Saratoga overhauls bus service; Coming July 2: new buses, expanded routes, extended hours and new stops.(Capital Region)

Byline: CATHY WOODRUFF - Staff Writer

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Get ready to forget anything you know about taking the bus in Saratoga.

The Capital District Transportation Authority is about to roll out a dramatically different public transportation network here, along with the city's first connection to CDTA's established Route 50 corridor between Ballston Spa and Schenectady.

There will be new buses, new routes and new bus stops, and it all hits the road on Monday, July 2.

"It's very close to starting a whole new transit service," said Carm Basile, CDTA's director of business development.

To get the new system off the ground, CDTA is investing some $3.5 million in …