Lake County, OH – On Friday, April 10, 2015 Laketran was contacted by Madison Police Department to evacuate 30 passengers from the Greyhound bus that was involved in the bomb threat that closed I-90 for nearly 3 hours. Passengers were taken to Madison Fire Station 3 until the Greyhound bus and passengers were cleared by Lake […]
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Raymond Jurkowski: Steps must be taken to improve nation's infrastructure
Where There’s a Will – There’s a Way: Improving Ohio’s Roads, Bridges, and Public Transit Infrastructure By Raymond Jurkowski, Laketran General Manager | Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Fact: the nation’s infrastructure is crumbling before our very eyes without any meaningful solutions coming from Washington or Columbus. There have been so many studies over the years describing our […]
Maier sworn-in as new Laketran trustee
Lake County, OH – At Laketran’s Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, March 23, 2015, Sonja M. Maier of Mentor was sworn-in for a three year term as Trustee after being appointed by Lake County Commissioners. Maier is a retired educator from Mentor Public Schools, where she taught elementary age students and students with […]
Laketran upgrades in high gear
By John Arthur Hutchison, The News-Herald | Tuesday, February 17, 2015 Laketran continues to work on technology upgrades aimed to help riders plan their trips and to improve the transit agency’s overall operation. Several types of hardware upgrades have been implemented recently, including electronic fareboxes, a new radio communication system, GPS/automatic vehicle locators, mobile data terminals […]
Laketran GM says future state, federal funding not enough to replace aging buses
By John Arthur Hutchison, The News-Herald | Posted: Thursday, January 29, 2015 Laketran has been allocated $3,477,425 in federal funding from 2016 through 2020 through the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency to help replace Dial-a-Ride and Commuter Express buses. However, the county transit agency said the funding would be about $7,650,335 short of what is anticipated […]
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