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Halifax Transit to resume normal bus schedules end of August

Passengers wear face masks on a Halifax Transit ferry as it arrives in Dartmouth, N.S. on Friday, July 24, 2020, the first day they have been mandatory on public transit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

After over four months of limited service and capacity, Halifax Transit announced on Wednesday it’ll be resuming normal bus service schedules as of Monday, Aug. 31.

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Ferry services will be adjusted starting Sept. 8, according to a news release.

Transit says the Woodside ferry service will increase to a 15-minute frequency on weekdays at peak periods (6:37 a.m. – 9: 37 a.m. and 2:37 p.m. – 5:22 p.m.).

It says the Alderney ferry service will also increase to a 15-minute frequency on weekdays at peak periods (6:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.).

The updated schedules will be available on the Halifax Transit website.

Transit resumed collecting regular fares on Aug. 1.

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Transit says masks are still mandatory on all buses and ferries, in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Only children under two and those with medical reasons are exempt from wearing a mask, it says.

It says staff will continue to periodically hand out free masks in pop-up locations that will be announced in advance on the Halifax Transit Twitter page.

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