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Progress on privatizing Nassau bus service
Quick ReadThe last three of Nassau's 296 buses passed the state Department of Transportation inspections that began in early October, according to MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz.
Photo credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara | Buses in front of the MTA's Garden City facility. (Nov. 30, 2011)
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LI Bus goes private
Nassau County's bus system Friday took a couple more important steps toward its planned Jan. 1 privatization, with the last of its vehicles passing state safety inspections and a plan finalized to allow riders continued MetroCard use for fares and transfers.
The last three of Nassau's 296 buses passed the state Department of Transportation inspections that began in early October, according...
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