Savannah, Ga. – Chatham Area Transit Authority will be resuming regular customer service hours next week, following the establishment of a remote call center; after evening hours were temporarily reduced on July 20. The pending resumption of the regular customer service schedule comes after CAT’s implementation of a virtual call center, which will allow customer […]
Savannah, Ga. – Chatham Area Transit officials were notified Tuesday that CAT’s CARES ACT grant has been approved and the transit agency can soon begin drawing down the almost $10.8 million in funding to cover expenses incurred during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. While providing some relief, the funding is not expected to be enough to
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Savannah, Ga. – The Chatham Area Transit Authority will hold three committee meetings on Tuesday, Aug. 4. All the meetings are being held remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Strategic Planning will meet at 10:30 a.m., Performance Monitoring will meet at 1 p.m. and External Stakeholder Relations will meet at 2:30 p.m. The virtual meetings
Savannah, Ga. – Chatham Area Transit is partnering with JC Lewis Primary Health Care Center to offer on-site COVID-19 testing to employees and the public this week. The walk-up testing will be provided from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, at CAT’s administrative headquarters, 900 E. Gwinnett St. Please bring a state
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Savannah, Ga. – The Chatham Area Transit Authority will hold its monthly board meeting remotely at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28. The public can access the virtual meeting by calling (929) 205-6099 and then entering the meeting ID: 858 3989 6020. The meeting agenda can be viewed online at http://chathamtransitga.iqm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx . The meeting can
Savannah, Ga. – Chatham Area Transit has been awarded $1.28 million in grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration for a new ferry boat. The new 149-passenger ferry will expand the Savannah Belles Ferry fleet from four to six boats, following the arrival of another 149-passenger ferry funded by a grant awarded in 2019. The
Savannah, Ga. – Chatham Area Transit is reducing the nightly operating hours for customer service assistance this week. As a result, customer service will operate from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mon.-Fri., rather than shutting down at 8 p.m. At this time, the weekend schedule will remain 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Customer service can
Savannah, Ga. – The Chatham Area Transit Governance Committee will meet remotely at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21. The public can access the meeting by calling (929) 205-6099 and then entering the meeting ID: 858 3989 6020.
Savannah, Ga. – Chatham Area Transit was notified Friday that a vendor who worked at CAT’s administrative headquarters at 900 East Gwinnett St. on July 7 recently tested positive for COVID-19. CAT is not aware of any employee that has tested positive or developed symptoms as a result of this situation. However, out of an
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Chatham Area Transit will implement a reduced nightly service schedule on July 20 in response to low ridership in the evenings, as a result of most businesses and other destinations closing early during the COVID-19 pandemic. The reduction means that all fixed-route buses and CAT Mobility paratransit vehicles will cease operations by 10 p.m. on
