Carpool to Missoula may be available in Mineral County

Transportation may be available for Mineral County residents to Missoula through the Missoula Ravalli Transportation Management Association. If five people sign up anywhere from Alberton to Saltese, they would be eligible for a six-passenger van to carpool into Missoula. If 8-9 people sign up a Nissan NV vehicle would be assigned to the route. The monthly fare from Superior, for example, would be $154.40. or about $7.70 per trip unless the van is sponsored by a business. AAA estimates it costs $1,277 a month for the same commute. The van driver would ride for free if they drive at least two full days per week said Lyn Hellegaard, executive director of the Missoula Ravalli Transit Management Authority.

Hellegaard is also the vice-president of the Mineral County Pioneer Council which operates the nine-passenger bus and the PT Cruiser which is available for medical appointment. People interested in the monthly van pool can fill out an application online at mrtma.org.