Although the Community Bus Yawata Route was at first established for testing purpose to conduct a real-world evaluation for the period of one year, the operation period of the route was later extended for another year from the first expiration date of the test in 2006, and again another year from the second expiration date of the test in 2007.
この経路は、当初は1年間の試験運行とされていたが、現在はその期間を1年延長し、2007年に更に1年延長している。