96 Dobson Road

Route 96, beginning from the north at Mesa Riverview, travels down Dobson Rd, serving the Sycamore/Main St Transit Center, then continuing down to Baseline Rd everyday. The route continues down to Dobson Rd & Pecos Rd on weekdays and Saturdays, and the full route down Dobson Rd, to Germann Rd, down Price Rd, Queen Creek Rd, back to Dobson Rd, along Ocotillo Rd, and down Basha Rd only occurs during peak hours.

Existed since: 1993
Operator: Keolis
Annual Ridership: Loading ridership...
Full Length: 17 miles
Current Full Route: Basha Rd & Fulton Ranch Blvd to Mesa Riverview
Original Full Route: Alma School Rd & Guadalupe Rd to 8th St & Dobson Rd
Connecting Routes: A 30 40 45 48 61 77 108 140 156 DBUZ FBUZ

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Detailed Route Info

All Trips

Northbound

Baseline Rd & Dobson Rd to Mesa Riverview (Everyday)
Pecos Rd & Dobson Rd to Mesa Riverview (Weekdays & Saturdays)
Basha Rd & Fulton Ranch Blvd to Mesa Riverview (Weekdays only)

Southbound

Mesa Riverview to Dobson Rd & Baseline Rd (Everyday)
Mesa Riverview to Dobson Rd & Pecos Rd (Weekdays & Saturdays)
Mesa Riverview to Basha Rd & Fulton Ranch Blvd (Weekdays only)

Schedule

History

Map showing bus route 96 traveling from Alma School Road and Guadalupe Road to 8th Street and Dobson Road. — Route 96 map from 1997

August 1992 - Route 96 created from the Mesa Sunrunner Blue route
August 18, 1997 - The earliest known routing traveled from Alma School Rd & Guadalupe Rd, up Alma School Rd, Baseline Rd, then Dobson Rd, diverting into the Tri-City Mall, then back up Dobson Rd, ending at 8th St (now Rio Salado Pkwy)
August 14, 2000 - Deviation extended down Main St to the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT)
July 28, 2008 - Northern end extended to Mesa Riverview and southern end extended to Basha Rd & Fulton Ranch Rd
December 29, 2008 - EVIT deviation moved to the new Sycamore/Main St Transit Center to connect to the light rail and deviaton into the Intel plant at Dobson Rd & Ocotillo Rd added
January 24, 2011 - Deviation to the Intel plant eliminated
October 27, 2014 - Route modified to travel on Germann Rd, Price Rd, and Queen Creek Rd instead of traveling straight down Dobson Rd and a new deviation to the Intel campus was added
April 27, 2015 - Deviation to Intel campus eliminated

Pictures

A gray and purple Valley Metro bus with a white and green stripe, number 6765, at Sycamore / Main Street Transit Center in Mesa on route 96 to Mesa Riverview

9/24/2024 - Bus 6765 traveling 96 Northbound @ Sycamore/Main St Transit Center - Mesa

A gray and purple Valley Metro bus with a white and green stripe, number 6768, at Sycamore / Main Street Transit Center in Mesa on route 96 to Dobson Road and Pecos Road

9/24/2024 - Bus 6768 traveling 96 Southbound @ Sycamore/Main St Transit Center - Mesa

A gray and purple Valley Metro bus with a white and green stripe, number 6809, at Sycamore / Main Street Transit Center in Mesa on route 96 to Dobson Road and Pecos Road

9/24/2024 - Bus 6809 traveling 96 Southbound @ Sycamore/Main St Transit Center - Mesa

A gray and purple Valley Metro bus with a white and green stripe, number 6759, at Sycamore / Main Street Transit Center in Mesa on route 96 to Mesa Riverview

10/22/2024 - Bus 6759 traveling 96 Northbound @ Sycamore/Main St Transit Center - Mesa

A gray and purple Valley Metro bus with a white and green stripe, number 6757, at Sycamore / Main Street Transit Center in Mesa on route 96 to Dobson Road and Pecos Road

10/22/2024 - Bus 6757 traveling 96 Southbound @ Sycamore/Main St Transit Center - Mesa

A gray and purple Valley Metro bus with a white and green stripe, number 6766, at Sycamore / Main Street Transit Center in Mesa on route 96 to Mesa Riverview

10/29/2024 - Bus 6766 traveling 96 Northbound @ Sycamore/Main St Transit Center - Mesa

A gray and purple Valley Metro bus with a white and green stripe, number 6764, traveling westbound on Main Street in Mesa on route 96 to Basha Road and Fulton Ranch Boulevard

12/6/2024 - Bus 6764 traveling 96 Southbound @ Main St & Sycamore - Mesa

A gray and purple Valley Metro bus with a white and green stripe, number 6783, traveling westbound on Main Street in Mesa on route 96 to Mesa Riverview

12/6/2024 - Bus 6783 traveling 96 Northbound @ Main St & Sycamore - Mesa

A gray and purple Valley Metro bus with a white and green stripe, number 6804, at Sycamore / Main Street Transit Center in Mesa on route 96 to Mesa Riverview

1/21/2025 - Bus 6804 traveling 96 Northbound @ Sycamore/Main St Transit Center - Mesa

A gray and purple Valley Metro bus with a white and green stripe, number 6751, at Sycamore / Main Street Transit Center in Mesa on route 96 to Dobson Road and Pecos Road

1/21/2025 - Bus 6751 traveling 96 Southbound @ Sycamore/Main St Transit Center - Mesa

A gray and green Valley Metro bus, number 6742, at Sycamore / Main Street Transit Center in Mesa on route 96 to Mesa Riverview

4/3/2025 - Bus 6742 traveling 96 Northbound @ Sycamore/Main St Transit Center - Mesa

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