The Santa Rosa Island Authority will launch their free, open-air trolley service along Pensacola Beach this Memorial Day weekend, beginning Friday, May 26. The 2023 Pensacola Beach Island Trolley, operated by Escambia County Area Transit, will run daily from 4 p.m. to midnight through Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 4.

Service to routes 2, 31, 32, 45, and 61 will be impacted due to today’s Fiesta Five Flags 5K and 10K events. Please use caution in the affected areas.

Escambia County Area Transit will undergo upgrades to our generator. During this time, there will be minimal power to our facility. This may greatly affect our Customer Terminal. Please accept our apologies for this inconvenience as we improve our system.

Due to Fred Levin Way Fest 2023, Route 64 Beach Jumper will not service bus stops along Government Street between Jefferson Street and Palafox Street. Passengers will be able to access this route on Garden Street at Jefferson Street.

On Saturday, Feb. 25, three ECAT bus routes will either be delayed or out of service due to the funeral services for longtime ECAT bus operator, Emmit James Smith, Jr.

The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) will launch their free, open-air trolley service along Pensacola Beach this Memorial Day weekend, beginning Friday, May 27. The 2022 Pensacola Beach Island Trolley, operated by Escambia County Area Transit, will run daily from 4 p.m. to midnight through Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 5.

Escambia County Area Transit will no longer require a mask to be worn by passengers per the CDC guidelines as of April 18, 2022.

The ECAT bus stop on the north side of Cervantes Street at N Street will be temporarily closed Wednesday, March 16 through Saturday, March 19 as crews perform construction activities associated with the safety improvement project. Riders may use alternate bus stops on the north side of Cervantes Street at L and Q streets.

Escambia County offices will be closed Friday, Jan. 21 due to a winter weather advisory. Essential employees such as first responders and those contacted by their supervisors will be expected to maintain County operations.

Following President Biden's Dec. 2 announcement that masks will continue to be required aboard public transit systems until March 18, 2022, ECAT (Escambia County Area Transit) would like to remind patrons that face masks are required aboard all buses and in indoor bus terminals and other transportation hubs.

To mitigate parking congestion along Pensacola Beach during the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show weekend, the Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) will be increasing free public transportation hours along the island on Friday, Nov. 5, and Saturday, Nov. 6.

Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) 1459 bus was involved in a motor vehicle crash with a truck on Route 52 at Fairfield Drive and Palafox Street. The bus was stationary at the time of the crash. Four passengers were on the bus. Three were transported to a local hospital by Escambia County EMS. Escambia County Sheriff's Office and Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene. No other routes are affected by the crash. ECAT buses will continue to run as scheduled.

ECAT bus service, UWF and Pensacola Beach Trolley service will be suspended Monday, Aug. 30. Escambia County Community Transportation (ECCT) will suspend regular service, except for dialysis and life-sustaining services on Monday.

ECAT administrative offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 6 and buses and trolleys will run on a modified Labor Day schedule. The only bus service operating will be the Pensacola Beach Trolleys. Buses and UWF trolleys will not run service. Regular service will resume Tuesday, Sept. 7.

In an abundance of caution, the Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) has canceled the Pensacola Beach Island Trolley service for Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, due to the remnant weather from Hurricane Ida. Trolley service will resume again on Monday, Aug. 30, at 4 p.m.

An Escambia County Area Transit bus was involved in a multi-vehicle accident near N. Davis Highway and E. Fairfield Drive. There were no injuries reported by the bus driver or bus passengers; however, seven patients from other vehicles were transported to a local area hospital by Escambia County EMS. Another bus will be picking up ECAT route 52.

For safety purposes due to Tropical Storm Claudette, the Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) has canceled the Pensacola Beach Island Trolley services on Friday, June 18, and Saturday, June 19.