{"id":18361,"date":"2020-06-30T21:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T18:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mta-installing-plastic-barriers-on-buses-to-protect-drivers\/"},"modified":"2020-06-30T21:42:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T18:42:00","slug":"mta-installing-plastic-barriers-on-buses-to-protect-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mta-installing-plastic-barriers-on-buses-to-protect-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"#MTA installing plastic barriers on buses to protect drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#MTA installing plastic barriers on buses to protect drivers<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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June 30, 2020 |<\/span> 2:42pm |<\/span> Updated June 30, 2020 | 2:44pm<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n MTA bus driver Jesennia Claussell, from Washington Heights, sits behind the wheel of an express bus which has been fitted with the new coronavirus protective interior slider<\/span>
\n Matthew McDermott<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\n The MTA will install plexiglass and plastic curtain barriers to shield bus drivers \u2014 ahead of a planned August return to front-door bus boarding and fare collection, officials said Tuesday<\/p>\n

Officials hope to roll out the $1,500-per-bus plexiglass dividers on 4,200 local buses starting in July or August, with completion expected sometime in the fall, buses chief Craig Cipriano said during a demo at the Michael J. Quill Bus Depot in Manhattan on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Another 600 local buses and 1,000 express buses will get plastic shower curtain-like vinyl separation by the end of August, at a cost of $300 to $500 per bus, Cipriano said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a near-term solution. We\u2019re also working on other solutions that are\u2026 long term,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cOne solution we\u2019re engaging our bus manufacturers on is the potential to have a fully-enclosed bus operator compartment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut that\u2019s a new design of a bus. That wouldn\u2019t happ<\/a>en for some time.\u201d<\/p>\n

New York City local buses have been fare-free and backdoor-only since March 23 in order to protect bus drivers from contracting the coronavirus. Since March, more than 10,000 MTA employees have called out sick at one point, and 132 workers have died from the virus.<\/p>\n

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MTA bus driver Jose Onoro, from Manhattan, sits behind the wheel of a city bus which has been fitted with the new coronavirus protective interior<\/span>Matthew McDermott<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Transit officials have previously teased plans to better shield bus operators from passengers as bus ridership has rebounded faster than subway ridership, to about 52 percent pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n

But an exact date has not been set for the resumption of front door service and fare collection. Cipriano deflected when asked whether passengers will be allowed to enter through the front door on buses without the enhanced dividers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re on a very aggressive, accelerated roll-out,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ll do everything we can in regards to providing proper protection for our operators.\u201d<\/p>\n

TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano warned transit officials should think twice before resuming front door boarding on buses that don\u2019t have the extra protection.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not going to allow our bus operators to pull out a bus without a barrier of protection while the pandemic is going on,\u201d Utano said.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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