According to a release, a second phase of the project will be launched over the coming months to verify the results with a larger sample of data, including testing copper products on more train cars and buses, testing over a longer time period to analyze varied conditions, focusing tests on products that were most effective on transit, and public consultation. Copper has already been deemed a durable material. The second phase will look at copper’s impact on viruses. “We are excited about the positive results in the first phase of our copper pilot and look forward to finding out more about copper’s impact on viruses such as the ones that cause COVID-19 in the pilot’s second phase,” said Gigi Chen-Kuo, TransLink Interim CEO, in a statement.