Sturdy, protective sliding partitions installed on 4,800 local buses
Express buses are next, says MTA
MTA New York City Transit on Tuesday announced that it has completed the installation of protective see-through polycarbonate sliding partitions, similar to Plexiglas but chemically different, on all 4,800 local buses across the five boroughs.
The barriers installed near the bus operator’s compartment add an extra layer of protection for employees and customers and allow more space for social distancing. Department of Buses engineering personnel worked with manufacturers to complete the process at an accelerated pace, overcoming the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic
As a temporary measure, some buses had been equipped with vinyl curtains. Those curtains have now been fully replaced with the more sturdy polycarbonate sliding partitions.