COVID-19 Precautions

•• As of May 10, 2021, 32 employees have been tested for COVID with 8 positive result

•• Mountain Line is implementing a new, minor service reduction on one route, based on ridership

•• The Authority previously reported service reductions related to West Virginia University’s suspension of all classes

•• Messaging in the form of a decision tree has been placed on all shelters, buses and passenger riding areas Public information from WHO has been placed on all buses 

•• Passengers are being offered the opportunity to voluntarily register their ride so they can be notified should community tracing be required

•• Buses that are too full to allow for proper social distancing are being marked as “Bus Full” until capacity allows additional riders

•• Buses are being fumigated with DSV on a daily basis

•• 4/8/2020: The Authority passed Hazard Duty Pay at its meeting

•• Buses have been fitted with “Cough Curtains” (clear plastic shower curtains) they can pull when passengers are boarding the bus

•• Drivers are being issued gloves each work day

•• Each driver has been issued face coverings

•• Staff able to perform their function remotely are working from home

•• The Authority’s Board Meetings are being held through video conferencing with opportunity for electronic public participation

•• All mail, receiving slips and outside paperwork is being bin quarantined for at least two days prior to opening and distribution

•• A Sheltered Workshop crew is cleaning high touch surfaces in a rotation all day long

•• Drivers are wiping down high touch areas with medical wipes at the top of each hour

•• Hand sanitizer dispensers have been placed on all buses and are available to passengers

•• Multiple messaging has gone out to employees on hand washing and no-touch hygiene

•• Ridership is down 80-85% across the system, but still too high to service with a demand response model

•• We have propped open many of the doors in the administrative office to provide alternate routes between offices and the common areas reducing the close passing of each other in the hall as well as reducing the amount of door contact

•• Audio/Video Camera for admin entry alerting staff when someone enters the vestibule and allows remote communication with visitors

•• Requested a mask requirement be passed by the Governor and considered by the Board at the June Board Meeting

•• Custom masks for Grey Line riders and driver to help encourage wearing them

•• Installed plexiglass on all NewFit and SMI Vans

•• Adjustments were made to the facility HVAC system to allow for more fresh air flow, filters for maximum air flow are already in place

•• Instructed drivers to run the air conditioner as well as open the ceiling vents for extra air flow

•• Implemented wait list notification for Grey Line to allow us to adjust for on board social distancing and still meet ridership demand

•• Implemented mandatory face coverings and distributed 2500+ masks

•• Installed temperature readers at the front admin door and at the garage driver entrance

•• Hands free soap dispensers installed

•• Plexiglass installed on Ford Cut Away Buses

•• New buses ordered for 2021 - equipped with: 

1.  Tip in Windows and HVAC system that allows for 20% more air flow
2. Plastic seats for easier sanitizing
3. Plexiglass barriers for the driver compartment
4. New wheel chair securement system which provides independence for the rider and eliminates the need for the rider and driver to come in close proximity for wheelchair securement.