\u201cThis grant is especially important because it also comes with housing, and so this was the first that the city has received, but won\u2019t be the last,\u201d Gregory Barfield, the city\u2019s director of transportation, said at a news conference Tuesday when the project was announced.<\/p>\n
Updates include the addition of bike lanes, a new pedestrian crossing signal, landscape buffers, street and sidewalk improvements and the planting of trees along the corridor, said Scott Mozier, director of public works.<\/p>\n
FAX bus service updates<\/p>\n
Plus, as of Monday, Fresno\u2019s Area Express bus route 39 transitioned from a 30-minute service to a 15-minute service on weekdays.<\/p>\n
Key stops along the route include Fresno High School, Fresno City College, the VA Medical Center and Fresno Yosemite International Airport.<\/p>\n
Five new bus drivers were hired, and three new buses were added to Fresno\u2019s fleet to accommodate the increased frequency of Route 39. One of which is fueled by hydrogen.<\/p>\n
FAX bus route 39 along the Clinton Avenue corridor. City of Fresno <\/p>\n
Route 39 carries over 1,000 passengers daily during an average work week, Mayor Jerry Dyer said. The new 15-minute service operates from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot everybody needs public transportation in our city, but for those who do need it, they rely on it desperately,\u201d Dyer said.<\/p>\n
FAX serves approximately 10.2 million boardings annually. Additional funding from the grant also allows FAX to improve 16 bus stops throughout the city.<\/p>\n
Construction timeline<\/p>\n
While the 15-minute bus service began this week, the construction for the rest of the project is expected to start and be completed in 2028, Mozier said.<\/p>\n
The affordable housing project, called The Dakota, is scheduled to open in early 2027. The grant also allows for 40 vans to provide transportation for the people who live there.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re pretty excited about what\u2019s happening here,\u201d Dyer said. \u201cIt\u2019s been in the works for a long, long time, and I look forward to the ribbon-cutting on the Dakotas.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Fresno Area Express, or FAX, buses stop at the Manchester Transit Center to pick up and drop off riders on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. FAX is the primary public mass transit system serving the City of Fresno and parts of neighboring Clovis, California. The system is operated by the city’s Department of Transportation which manages a fleet of over 100 buses that operate across nearly 20 fixed routes. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com <\/p>\n
This story was originally published August 14, 2026 at 4:23 PM.<\/p>\n
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