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Ex. MET-MSP-058 Order Primary source read

Reduced service schedule effective March 25, 2020

Reduced service began Wednesday, March 25 (Saturday schedules; express routes reduced; overnight service suspended)

Metro Transit (a service of the Metropolitan Council) · Twin Cities metropolitan area (Metropolitan Council transit service area) (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Twin Cities metropolitan area (Metropolitan Council transit service area) · Minneapolis-St. Paul · Minnesota
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Metropolitan Council transit operating authority (Minn. Stat. ch. 473)
Issued
2020-03-25 Mar. 25, 2020
Effective
2020-03-25
End
Service changes continued through 2020 (Sept. 12, 2020 changes noted); restoration dates not verified (read as 2020-09-12)
In force
Mar. 25, 2020 to Sept. 12, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Travel and quarantine
Addressees
  • transit riders
  • employers dependent on transit commuting
Functions reached
  • WF workforce commuting
  • TV travel
  • CB customer access
Collection
Minneapolis-St. Paul MET-MSP

Operative words

Metro Transit began a reduced service schedule on Wednesday, March 25.... Bus and light rail service is suspended nightly between 11 p.m. and 4:30 a.m.... Metro Transit Service Centers and Lost & Found are closed.... Commuter express routes will operate at a reduced level. Local bus routes will follow SATURDAY schedules unless noted here.... If your route does not have a schedule for Saturday service and is not listed here, it will not operate.

Enforcement

Operational

Notes

Workforce ecosystem: the regional transit system carrying downtown, hospital and shift workers cut to weekend service and closed overnight.