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MDOT MTA COVID-19 page (captured July 12, 2021): masks required for the duration of every ride; Express BusLink and LocalLinks 38 and 92 suspended; MARC on R schedules; Commuter Bus reductions

MDOT MTA Coronavirus (COVID-19) page, July 2021

Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Administration · Baltimore region (MDOT MTA) (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Baltimore region (MDOT MTA) · Baltimore · Maryland
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
MTA operating authority; CDC Order under 42 U.S.C. § 264 (86 Fed. Reg. 8025) and TSA Security Directive 1582/84-21-01 (federal transit mask mandate)
Issued
2021-07-12 July 12, 2021
Effective
In force July 12, 2021 (capture date); continuing (read as 2021-07-12)
End
Federal transit mask mandate ended Apr. 18, 2022. (read as 2022-04-18)
In force
July 12, 2021 to Apr. 18, 2022
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther
Addressees
  • all transit riders and operators
  • employers whose workforce commutes by transit
  • MARC commuters to Washington
Functions reached
  • WF workforce commuting
  • TR transit
  • CB customers arriving by transit
Collection
Baltimore MET-BAL

Operative words

Wear a mask - or even better, two masks - before, during and after boarding any MDOT MTA vehicle. Masks are required to be on for the duration of your ride on transit.... MDOT MTA has implemented temporary, strategic service reductions to MARC Train and Commuter Bus while continuing to operate core Local Bus [service]... All local bus, Metro Subway, and Light Rail service is running per schedule with the following exception: all Express Bus routes and LocalLinks 38 and 92 remain suspended. MARC Train is operating on the published R schedules with limited supplemental service for the Penn and Brunswick Lines.

Enforcement

Federal CDC order and TSA security directives (civil penalties); MTA rules of conduct

Notes

The Q3 2021 transit instrument for the Baltimore region: masks mandatory and nine express routes plus two school routes still suspended on July 12, 2021.

Retrieval note

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