Effective January 1, 2009, Three Rivers Community Action no longer offers the Wabasha County Senior Volunteer Transportation Program. Due to the high costs associated with transportation and limited funding; we are no longer coordinating volunteer drivers or reimbursing mileage.

We have made several changes to our public transportation system in order to accommodate the needs of senior residents of Wabasha County. Hiawathaland Transit now offers punch passes for $5.00 each. This is a $12.50 savings to the senior consumer. Individuals may purchase the punch passes at the reduced cost by contacting dispatch toll free at 1-866-623-7505. Please note that you will not be able to buy the reduced cost passes at your local city hall. They must be purchased by calling the toll free number listed above. The only requirements for those wishing to purchase reduced cost passes are that they participant must be 60+ years old and be a resident of Wabasha County. Demographic information will be collected at time of purchase for reporting purposes only.

We will try to accommodate as many requests as possible. We are no longer providing rides to Rochester and Winona. We encourage those who have those transportation requests to contact Faith-in-Action, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, and/or R&S for assistance.

On a separate note, in an effort to better connect our communities in Wabasha County, we now offer 3 different opportunities to travel to and from the city of Wabasha. The information on each service is provided below. The cost to ride from city to city will be $3.50. Individuals must pay the standard $1.75 fare in each town once they arrive. Please note that each service will operate on a call in only basis. You must call and schedule a ride and the return trip. Our buses will not be stopping if there are no rides scheduled. Please let other interested individuals know about these opportunities. Anyone may ride the bus to the designated communities and back. There are no age restrictions, ect.

From WABASHA to LAKE CITY: Individuals that would like to ride from Wabasha to Lake City may do so on TUESDAY mornings. The bus will stop at 9:30 at the Kwik Trip in Wabasha (riders may call in for other pick up locations) to the Public Works building in Lake City. The bus will be returning individuals at 1:15pm from the Public Works in Lake City (riders may call in for other pick up locations) back to the Kwik Trip in Wabasha.

From LAKE CITY to WABASHA: Individuals that would like to ride from Lake City to Wabasha may do so on FRIDAY mornings. The bus will make a stop at 9:00am at the Public Works building in Lake City (riders may call in for other pick up locations) to the Kwik Trip in Wabasha. The bus will be returning individuals at 1:00pm from the Kwik Trip in Wabasha (riders may call in for other pick up locations) back to the Public Works in Lake City.

From PLAINVIEW to WABASHA: Individuals that would like to ride from Plainview to Wabasha may do so any WEEKDAY MORNING (MON – FRI, EXCLUDING HOLIDAYS). The bus will leave Plainview at 8:15am (riders may call in for pick up locations) and will transfer riders to the Wabasha transit bus at the Kwik Trip in Kellogg. The bus will be returning riders at 2:45 from Wabasha to Plainview (riders must call in to specify pick up and drop off locations).

Please contact us toll free at 1-866-623-7505 if you have any questions.