Transit System: Dawson Creek, Quesnel
NORTHERN BC – Passengers in Quesnel and Dawson Creek will soon see buses equipped with full driver doors designed to protect the health and safety of BC Transit operators.
Retrofits on Vicinity buses in the Quesnel Transit System will get underway in the coming days, followed by retrofits to the Dawson Creek Transit System. Kodiak Mobile Video Installations will complete installations of the protective doors, produced by AROW Global Corporation. While the installation process is taking place, passengers will experience no impact to service levels.
The full driver door is a movable barrier situated to the right of the driver’s seat near the fare box and is designed to increase protection for our drivers. It includes a transparent piece of laminated tempered glass with anti-glare coating and metal base. The full driver door window can be adjusted to account for sightlines associated with different seat positions.
The full driver door installations will be carried out over a two day period, with the new doors replacing the current vinyl panels installed as protective barriers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
BC Transit has accelerated our installation schedule, and 633 buses will be retrofitted with full driver doors across 34 transit systems in the province by early November. All future new buses in the fleet will arrive with the door pre-installed.
For more information, please visit bctransit.com.
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