The Butler Transit Authority approved changes to bus routes that will go into effect when the authority’s new bus terminal at 128 W. New Castle St. in Butler opens Oct. 1.

The authority is opening a new terminal because its lease for the terminal on Cunningham Street is about to expire.

Approved by the authority board of directors this week, the changes include restoring Saturday bus service and combining Routes 2 and 4 into one route.

The route changes were needed because the new terminal is on the west side of Main Street. Some stops that were made soon after buses left the old terminal, on the east of Main Street, will now be made toward the end of the routes because of the location of the new terminal.

Most existing Route 1 stops will remain in place, but several changes are proposed. The Routes 2 and 5 buses will make the Woody Drive stop. The Route 5 bus will make the Sam’s Club stop. The Route 1 bus will stop at Butler Crossing on Saturday and the Route 5 bus will make that stop on weekdays. A stop at the rear of Point Plaza was added.

Routes 2 and 4 will be combined into one route and the buses will display both route numbers. The Monarch Place stop will be moved to Morton Avenue at Freemont Street or the Donut Connection. The stop at Fairview Street and Center Avenue will be moved to Morton Avenue at Fairview Street. The stop at the South Butler Fire Hall on Old Plank Road at Litman Road will be moved to the other side of the street.

Green Acres will no longer be serviced. Stops at the Days Inn on Route 8 and at Decatur Street at Butler County Community College will be added.

Route 3 changes include eliminating the North Butler stop. The Monroe Street stop is being moved to Elm Street at Locust Street. The stop at East Brady and First streets will be moved to Second Street. The Route 68/Eau Claire stop will be moved to Eau Claire at Fourth Street.

Route 5 changes include moving the stop at Shady and Young avenues to Whitestown Road at Young Avenue. The stops at Ferguson and Linhurst avenues, Boundary Avenue and Butler Road and Weir Avenue and Butler Road will be eliminated.

Stops at Moraine Pointe Plaza and Butler Crossings are being added. The stop at the VA Butler Healthcare will be serviced by the Route 1 bus.

The terminal will still offer a wait area where passengers can transfer buses, buy bus passes, view a live map of the routes’ status and live bus tracking.

Individuals 65 and older will still be able to obtain their free senior transit pass at the terminal.