PSTA bus operator test positive for COVID-19
ST. PETERSBURG â Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority received notification Dec. 15 from a bus operator, who had tested positive for COVID-19. This is the sixteenth public-facing PSTA employee that has tested positive.
The bus operator last reported to work on Dec. 9.The 14 days prior to that time the operator drove Route 7 on Dec. 7-9 and CAT on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1-4.
PSTA does not believe any passengers came in contact with the driver, who remained socially distant from all passengers. However, anyone who feels like they experience symptoms should seek medical advice.
The operator is currently under treatment.
PSTA bus drivers help connect riders with free virtual mental health services
Local bus drivers connect riders with free mental health services
and last updated 2020-12-16 08:01:29-05
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Bus drivers with the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority are now helping connect riders with free virtual mental health services, provided by a partnership between 211 and Placement Works.
Using grant money through the Pinellas Cares NonProfit Fund, Placement Works is helping support people with free behavioral telehealth services.
Christy Brown, the founder of Placement Works, formed the organization back in 2000 to help people with disabilities find jobs. Since the onset of the pandemic, they ve added one-on-one counseling services, on-site crisis management and telehealth group sessions.
The department says it needs to trim about $1 billion from its budget. Author: Eric Glasser Updated: 5:50 PM EST December 10, 2020
A major highway project designed to bring relief to one of the most congested interchanges in Tampa Bay might have to be put on hold for two years.
The Florida Department of Transportation is now planning to delay its $1.4 billion reconfigurations of the I-275 interchange at West Shore Boulevard.
Close to 130,000 vehicles pass through the interchange every day.
The department says it needs to trim about $1 billion from its budget because of revenues lost to COVID-19.
“It’s affecting everybody, but you still have to go on,” said Darren Mays, who was disappointed to hear the news. “I live in the nearby area, so it’s very hard to get around. And so, if they’re going to delay, that’s that much more time I’m gonna have to sit in traffic.