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(Rochester, Beaver County, Pa.) With a Federal Judge striking down the national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit Monday, and  The Transportation Security Administration saying Monday night that it would it will no longer enforce the mask requirement, the Beaver County Transit Authority has lifted the masking mandate on all facilities and BCTA vehicles including the DART Bus Program.

The sign below is what BCTA is posting throughout its facilities:

Mary Jo Morandini, General Manager of the Beaver County Transit Authority told beaver County Radio that “BCTA has followed all CDC Guidelines throughout the pandemic.”

The CDC does still recommend that people wear masks in indoor public transportation settings however BCTA is making masking optional following along the same lines of PAT Transit and Pittsburgh International Airport once the TSA said that it would it will no longer enforce the mask requirement  after the Federal Judges ruling.