CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Transit Authority is putting in face masks dispensers on some buses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The transit company introduced final week that as a part of a pilot program, is has begun a pilot program to supply free disposable masks on 200 buses serving 20 routes. The dispensers shall be positioned on routes serving all areas of town, together with high-ridership routes such because the No. 56 Milwaukee, No. 91 Austin, and No. 77 Belmont buses.
The dispensers shall be arrange on the entrance of buses the place prospects get on.
“For the reason that begin of the pandemic, my No. 1 focus has been to supply the healthiest journey setting for our prospects and workers,” CTA President Dorval R. Carter Jr. stated in a information launch. “This new pilot program displays our unwavering dedication to hunt out new instruments and concepts to assist maintain everybody wholesome throughout this ongoing pandemic.”
If profitable, the dispensers shall be positioned on all CTA buses, in addition to rail stations.
The CTA famous it has taken a number of different precautions in the course of the pandemic – together with a rigorous cleansing methodology for buses, trains, and stations that entails new applied sciences reminiscent of electrostatic sprayers, and additional service to accommodate social distancing.
The CTA additionally provides away free Journey Wholesome Kits, which embody a reusable fabric masks, hand sanitizer, and wholesome journey suggestions.
Additional details about the CTA’s precautions towards COVID-19 is accessible at transitchicago.com/coronavirus/.
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