CURRENT SERVICE ALERTS

MassHealth Transportation Changes

Posted on behalf of Sharna Small-Borsellino, Director of the Human Service Transportation Office. The Human Service Transportation (HST) Office, MassHealth, and Brokers invite MassHealth members, consumers of Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) agencies, families, advocates, and others to join a virtual Public Listening Session on the HST Brokerage in April 2021. The… [ read more … ]

BRTA’s New Mask Exemption Form

The CDC’s Order requiring the use of masks on transit and at transit hubs includes the following exemption; “a person with a disability who cannot wear a mask, or cannot safely wear a mask, because of the disability as defined by the American’s with Disabilities Act.” BRTA requires that anyone requesting an exemption related to… [ read more … ]

BRTA Bus Transportation to COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

Berkshire County has several COVID-19 vaccinations sites throughout the county. The Berkshire Regional Transportation Authority (BRTA)’s buses provide fixed route service to most of the vaccination sites in Berkshire County. BRTA’s paratransit services are also available for vaccine transportation for qualified customers. Please visit https://berkshirerta.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Covid-Vaccine-Locations-transportation.pdf to view the vaccination locations and bus route in the… [ read more … ]

New Mask Requirements

Starting 2/2/2021 New Mask Regulations as per the CDC and Federal Law: The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority will: board only people who wear masks; instruct people that wearing a mask is a requirement of federal law and that not complying with the requirement is a violation of federal law; monitor for any person who is not… [ read more … ]

All Berkshire Regional Transit Authority offices will be closed and fixed route bus service will not be provided on Monday, January 18, 2021 to observe the Martin Luther King Jr holiday.   All BRTA buses will resume regular service on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Specific schedule or route information may be obtained by calling the… [ read more … ]

BRTA Advisory Board Meeting

The next BRTA Advisory Board meeting will be on January 21, 2021 at 4PM.  This meeting will be scheduled as a Zoom meeting instead of a conference call.  The meeting notice and agenda is available by clicking here. [ read more … ]

NO BUS SERVICE ON NEW YEAR’S DAY OBSERVANCE

All Berkshire Regional Transit Authority offices will be closed and fixed route bus service will not be provided on Friday, January 1, 2021 to observe the New Year’s Day holiday.   BRTA buses will operate Thursday, December 31, 2020, except for the pilot extended evening service hours, which will not run. All BRTA buses will resume… [ read more … ]