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March 20, 2006

SNOW’S COMING:
METRO BUS DETOUR HOTLINE IS READY

CINCINNATI -- There’s a winter storm warning for late tonight and tomorrow… and Metro is ready.

Metro’s Detour Hotline at 632-7538 provides a recorded message, updated continuously from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. on severe weather days to give the most current bus detour information.

MetroCenter bus information phone lines are answered weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., for complete bus-riding information. Or visit www.go-metro.com for bus schedules and general detour information.

A lot of people depend on Metro. Metro provides about 65,000 rides per weekday and about 25% of downtown workers ride Metro.

Metro is a nonprofit public service of Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, providing about 22 million trips per year in Greater Cincinnati.

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