Greater Cleveland RTA to install barriers around bus drivers, require face masks for all employees – cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority will install barriers separating drivers from passengers on RTA buses, and require all employees to wear face masks, the agency announced Tuesday.

The clear barriers, made of marine-grade vinyl, will be on all 350 RTA buses by the end of next week to guard against the spread of the coronavirus, a news release said. Plans are in the works to outfit paratransit vehicles with the same type of barriers.

The barriers, secured with Velcro, will extend from ceiling to floor, and from the back of the bus drivers seat to the farebox, creating a secure enclosure for drivers, the release said.

Beginning May 12, all RTA employees will be required to wear face masks onboard RTA vehicles, or on RTA property, the authority said in a news release. Prior to the requirement, only drivers and workers who face customers were required to wear masks.

RTA is strongly urging riders to wear face masks as well.

Eight RTA employees have tested positive for coronavirus. Two are bus drivers, one is a paratransit driver, one is a police dispatcher, and four are operations staff who do not work with the public.

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