Lake County’s Transit Division is announcing the grand opening of LakeXpress’ new bus Route 50 connecting South Lake to Orange County.

A ribbon cutting ceremony, in partnership with reThink, is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at South Lake Hospital, located at 1900 Don Wickham Drive in Clermont. The ceremony will include special guest speakers and a brief, complementary ride along a portion of the new route.

Route 50 officially begins Tuesday, December 1, 2015, providing service between Mascotte and the Winter Garden Regional Shopping Center in Orange County. In Lake County, the bus will make fixed stops primarily along State Road 50, including Mascotte City Hall, South Lake Hopsital and the South Lake campus of Lake-Sumter State College. It will then head east to Winter Garden, where passengers may transfer to LYNX Link 105 to Orlando.

Free rides along Route 50 will be offered through the month of December.

For more information about Route 50 and LakeXpress, visit www.RideLakeXpress.com.