Dover, NH - A fare increase and minor service changes proposed on COAST's Clipper Connection bus routes, for implementation later this spring, were approved by the COAST Board of Directors earlier today. The Clipper Connection bus routes are express commuter routes connecting residents of area communities with one of the area's largest employers, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, ME. Clipper Connection bus routes are operated as public transit routes and also offer connections to downtown Portsmouth.