
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83 | Hackensack Transfer | Journal Square | Main Street, U.S. Route 46, Tonnelle Avenue, Bergen Turnpike, and Summit Avenue Westside Avenue (select rush hour trips only) |
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84 | Journal Square | North Bergen Nungessers |
Newark Avenue, Palisade Avenue, Park Avenue, and Bergenline Avenue |
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85 | Hoboken Terminal | American Dream Meadowlands | Observer Highway, Paterson Plank Road, Transfer Station, Summit Avenue, Union Turnpike, Bergen Turnpike, Plaza Drive, Harmon Meadow |
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86 | Newport Centre Mall | Bergenline Avenue 49th Street via Exchange Place (weekday rush hour only) |
Newark Avenue, Palisade Avenue, Park Avenue, Bergenline Avenue |
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87 | Jersey City-Greenville or Secaucus
(late nights) |
Hoboken Terminal or Journal Square (weekday rush hours only) |
Old Bergen Road, MLK Drive, Bergen Avenue, Central Avenue, Palisade Avenue, and Paterson Plank Road |
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88 | Journal Square | North Bergen Nungesser's |
Kennedy Boulevard (peak) Central Avenue (off peak)[6] |
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89 | North Bergen Nungessers |
Hoboken Terminal | Park Avenue, Washington Street, and Bergenline Avenue |
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Central Division
The following lines are operated from garages in NJ Transit's Central Division. All lines are exact fare lines except for the 63, 64, 67, and 68. In this table, PSCT represents Public Service Coordinated Transport, a predecessor to Transport of New Jersey.
Destinations shown are for the full route except for branching.
Central Division, Essex County
Route | Terminals | Major streets | Notes | History | Garage | |
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1 | Newark-Ivy Hill | Journal Square, Exchange Place Newark-Ironbound |
16 Avenue, Market Street, and Ferry Street/Raymond Boulevard (all trips) Communipaw Avenue (Exchange Place trips) West Side Avenue (Journal Square trips) |
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5 | Newark Penn | East Orange | 18 Avenue and South 10 Street |
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11 | Willowbrook Mall | Downtown Newark (weekdays and Saturdays) Newark Penn (Bus 11 will no longer have routes to Wayne on Sundays as of January 2015) |
Bloomfield Avenue and Pompton Avenue |
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13 | Irvington Bus Terminal or Valley Fair | Clifton Clifton Commons, or Clifton Industrial Park |
Bloomfield Avenue (Clifton trips only), Washington Avenue (Clifton Commons Trips only), Broadway, Clinton Avenue |
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21 | West Orange Mississippi Loop |
Newark Penn | Main Street, Market Street |
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24 | Orange Erie Loop |
The Mills at Jersey Gardens | Elizabeth Avenue, Frelinghuysen Avenue, Central Avenhe |
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25/ GO25 |
Maplewood (full-time) Irvington Bus Terminal (go25 trips only) |
Essex County Correctional Center Newark Penn (go25 trips only) |
Springfield Avenue |
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26 | Elizabeth | Irvington Bus Terminal | Union Avenue, Liberty Avenue, and Morris Avenue |
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27 | Irvington Bus Terminal | Forest Hill or Bloomfield Center (full-time) Delawanna (rush hours only) |
Hawthorne Avenue, Broad Street, Mount Prospect Avenue, Franklin Street (Bloomfield trips only), Verona Avenue (Forest Hill trips only), Union Avenue and Kingsland Avenue (Clifton trips only), and Branch Brook Park Station |
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28 | Montclair State University (full-time) Willowbrook Mall (weekends only) |
Downtown Newark (weekdays and Saturdays) Newark Penn (evenings and Sundays) |
Upper Mountain Avenue (Wayne trips only) Valley Road, Bloomfield Avenue |
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GO28 | Bloomfield Terminal | Newark International Airport | Bloomfield Ave, Broad St, and Route 1&9. |
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29 | West Caldwell (full-time) Parsippany-Troy Hills (rush hours only) |
Downtown Newark (weekdays and Saturdays) Newark Penn (evenings and Sundays) |
U.S. Route 46 (Parsippany trips only), Bloomfield Avenue |
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30 | North Arlington | Lincoln Park (weekdays) Newark Penn (evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays) |
Kearny Avenue, Broad Street, Elizabeth Avenue, and Chancellor Avenue |
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31 | Newark Penn | South Orange Town Center | South Orange Avenue |
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34 | Bloomfield or Montclair |
Market Street, Roseville Avenue, Orange Road (Montclair trips only), Prospect Avenue (Bloomfield trips only) |
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37 | Newark-Ivy Hill | Newark Liberty International Airport | Lyons Avenue |
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39 | Newark Penn | Maplewood | West Bigelow Street, Broad Street, Elizabeth Avenue, Chancellor Avenue |
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40 | North Arlington | Jersey Gardens | Davis Avenue, Frank R. Rodgers Boulevard, Corbin Street |
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41 | Orange | Newark-Government Center (weekdays only) Newark Penn (evenings and weekends) |
Park Avenue |
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44 | Newark Penn | Orange Train Station | Central Avenue, Tremont Avenue, Scotland Road |
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Central Division: Union County
Route | Terminals | Major streets | Notes | History | Garage | |
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52 | Springfield | Elizabeth | Morris Avenue, Westfield Avenue (Non Kean University Trips) |
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56 | Elizabeth | Winfield Park | Broad Street, Edgar Road, and Wood Avenue |
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57 | Linden Plaza | Broad Street, Elizabeth Avenue, and Wood Avenue |
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58 | Union County College | Elizabeth | Kenilworth Boulevard, Westfield Avenue, Bayway Avenue |
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59 | Dunellen | Washington Park | Front Street, South Avenue, Broad Street, Elizabeth Avenue |
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Central Division: South and west from Hudson County/Newark
Route | Terminals | Major streets | Notes | History | Garage | |
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48 | Woodbridge Center Perth Amboy |
Elizabeth | Broad Street (Elizabeth), Rahway Avenue, Inman Avenue (via Metropark), Roosevelt Avenue (via Carteret), Amboy Street (Perth Amboy trips) & Woodbridge Mall |
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62 | Newark Penn | Elizabeth (full-time)
Newark Liberty International Airport (select trips) |
Broad Street (Newark), US 1&9, Jersey Street, Ikea, and Airport South Area |
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63 | Lakewood Bus Terminal | Lincoln Harbor | U.S. Route 9 (first dropoff southbound/last pickup northbound at Old Bridge Park & Ride) |
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65 | Bridgewater Commons | Newark Penn Station | Route 28, Watchung Avenue, U.S. Route 22, Elizabeth Avenue, and Clinton Avenue |
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66 | Union County College | Newark Penn Station | Mountain Avenue, Morris Avenue or Vauxhall Road, Salem Road, Liberty Avenue, Hillside Avenue, Elizabeth Avenue, Clinton Avenue, and Washington Street |
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67 | Toms River Park and Ride (full-time) Seaside Park (seasonal) |
Newark Penn | U.S. Route 9 and Route 549 |
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68 | Old Bridge | Lincoln Harbor | Route 18, Route 516 |
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Central Division: North and west from Newark
All of these routes originate from Newark Penn Station.
Route | Outbound terminal | Major streets | Notes | History | Garage |
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70 | Livingston Mall | Clinton Avenue, Springfield Avenue, Avon Av | ** Select Evening Trips end at Irvington Terminal |
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71 | West Caldwell Essex Mall |
Market Street, Main Street, Mount Pleasant Avenue, Bloomfield Avenue |
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73 | Livingston Mall | Eisenhower Parkway, Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Livingston Avenue, Northfield Avenue, Main Street, Market Street |
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76 | Hackensack Transfer (full-time) Lyndhurst (rush hours only) |
Hackensack Street (L and X trips) Moonachie Avenue (M trips) Ridge Road and Belgrove Drive (except X trips) McCarter Highway (X trips) |
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78 | Secaucus | Raymond Boulevard, New Jersey Turnpike, Meadowlands Parkway, and Seaview Drive |
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79 | Parsippany-Troy Hills | Raymond Boulevard, Market Street, Main Street, Interstate 280, New Road, and U.S. Route 46 |
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NOTES
- The #71 and #73 do not carry local passengers between Orange and Newark Penn.
- The #79 only carries customers from Newark and the Oranges to/from Parsippany-Troy Hills.
- The #21 provides frequent service between Orange and Newark.
Central Division: Essex County crosstown routes
Route | Terminals | Major streets | Notes | History | Garage | |
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90 | Irvington Bus Terminal or Chancellor & Springfield |
Branch Brook Park | Grove Street, Chancellor Avenue | Extended to Chancellor & Springfield Avenue in 2022 |
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92 | South Orange | Branch Brook Park | Scotland Road, Day Street, Dodd Street, Glenwood Avenue, Belleville Avenue, and Franklin Avenue |
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94 | Bloomfield | Linden Railroad Station or Union |
Prospect Street, Clinton Street, Stuyvesant Avenue, Chestnut Street, and Roselle Street | *Trips are labeled based on their southern ends.
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96 | Newark Roseville |
Newark Valley Fair |
Roseville Avenue, 10th Street, 18th Street, and Fabyan Place |
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97 | East Orange | Montclair | Halsted Street, Washington Street, Harrison Avenue, and Bloomfield Avenue |
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99 | Branch Brook Park | Hillside | Heller Pkwy., Mt. Prospect Ave., Clifton Avenue, Norfolk Street, Irvine Turner Boulevard, Bergen Street, Maple Avenue, and Hillside Avenue |
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Former routes
This list includes routes that have been renumbered or were operated by private companies.
Route | Terminals | Major streets | Current status | |
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Newark | Elizabeth | Frelinghuysen Avenue (Elmora Avenue originally) | Transferred to ONE Bus. Merged into the 24. |
23 (First Use) | Newark | Orange | Merged into the 44. | |
24 |
Elizabeth Jersey Gardens |
Orange | Main Street, Scotland Road or Harrison Street, Central Avenue, Broad Street (Newark and Elizabeth), Frelinghuysen Avenue, Newark Avenue, (East Jersey Street and Third Street) or (Elizabeth Avenue and First Street), Trumbull Street, Jersey Gardens Boulevard | Formerly operated by the Orange-Newark-Elizabeth (ONE) Bus Company (Coach USA). Scotland Road/Elizabeth Avenue/First Street division operated as Route 24A, while Harrison Street/East Jersey Street/Third Street division operated as Route 24B; alpha suffixes assigned 2006. NJT and Academy Bus Lines jointly took over operations of this route on 10/09/23 |
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Newark | Maplewood, Livingston | South Orange Avenue, Valley Street | Formerly operated as South Orange Avenue Independent Bus Owners' Association, then by ONE Bus (Coach USA). NJT took over operations of this route on 10/09/23. |
32 |
Newark | Maplewood | Market Street, South Orange Avenue, Prospect Street, Tuscan Road, Baker Street | |
36 |
Newark | Arlington Depot | Broad Street, Clay Street, Central Avenue, Grant Avenue, Belgrove Drive, Midland Avenue | Discontinued. Now (except for Grant Avenue segment) part of #76 line. |
42 |
Irvington Bus Terminal | Washington Park | 18th Avenue | PSCT began operating buses in 1925. Service was rerouted/extended from Irvington Terminal to 42nd St & Chancellor in Irvington between Late 2008 - Early 2009. Discontinued 9/1/12. |
43 |
Newark-Government Center | Exchange Place or Jersey City-Greenville Gates Avenue |
Harrison Avenue, Newark Avenue, Montgomery Street (Exchange Place trips only), Old Bergen Road (Greenville trips only) | PSCT all service vehicles replaced Public Service Railway's Jersey City Line streetcars in 1938; replaced by buses in 1947. Discontinued 9/1/12. |
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Newark | Orange | Scotland Road, Tremont Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, Central Avenue | Formerly operated by ONE Bus. When originally under NJ Transit operation, evening buses used to terminate at Erie Loop instead of Orange Rail Station; this routing ceased when Orange-Newark-Elizabeth Bus Company took over the route. NJT took back operations of this route on 10/09/23. |
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Elizabeth | North Elizabeth | First Street, Elizabeth Avenue, Broad Street, East Broad Street, Magnolia Avenue, North Avenue, Madison Avenue | Northern leg of this route absorbed by 56/57 line (to Virginia Street); southern leg merged into route 24 (Elizabeth Avenue, First Street, Trumbull Street). Was #30 First Street before Union County routes were renumbered in the 50s range. |
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Summit | Scotch Plains | Springfield Avenue, Plainfield Avenue, Bonnie Burn Road, Park Avenue | |
61 |
Newark | Monmouth Beach | New Jersey Route 36 | Discontinued. Acquired from Academy Bus, then sold back. |
75 |
Butler Meadetown Shopping Center (peak) William Paterson University (reverse peak) |
Newark Penn | Union Avenue, Ringwood Avenue, Newark-Pompton Turnpike, Route 23, Mt. Prospect Avenue, Interstate 280, Orange Street, and Raymond Boulevard | PSCT started operating buses in 1929. Formerly route 15. Discontinued 9/1/12.[7] |
93 |
Bloomfield | Branch Brook Park | Broad Street, Hoover Avenue, and Franklin Avenue | NJ Transit introduced the 93 in 1996 to take over the portion of the 94 that operated between Bloomfield and the Newark City Subway bus transfer at Franklin Avenue/Branch Brook Park, as a two-branched route; route 93H operated via Hoover Avenue and Joralemon Street (former route 92 weekday/Saturday routing); route 93M operated via Montgomery and Mill Streets. Discontinued 9/1/12. |
95 |
Scotch Plains | Newark Penn | Terrill Road, U.S. Route 22, Mountain Avenue and Morris Avenue. | Initiated March 3, 2014. Service was discontinued on June 23, 2018. |
References
- "New bus company will take over NJ Transit routes in busy N.J. county".
- "NJ Transit takes over contractor's bus routes to ease crowding".
- "NJ TRANSIT INTRODUCES NEW BUS ROUTE TO SERVE JERSEY CITY No. 6 Ocean Avenue bus route begins service February 18". NJ TRANSIT. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "NJ TRANSIT KEEPS BUS ROUTE #10 ROLLING IN JERSEY CITY AND BAYONNE". Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "Express Buses from Port Authority Bus Terminal and Secaucus Junction to American Dream and Expanded Local Service". Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- "New Jersey Transit". www.njtransit.com.
- Rouse, Karen. "N.J. Transit bus No. 75, running from Passaic County to Newark, will no longer operate", The Record (Bergen County), August 29, 2012. Accessed August 5, 2015. "Starting Saturday, the NJ Transit No. 75 bus — which runs from Butler through Pompton Lakes, Pequannock, Wayne and Little Falls on its way to Newark — will no longer operate as NJ Transit's plan to save $2.5 million in operating costs takes effect."