New Signs Tell You Exactly When Your Bus Will Arrive

The San Mateo County Transit District has installed new electronic signs that display real-time bus departure information, agency officials said.

The signs are now operating at Sequoia Station in Redwood City and at the Colma, Daly City, and Millbrae BART stations.

They show the bus route number, the final destination, and the scheduled departure time from those stations. A GPS system determines the exact location of the bus, SamTrans officials said. If the bus is running late, the sign displays a countdown to
the actual departure time.

The sign will read "due" two minutes before the bus will depart, and "no bus service" if no bus is scheduled to depart within the hour, according to SamTrans.

The signs will also make audio announcements, including departure times, bus detours, schedule changes and other high-priority messages.

This real-time information will also be available on the information website 511.org, SamTrans officials said.

The $1.3 million project was funded by voter-approved Regional Measure 2 funds, according to the agency.

--Bay City News