Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Centro Buses Delayed By Weather



A storm with high winds and a lot of snow hit Central New York on Monday causing some Centro public transportation delays. Centro delayed bus service in some towns and completely suspended service in others.

Buses in Owsego County were only operating on Bridge St. Services in Mexico and Fulton were completely suspended. The city of Syracuse was only slightly affected by the minor delays on routes traveling to and from oswego.

Centro Communications Manager Steve Koegel said that visibility problems were the main cause for the delays and suspended bus routes. He stressed that he doesn't lay any of the blame on the Department of Public Works, and he stressed that the Central New York DPW crews are some of the best in the world.

Koegel said that the safety of the passengers, drivers, and Centro employees is of the utmost importance to the company, and that they will continue to delay and suspend service as they feel necessary.

Service was back on schedule throughout Central New York by Tuesday morning.

Bad winter weather can occur at anytime, and users of Centro should check http://www.centro.org/ for up to the minute information on delays.

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