The Navajo Transit System (NTS) is a public transportation system that serves and operates on the

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. The system currently operates 17 routes throughout the Navajo Nation and within

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and

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.Bigwater, Lee. (2014). Navajo Nation Partnership June 19, 2014 Presentation to Steering Committee owerpoint Slides Retrieved from http://aztribaltransportation.org/nnp/pdf/061914-Navajo-Transit-Presentation.pdf The system provides service to 41 of the 110 Navajo Chapter communities. The NTS is a department of the Division of Transportation of the

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. The NTS receives funding from the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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. The NTS has been criticized for frequent service interruptions. In 2017, the NTS had some federal grants suspended due to non-compliance with government protocol. In 2018, The NTS announced a partnership with the Farmington Red Apple Transit system which allows riders to transfer between the systems free-of-charge in Kirtland, NM and

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. Due to the

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, the NTS suspended service on March 18, 2020. Service was not resumed until a June 7, 2021 soft restart of routes 3, 5, 9, and 14.

Routes

The NTS operates the following routes: * Route 01: Tuba City, AZ to Fort Defiance, AZ * Route 02: Whitecone, AZ to Steamboat, AZ to Fort Defiance, AZ * Route 03:

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to Fort Defiance, AZ * Route 04: Crownpoint, NM to Fort Defiance, AZ * Route 05:

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to Fort Defiance, AZ * Route 06: Crystal, NM to Gallup, NM * Route 07a: Newcomb, NM to

to Fort Defiance, AZ * Route 07b: Newcomb, NM to Farmington, NM to Shiprock, NM * Route 08: Chinle, AZ to

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to Tsaile, AZ * Route 09: Dilkon, AZ to Fort Defiance, AZ * Route 10: Pinon, AZ to Chinle, AZ to Tsaile, AZ * Route 11: Birdspring, AZ to

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to Tuba City, AZ * Route 13: Fort Defiance, AZ to Crownpoint, NM and Gallup, NM * Route 14: Shiprock, NM to Fort Defiance, AZ * Route 15: Sanders, AZ to Window Rock, AZ * Route 16: Aneth, UT to

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* Route 18: Local service in Shiprock, NM (Shiprock Local Area Transit)

References

{{reflist Bus transportation in Arizona Companies based in Arizona Intercity bus companies of the United States Navajo Nation