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St. Mary's County seeks three buses as ridership rebounds; paratransit and base access strain service
Summary
County transportation staff told the Transportation Advisory Committee they applied to the Maryland Transit Administration for three buses to expand a 23-vehicle fleet, citing multi-year delivery timelines, rising ridership and limits on paratransit service caused by ADA eligibility rules and expiring base access passes.
St. Mary's County transportation staff said the county applied in March to the Maryland Transit Administration for three additional vehicles to expand a 23‑vehicle fleet to 26, and warned that nationwide delivery delays mean new buses may take about two years to arrive.
The committee was told the county has received two medium-bus replacements and three small replacements but has only one medium bus in service while GPS and camera systems are transferred; a non‑CDL vehicle is expected in July and three more small buses remain on order with a multi‑year delivery timeline. "We're not sustainable with what we currently have. Our fleet is currently 23," a transportation staff member said…
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