Metro Fixed Route Service Resumes with Limited Hours Starting
Monday, May 18, 2020
Kalamazoo, MI – Beginning Monday, May 18, Metro will be operating limited
fixed route service in the community. Hours of operations will be from 6:15
am to 6:15 pm Monday through Saturday. No Sunday service will be provided
for the fixed route at this time.
Riders must adhere to the following for
the fixed route buses and Metro Connect beginning May 18 in order to protect
themselves and others from the spread of COVID-19:
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Face coverings must be worn, including the nose and mouth, or no ride
will
be provided. Face coverings can include a mask, a handmade mask,
scarf or
handkerchief.
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Hand sanitizer is to be used when boarding the bus.
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Limited seats will be provided on the fixed route buses so please only
ride
if essential.
“We are looking forward to providing additional transportation for those
needing to get to essential destinations and want the community to be
respectful of each other and the bus drivers as bus service resumes,”
stated
Sean McBride, Executive Director for Metro. “The additional
transportation
will be made possible by having riders use face coverings and hand
sanitizer
while on the bus and riding only when necessary.”
No fare will be
collected with rear door boarding for all routes. Hourly bus service
will
be provided on routes except Routes 12-Duke and 21-Solon Kendall which
will
not operate during this limited service time period. Routes
1-Westnedge,
2-Portage, 9-Gull, and 14-West Main will operate additional service
leaving
the Transportation Center downtown at :45 to the hour Monday through
Friday.
Specific route information and regular updates on public
transportation in Kalamazoo County is available at www.kmetro.com
or by
calling (269) 337-8222. Additional updates are also available on
Facebook
at Metro Transit.
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