Why did NJ Transit suspend bus service for much of Friday in Central and North Jersey?”
NJ Transit cites safety for halting buses By LARRY HIGGS • TRANSPORTATION WRITER • February 26, 2010 NEWARK — NJ Transit officials said the decision to suspend bus service for much of Friday in Central and North Jersey was made at 3 a.m. based on safety conditions and the weather. But some private companies ran commuter buses on limited schedules Friday morning. Morning runs were canceled by some bus companies that serve the northwest part of the state. Academy Bus, which has runs on Route 36, Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway, provided limited service Friday morning. “We operated about half of our normal service this morning and carried about a third of our normal ridership,” said Greg Rhodes, Academy Bus marketing manager In North Jersey, Lakeland Bus resumed limited service on some lines at noon Friday. Suburban Transit, which runs in Middlesex and Somerset counties, operated a modified schedule Friday morning to the Port Authority bus terminal. TransBridge Lines, which serves Hu
NEWARK — NJ Transit officials said the decision to suspend bus service for much of Friday in Central and North Jersey was made at 3 a.m. based on safety conditions and the weather. But some private companies ran commuter buses on limited schedules Friday morning. Morning runs were canceled by some bus companies that serve the northwest part of the state. Academy Bus, which has runs on Route 36, Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway, provided limited service Friday morning. “We operated about half of our normal service this morning and carried about a third of our normal ridership,” said Greg Rhodes, Academy Bus marketing manager. Related * Digging out, getting out after latest blast In North Jersey, Lakeland Bus resumed limited service on some lines at noon Friday. Suburban Transit, which runs in Middlesex and Somerset counties, operated a modified schedule Friday morning to the Port Authority bus terminal. TransBridge Lines, which serves Hunterdon County and eastern Pennsylvania, also
NJ Transit officials said the decision to suspend bus service for much of Friday in Central and North Jersey was made at 3 a.m. based on safety conditions and the weather. But some private companies ran commuter buses on limited schedules Friday morning. Morning runs were canceled by some bus companies that serve the northwest part of the state. Academy Bus, which has runs on Route 36, Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway, provided limited service Friday morning.
