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Like many transit agencies, Metro <br />Transit is facing a significant driver <br />shortage, which means we donÓt have <br />enough staff to meet our <br />schedules. We apologize to anyone who <br />has experienced times when a bus or <br />train was not there when it was <br />scheduled to be there. Since March, <br />weÓve been working hard to hire more <br />drivers with monthly one-day hiring events. These events streamline the hiring process and <br />are providing on-site CDL training. We also offer hiring and referral bonuses. Drivers start at <br />more than $21 per hour Î even during training Î and receive outstanding benefits, including <br />paid training, health care, annual salary increases, a pension plan, an unlimited-ride bus <br />pass, and a $1,000 hiring bonus. Combined with upcoming service adjustments, we hope to <br />deliver the quality service we strive to provide to our riders. <br />Gold Line BRT construction planning begins <br />Earlier this year, the Federal Transit Administration approved the METRO Gold Line bus <br />rapid transit project to prepare for construction. Project engineers have been developing <br />blueprints for construction, which is scheduled to begin in 2022. This puts the Gold Line BRT <br />is on track to begin service in 2025. Information on the construction schedule will be <br />available soon. The planned 10-mile dedicated bus rapid transit line will connect Saint Paul, <br />Maplewood, Landfall, Oakdale and Woodbury generally along I-94. To view design plans <br />and ask questions here. View and ask questions on Gold Line's design plans here. <br />Decades of award-winning wastewater <br />treatment <br />3 <br /> <br />