A new bus service from Wareham to New Bedford will start soon with three local stops. The Greater Attleboro Taunton Transit Authority and Southeastern Regional Transit Authority collaborated on the service, which begins Feb. 6.

There will be two round trips in the morning and two in the afternoon, Mondays through Wednesdays.

“This is a very exciting chance to link social services, businesses and the people of our collective communities to new employment and educational opportunities,” SRTA Administrator Erik Rousseau wrote in an email.

As the program is grant-funded, there won’t be any cost to the communities through which the buses will travel.

“It’s been a need,” GATRA Administrator Frank Gay said in 2016. “It’s been something that’s been identified for a number of years and something that we’ve been trying to figure out how to fund.”

Half of the funding, about $42,000, came from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, with the transportation services matching the amount.

Awarded in July, the grant will last one year, but GATRA can apply for a second year.

Gay said they usually like to assess a new program over two to three years.

The program will be a boost for Wareham residents in need of public transportation.

Selectman Alan Slavin, who makes it a point to stay informed of regional transit issues, said the service will provide seniors and others with a way to and from medical appointments in New Bedford.

In Wareham, the bus will stop at Shaw’s/Greater New Bedford Health Center, the Multi-Service Center and Cranberry Plaza.

The fare is $1.50 each way and 75 cents for senior citizens 60 years and older, children ages 6 to 11, those with a registered disability and Medicare recipients. Children under 6 travel for free.

In addition to Wareham, there will be stops in Marion, Mattapoisett, the New Bedford Terminal and Southcoast Health System in Fairhaven.

For more information, visit www.gatra.org.