This notice is to inform the Dial-A-Ride patrons that, effective July 1, 2011, the Town of Avon will have a new Dial-A-Ride contractor. Please see the contact information below: Company Name: Martel Transportation To make reservations please call: 860-693-6876 (Between 8:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.) 24 hour advance notice required If you have any questions, or need further information, please feel free to call the Avon Social Services Department at: (860) 409-4346.
Tickets are $0.50 each, for a one-way fare, and may be purchased from the Town Clerk's Office. Drivers cannot accept cash. There is a limit of 20 tickets ($10) per month.
Destinations are anywhere in Avon, Simsbury Commons (formerly Farmington Valley Mall), Unionville Center, Collinsville Center, Canton Village, The Shoppes at Farmington Valley - Canton, CT, and John Dempsey Hospital. Medical appointments are given priority and can be scheduled far in advance. Urgent, same-day requests can be accommodated, only if there is a cancellation or an opening. The hours of operation for rides are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. No rides are available on days when the Town Hall is closed.
The service is not available for ongoing or recurring multiple weekly medical appointments or employment.
Transportation for Medical appointments outside of the Avon area (i.e. Hartford): "Dial-A-Ride" does NOT go into the Hartford area. For those senior citizens and the permanently disabled who are needing rides for medical appointments only outside of the "Dial-A-Ride area, please call McLean Transportation @ 658-3728 (Megan Gill).
McLean Transportation does appointments only between the hours of 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Monday - Friday. Reservations need to be made as soon as possible as seats are filled up quickly. |
