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(November 25, 2020) Columbia, SC – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) announced that a driver who is employed by their subcontractor, RATP Dev USA, Inc., has today tested positive for the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. The driver last worked yesterday and operated routes 701/75, bus unit ...

(November 20, 2020) Columbia, SC – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) announces the appointment, by Richland County, of Christopher Lawson to its Board of Directors. Lawson is a First Lieutenant in the United States Army where he serves as a transportation officer. He also brings experience as ...

Reimagine The COMET Invites Public Input to Create a More Efficient Bus Network  (November 12, 2020) Columbia, SC – What should the future of public transit look like in the Central Midlands region? The COMET wants the community to help decide by responding to two concepts of what a new ...

Recognition affirms The COMET’s responsible handling of Penny Tax and other funding (November 9, 2020) Columbia, SC – The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) for ...

Listing of Routes Going to Satellite Polling Locations for Early Absentee In-Person Voting (October 21, 2020) Columbia, SC – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) wants to help riders exercise their right to vote. Presently, all The COMET and DART travel is free of charge. Funding from the ...

Bus Operators Tested, Quarantined After Positive COVID-19 Tests (September 25, 2020) Columbia, SC – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) announced that after testing, two operators who are employed by their subcontractor, RATP Dev USA, Inc., have tested positive for the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 and are ...

(September 16, 2020) Columbia, SC – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) announces the election of new officers to its Board of Directors. The new officers were elected at the August 2020 meeting. Col. (R) Roger Leaks, Jr. is the newly elected board Chair. He succeeds Ron Anderson, ...

Driver Quarantined After Positive COVID-19 Test (September 14, 2020) Columbia, SC – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) announced that a driver who is employed by their subcontractor, RATP Dev USA, Inc., has tested positive for the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. The driver last worked Thursday, September ...

(September 12, 2020) Columbia, SC – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) announced that a driver who is employed by their subcontractor, RATP Dev USA, Inc., has today tested positive for the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19. The driver operated  routes 77 and 6 on Monday, 9/7; Soda ...

(September 2, 2020) Columbia, SC – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) announced today that applications are now being accepted for The COMET Academy, a leadership development program for those interested in understanding how public transit works. The COMET hosts the program at no charge to attendees. Due ...

(July 10, 2020) Columbia, SC – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) announced today that a driver of Transportation Care Services (TCS), which operates DART and is a subcontractor of RATP Dev USA, Inc., has tested positive for coronavirus during the routine mandatory testing of all employees. The ...

 (June 30, 2020) Columbia, SC – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) has partnered with the City of Columbia’s Complete Count Census Committee to help spread the word about the importance of completing the 2020 Census. The groups will host a live virtual press conference, today at noon ...