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Long-awaited express-bus service is supposed to start running to the Rita Ranch area next year, but first Sun Tran wants to hear from potential riders.

Oro Valley residents will also get a bump in service early next year.

The transit company has scheduled meetings to hear what Rita Ranch and Oro Valley residents think about three new express routes.

The routes would go from Oro Valley to Downtown Tucson, Oro Valley to Raytheon, and Rita Ranch to Downtown Tucson.

All three routes would run during rush hours on weekdays and be funded by the voter-approved Regional Transportation sales tax.

The transportation plan, approved by voters at the same time as the sales tax, included expansions to Sun Tran service. The transit company has added night and weekend service to several routes in the two years since voters signed off on the plan.

The three new routes are scheduled to begin running in February.

Two meetings are scheduled in the next few weeks for potential express riders to tell Sun Tran where stops should be placed, and to help with scheduling.

The first meeting is scheduled for Thursday at the Oro Valley Town Hall complex, 11000 N. La Canada Drive. The meeting is scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The second meeting is scheduled for Sept. 9 at Desert Sky Middle School, 9850 E. Rankin Loop, also from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The meetings will be held as open houses.

Those who can't make it to either meeting will be able to fill out surveys online at www.suntran.com.