Intercity Transit expects to offer reduced level of service due to shortage of bus drivers
The number of bus drivers has fallen so dramatically for Intercity Transit during the pandemic shutdown that once service resumes, IT expects to operate at a fraction of pre-COVID-19 levels.
That was the message delivered Wednesday to the IT Authority, its governing board, by general manager Ann Freeman-Manzanares.
She said one of the organization’s fundamental challenges has been the number of operators at its disposal, which has dropped to 115 from 258 during the pandemic.
Some drivers aren’t working because they fall into a category that makes them more vulnerable to the coronavirus, either because of their age or an underlying health condition, she said. Some have vulnerable family members at home, or are caring for a child, and some have either retired or have retired early because of the virus.
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