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RTA board approves contract to add Wi‑Fi routers to Dial‑A‑Ride vehicles

5911599 · September 25, 2025
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Riverside Transit Agency authorized a $227,390 contract with RCN Communications LLC plus a 10% contingency to install cellular Wi‑Fi routers on Dial‑A‑Ride vehicles; staff said installations will be done largely in off‑service hours and are included in the agency's capital budget.

The Riverside Transit Agency Board of Directors on Sept. 25 authorized staff to award agreement S25090 to RCN Communications LLC to install Wi‑Fi routers on Dial‑A‑Ride vehicles in a contract totaling $227,390 with a 10% contingency of $22,739, for a project total of $250,129.

The contract was presented by Melissa Blankenship, director of contracts for the Riverside Transit Agency, who said the Dial‑A‑Ride fleet is the only revenue fleet segment that currently lacks passenger Wi‑Fi and real‑time video surveillance. "Currently, the Dial‑A‑Ride vehicles are the only vehicles in the revenue fleet that do not offer passenger wifi or real time…

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