Riding the bus on Martha’s Vineyard will be free of charge from Nov. 25 through Dec. 31, according to an announcement Friday from the Vineyard Transportation Authority.
Fall cutbacks have come early for the Vineyard Transit Authority, which on Monday announced immediate schedule reductions on nine of its 14 routes due to a driver shortage.
Most seasons the Vineyard Transit Authority has seven buses driving route 13.
The $2 million project, which broke ground in January and wrapped up in the middle of June, is part of a broader goal to fully electrify the VTA bus fleet by 2028,
Bus passes, including annual passes, are now available online for touchless scanning via smartphone. Physical passes also remain available.
Edgartown selectmen advanced transportation projects both by land and by sea on Monday, including a new down-Island water taxi service.