SEVT bus route changes
The MOOver is asking riders to give bus drivers more space and making other changes because of the coronavirus.
WINDHAM COUNTY- Both divisions of Southeast Vermont Transit, The MOOver and the Current, remain focused on their efforts to mitigate the coronavirus impacts on its riders and staff.
The company has restricted seating in the rows behind and beside the driver’s seat in the effort to maintain the six-foot personal zone for the drivers. Vehicles are being sprayed and wiped down daily before each shift.
SEVT joins the Centers for Disease Control and the Vermont Department of Health in encouraging riders to stay home or drive themselves if possible. If riding the bus, maintain a six-foot distance from other passengers and drivers. All staff and riders are encouraged to practice safe hygiene and keep referring to the www.cdc.gov and www.healthvermont.gov for further information.
There are no route changes on the MOOver routes.
The Current has changed several routes. The Route 73 morning run from Bellows Falls-Hanover will be stopped, but riders needing to get to Hanover should ride the Route 74 morning run which leaves at 6:15 am – one hour later. The Route 74 services all the stops on the Route 73’s morning run. Route 74’s afternoon run will operate as scheduled.
The #55 Bellows Falls-Springfield route will not run afternoons until further notice. The #1 In-Town Springfield Route will change on Friday, March 27 when it will run Monday-Friday 9 am to 12:44 pm. There will no be service on that route after 12:44 pm until further notice.
Fares have been eliminated in the effort to reduce areas that may spread infection.
In Brattleboro, the Current will run the Saturday schedule on a daily basis. The Brattleboro Music Center, Winston Prouty Center, Cotton Mill, Groundworks Shelter, Omega, Exit 1 Industrial Park, and the Guilford Country will not be served.
Demand response riders are being screened ahead of time for their medical appointment, meal site, and shopping trips, as are the drivers and volunteers who transport them.
In the event that more route changes are necessary keep in touch via Facebook, www.crtransit.org or www.moover.com, or sign up for the Transit app.
