Bus driver shortage drives Metro Transit to change 18 bus routes beginning March 21 [View all]
Metro Transit is cutting the service frequency of buses on 12 MetroBus routes and making changes to six other routes.
Bi-State Development, which operates the transit system, is struggling to operate its routes because it is having trouble attracting and retaining bus drivers during the coronavirus pandemic. The company has boosted pay to $18.53 an hour to recruit drivers.
“Unfortunately, this is just about what our labor availability is,” said Taulby Roach, Bi-State Development president and CEO. “It still means that we have to be sure that our level of service is balanced with our labor availability.”
The transit company needs to fill about 130 positions to keep services operating across the St. Louis region.
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