Posted Mar 23, 2009, 6:27 PM
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HSR gets $3.7 million communication system
March 23, 2009
By Nicole MacIntyre
Hamilton Spectator
The city is spending $3.7 million to put a new radio system on its transit fleet.
By the end of the year, every stop a city bus makes will be automatically announced by the communication system.
It will also allow the city’s transit dispatchers to keep in constant communication with bus operators.
The city’s current system is about five years overdue for replacement. It has failed four times since Christmas leaving drivers with no way to communicate in case of emergency.
“It’s a safety issue,” said Don Hull, director of transit. “It leaves the bus operators and passengers vulnerable.”
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