PORTLAND — TriMet officials said this week that bus services will be reduced starting Jan. 9 because of an extreme shortage of bus operators.
The Portland-area transit agency said TriMet would temporarily reduce service levels by 9%, meaning TriMet will shrink weekly bus service on about 20 of its 84 bus lines, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.
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