The first Road Runner Stage Lines bus left the Durango Transit Center at 7 a.m. Tuesday, arriving in Grand Junction at 12:37 p.m., according to a Durango Business Improvement District news release.

The bus stops in Mancos, Cortez, Dolores, Rico, Telluride, Placerville, Ridgway, Montrose and Delta. A return bus leaves Grand Junction for Durango at 1:45 p.m.

It will operate daily, 365 days a year.

vguthrie@durangoherald.com