WATCH: John Legend announces free shuttle service after Kroger closure in Springfield
Funding for the shuttle service will come directly from Kroger - as a part of a deal the city reached with the grocery chain on Feb. 19.
Kroger is contributing $31,500 to support shuttle services.
Here is the shuttle schedule:
Saturday and Sunday
1 p.m. - Shuttle departs from the South Limestone Street Kroger for the East Main Street Kroger
2:10 p.m. - Shuttle departs from the East Main Street Kroger for the South Limestone Street Kroger
2:30 p.m. - Shuttle departs from the South Limestone Street Kroger for the East Main Street Kroger
3:40 p.m. - Shuttle departs from the East Main Street Kroger for the South Limestone Street Kroger
4 p.m. - Shuttle arrives at the South Limestone Street Kroger
Wednesday
4:30 p.m. - Shuttle departs from the South Limestone Street Kroger for the East Main Street Kroger
5:40 p.m. -Shuttle departs from the East Main Street Kroger for the South Limestone Street Kroger
6:30 p.m. - Shuttle departs from the South Limestone Street Kroger for the East Main Street Kroger
7:40 p.m. - Shuttle departs from the East Main Street Kroger for the South Limestone Street Kroger
8 p.m. - Shuttle arrives at the South Limestone Street Kroger
According to the Clark County Combined Health District, neighborhoods south of downtown Springfield are considered a food desert with the closure - as the closest grocery store is about three miles away.
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Second Harvest Food Bank will also deploy eight mobile food pantries to the south side, in an attempt to combat the effects of the closure.
For more information, visit www.tacind.com.
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