Metro Transit to reduce some weekend routes due to driver shortage
Metro Transit plans to reduce more bus routes starting next Monday.
Published: Jun. 7, 2023 at 10:16 PM CDT
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - Metro Transit plans to reduce more bus routes starting next Monday.
The changes will mostly impact weekend service. Because of staffing shortages, the #5 Green, #9 Oakville, #56 Kirkwood-Webster and #59 Oakland routes will be temporarily suspended on weekends.
As of April, Metro Transit was short 244 bus drivers and 24 metro link operators.
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