Bus service suspends Eastern routes

CHENEY - Spokane Transit Authority has discontinued four bus routes to Cheney until the fall.

Spokeswoman Carly Cortright said that during a meeting on June 15 the bus service decided to suspend express routes 661, 662, 663 and 664, which primarily serves Eastern Washington University.

"There is still bus service to Cheney, and the express routes will be back up in September," Cortright said, noting the service will restart Sept. 20.

"We assessed the factors that were the most likely to cause service interruptions, delays or route cancellations and decided that cancelling these routes would be...