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As of May 2, all riders are required to wear a face mask or other face covering while riding the bus. For the full text of the governor’s order, please follow the link below.

Governor’s Order: May 1, 2020 – Work Smart & Stay Safe – Restart VT: Phase III

The relevant passage is as follows:

“Mask Use on Public Transit Conveyances or in Mass Transportation Facilities. The traveling and commuting public shall wear face coverings over their nose and mouth any 
time they are using public transportation conveyances, including busses, trains and ride services and when in a mass transportation station or terminal, including airports.”

Thank you for your cooperation!

ROCKINGHAM, VT – The Current will not have White Line or Red Line bus service this Saturday, April 11^th due to a temporary driver shortage.

This should be for one Saturday only.

In the event that more route changes are necessary, please keep in touch with the Current via Facebook, the website (www.crtransit.org) or sign up for notifications on our Transit app.

ROCKINGHAM & WILMINGTON, VT – Effective 5:30 am Friday, April 10, 2020, all riders on MOOver or Current buses, vans, or in volunteer driver cars will be required to wear a face mask, bandana, scarf, or other effective face covering prior to boarding a vehicle. This covering is to remain on for the completion of the ride.

This policy, designed to protect riders, drivers, and the general public, is based on current guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). This compliments existing MOOver and Current policy to refrain from booking or taking a trip if you show any signs of fever, cough, or difficulty breathing.

On Monday, April 6^th all MOOver and Current staff and volunteers were provided a cloth face mask to wear while on duty.

ROCKINGHAM, VT – The Current will not have White Line or Red Line bus service this Saturday, April 11^th due to a temporary driver shortage.

This should be for one Saturday only.

In the event that more route changes are necessary, please keep in touch with the Current via Facebook, the website (www.crtransit.org) or sign up for notifications on our Transit app.

CURRENT BUS DRIVER TESTS POSITIVE FOR VIRUS: NO THREAT TO PUBLIC ACCORDING TO VT. DEPT. OF HEALTH

April 2, 2020

ROCKINGHAM The Current, a division of Southeast Vermont Transit, was informed the evening of April 1^st that one of its drivers has tested positive for the COVID 19 virus.

The driver drove the Blue Line in Brattleboro March 16-19. According to Eric Seel, Epidemiologist at the Vermont Department of Health, this driver poses no close contact threat of spreading the virus to fellow staff or riders. The driver left work and quarantined starting the evening of March 19^th, three days before his/her symptoms appeared. According to Seel, the virus can be transmitted via person to person up to 48 hours prior to symptoms appearing, thus there is no person to person contact threat. The driver has been out for 14 days and is eligible to return to work pending a doctor’s release.

For more information contact Randy Schoonmaker, CEO Southeast Vermont Transit, at 802-464-8487 or randys@moover.com .

SEVT joins the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Vermont Department of Health in encouraging riders to stay home or self-transport if possible. If you must ride the bus, please maintain a six-foot distance from other passengers and our drivers. All staff and riders are encouraged to practice safe hygiene and keep referring to the CDC’s (www.cdc.gov) and the Vermont Department of Health’s (www.healthvermont.gov) websites for further information.

The virus has caused the Current to change several routes effective Monday, March 23^rd.

In Brattleboro, the Current will run the Saturday schedule on a daily basis starting Monday, March 23^rd. All stops except the Brattleboro Music Center, Winston Prouty Center, Cotton Mill, Groundworks Shelter, Omega, Exit 1 Industrial Park, and the Guilford Country are served by the Saturday schedule. Riders needing service to those stops mentioned above should call the Current (802-460-7433) and request a ride.

In the event that more route changes are necessary, please keep in touch with us via our Facebook pages, websites (www.crtransit.org or www.moover.com), or sign up for notifications on our Transit app.

MOOVER & CURRENT REMAIN PRO-ACTIVE DURING PANDEMIC

March 20, 2020

WILMINGTON & ROCKINGHAM, VT – Both divisions of Southeast Vermont Transit – The MOOver and the Current – remain focused on their efforts to mitigate the coronavirus impacts on its riders and staff.

Demand response riders are being screened ahead of time for their medical appointment, meal site, and shopping trips, as are the drivers and volunteers who transport them. The company has restricted seating in the rows behind and beside the driver’s seat in the effort to maintain the six-foot personal zone for the drivers. Vehicles are being sprayed and wiped down daily before each shift. Fares have been eliminated in the effort to reduce areas that may be a surface to spread infection.

SEVT joins the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Vermont Department of Health in encouraging riders to stay home or self-transport if possible. If you must ride the bus, please maintain a six-foot distance from other passengers and our drivers. All staff and riders are encouraged to practice safe hygiene and keep referring to the CDC’s (www.cdc.gov) and the Vermont Department of Health’s (www.healthvermont.gov) websites for further information.

The virus has caused the Current to change several routes effective Monday, March 23^rd.

The Route 73 morning run from Bellows Falls-Hanover will be stopped, but riders needing to get to Hanover should ride the Route 74 morning run which leaves at 6:15 am – one hour later. The Route 74 services all the stops on the Route 73’s morning run. Route 74’s afternoon run will operate as scheduled.

In Brattleboro, the Current will run the Saturday schedule on a daily basis starting Monday, March 23^rd. The Brattleboro Music Center, Winston Prouty Center, Cotton Mill, Groundworks Shelter, Omega, Exit 1 Industrial Park, and the Guilford Country will not be served.

There are no route changes at present on the MOOver routes.

In the event that more route changes are necessary, please keep in touch with us via our Facebook pages, websites (www.crtransit.org or www.moover.com), or sign up for notifications on our Transit app.