Kitsap Transit cuts bus service amid COVID-19 outbreak
Cuts to Kitsap Transit bus service scheduled to go into effect April 6 will instead begin Wednesday because of a shortage of bus drivers.
Kitsap Transit announced Monday that it would cut bus service by more than 30% beginning next week because of a significant drop in ridership. But the agency is moving that timeline forward after a wave of bus drivers called out of work Tuesday.
Approximately 30 bus drivers are out as of Tuesday afternoon, Kitsap Transit executive director John Clauson. Many of those employees chose to stay home and self-quarantine because they fall into the "high-risk" category for severe illness from COVID-19.
"We always promote family first, so I certainly respect each one of them and their decisions to protect themselves," Clauson said.
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