Lombard, Illinois-based Transdev North America, a division of Paris, France-based Transdev Services and the largest private sector operator of multiple modes of transit in North America, providing bus, rail, paratransit, shuttle, sedan and taxi services, has announced that they will be laying off 340 employees from their Kent, Washington operation after the loss of the contract for King County Metro’s federally-mandated Access program designed to provide transportation for elderly and disabled riders.
In addition to the layoffs at Transdev, Cincinnati, Ohio-based First Transit, which provided fleet dispatch services for the Access program, has announced that they will be closing their Seattle, Washington operation and laying off an additional 86 workers.
Mobility services will be assumed by a new contractor, Dallas, Texas-based MV Transportation which was awarded a five-year contract worth $424 million by King County Metro and will commence in November, 2019.
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