JTA ends free rides for health care workers after more than 2 years

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Transportation Authority introduced this week that it’s going to discontinue its Well being Care Employee Free Experience Program in December. This system has been in place since April 2020.

JTA cited the elimination of COVID-19 restrictions by state and federal authorities officers for sunsetting this system, which was a solution to thank native well being care workers working by the pandemic.

Any employee at a hospital, physician’s workplace, medical facility or medical laboratory simply wanted to indicate their work badge to experience without cost.

Passengers who beforehand used the service can nonetheless take pleasure in complimentary rides all through the month of November by creating a brand new account with the MyJTA cell app, which is accessible on Apple and Android units.

Beginning Thursday, Dec. 1, the free rides for well being care employees program ends on all JTA mounted route and First Coast Flyer buses.