Bladen Area Rural Transportation System (BARTS)

Bladen Area Rural Transportation System, also known as BARTS, is a community transportation system that provides a variety of transportation needs for citizens of Bladen County. Not only is there human service transportation, there is also public transportation. The following is a list of some of the different kinds of transportation.

• General transportation for senior adults to nutrition sites, shopping and recreational outings.
• Medical transportation for senior adults
• Weekly public out of town medical trips including routes for Lumberton, Chapel Hill and Durham, Fayetteville, Wilmington and Whiteville
• Employment transportation
• Transportation to Bladen Community College
• Local public routes for shopping
• Dept. of Social Services Transportation
• Kidney Dialysis Transportation
• All transportation is subsidized by grants to keep BARTS a low-cost alternative for your personal or public transportation needs.
• Services are fee-based on a varying scale – for individuals or small groups, etc. Rates may change as needed. There are also in-county and out-of-county rates.
• Disability services available.
• We are a curb to curb service.
• We service Bladen County Monday thru Friday 7:00am – 5:00pm.
• Barts Transportation has a variety of vehicles to serve you: Conversion Wheelchair Vans, Center Aisle Standard Van, and 24 passenger bus.
• For ADA clients with alternative communication needs we can get your message relayed through the TTY technologies. The number is 1-800-799-4889.
• Fluent Language Tele # 1-800-821-3420
• You can contact us at our office at 910-862-6930 for your transportation needs.
• If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, you can reach the director of transportation at 910-872-6337 or khporter@bladenco.org.