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Detour Route 9 - Northbound Only

NORTHBOUND - Use Alpine to Henze Street to enter parking lot by McDonalds, use the bus stop by the light pole at the McDonalds entrance. Bus leaves by using outer drive to stop sign, turns left (north) to exit onto Alpine by Applebee's.
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Route 9 Routing Change

Starting Monday, January 7, there will be a routing change on Route 9 near Grand Valley State University. Route 9 will travel on Bridge to Seward in both directions. For more information, click here. (PDF, 967 KB)

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Northbound

  • Leave Rapid Central Station via Grandville
  • Right (east) on Cherry to Division
  • Left (north) on Division to Pearl
  • Left (west) on Pearl to Seward
  • Right (north) on Seward to Bridge
  • Left on Bridge to Stocking
  • Right (west) on Stocking to Alpine
  • Right (north) on Alpine to Greenridge Square Mall (Center Ave.)
  • Right (east) on Center to Weatherford
  • Left (north) on Weatherford to North Center Drive
  • Left (east) on North Center Drive to Old Orchard Drive
  • Right (north) on Old Orchard Drive to 4 Mile Rd.
  • Right (east) on 4 Mile Rd to Alpine
  • Left (north) on Alpine to Henze
  • Right (east) on Henze to Alpenhorn
    Note: Saturday route does not loop around Alpenhorn and Lamoreaux, but instead takes Alpine direct to Henze and ends at the Walmart and Sam’s Club bus stop.
  • Left (north) on Alpenhorn to Lamoreaux
  • Left (west) on Lamoreaux to Alpine
  • Left (south) on Alpine to Henze
  • Right (west) on Henze to bus stop between Walmart and Sam’s Club.
    Note: Nights and Sunday route follows regular route to North Center Drive, then turns right on Alpine to Four Mile Road, left on Four Mile Road to Old Orchard drive, left on Old Orchard drive to end at the bus shelter.
    Note: 15 Minute Peak Bus northbound route follows regular route to Alpine, then turns right on North Center Dr. to end at the bus stop sign behind Target.

Southbound

  • Leave Henze terminal to Alpine
  • Right (south) on Alpine to Four Mile Road
  • Right (west) on Four Mile Road to Old Orchard Drive
  • Left (south) on Old Orchard Drive to North Center Drive
  • Left (east) on North Center Drive to Weatherford
  • Right (south) on Weatherford to Center Ave
  • Right (west) on Center to Alpine
  • Left (south) on Alpine to Stocking
  • Left (east) on Stocking to Bridge
  • Left (east) on Bridge to Seward
  • Right on Seward to Pearl
  • Left on Pearl to Division
  • Right on Division to Cherry
  • End at Rapid Central Station.
    Note: Nights and Sunday route begins at the Old Orchard Drive bus shelter and follows remaining route back to Rapid Central Station.
    Note: 15 Minute Peak Busing southbound route begins at Target terminal and follows southbound description from Weatherford to Center Dr.