The agency partners with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to provide free COVID-19 testing to riders.
Specifically, FTA will extend access to emergency relief funding for operations and allow more time for transit agencies to meet certain regulatory requirements.
Transit systems and their technology partners are working together to adjust operations, provide passengers with up-to-date information, and ensure a safe transit environment.
Solutions to be tested include air purification and antimicrobial light to combat COVID-19.
The COVID-19 outbreak has cities and transit agencies scrambling to provide new forms of transportation for essential staff and emergency services.
Funding will be provided at a 100% Federal share, with no local match required, and will be available to support capital, operating, and other expenses.
CEOs from nine agencies signed a letter urging Congressional leaders to include dedicated transit funding in relief package.
Urging Congress to act to offset the extraordinary direct costs and revenue losses caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Letter to the New York Congressional Delegation requests more than $4 billion in federal aid as it continues to respond to COVID-19.
Also offering guidance to employees for wearing facemasks, and have suspended non-essential business travel indefinitely.
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