CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Metro’s new farebox transfers and winter service changes will go into effect Sunday, Dec. 4. Sixteen routes have changes, most minor schedule time adjustments, and other changes are related to the opening of Metro’s Glenway Crossing Transit Center and Park & Ride.

Farebox Changes

Starting on December 4, when a customer pays for a transfer, the farebox will automatically issue the transfer and print the time that the transfer expires – 90 minutes from the time it is issued. To use on the next bus, the customer simply inserts the transfer into the slot on the top of the farebox. Zone checks, which are needed when buses travel from one zone to another, will also be issued from the farebox.

EVENDALE, OH-- November 21, 2011—Aircraft Industries has completed the first flight test of the L410-UVP-E20 powered by two of GE’s H80 turboprop engines. The 40-minute flight occurred in Kunovice in the Czech Republic on November 16. 

“The H80 engine performed extremely well in the first flight on the L410,” said Miroslav Kozisek, product support director at Aircraft Industries. “The flight test crew put the aircraft and engines through many maneuvers, and the results are very promising as we begin our flight tests. We look forward to certifying the aircraft/engine combination and offering our customers the new H80 engines as a powerplant on the L410.” 

“This flight is the first time the H80 engine has powered a commuter plane, and the team is thrilled with the initial test flight data,” said Paul Theofan, president and managing executive of GE Aviation's Business and General Aviation Turboprops.

CINCINNATI (FOX19) - A contractor performing survey work for the Metropolitan Sewer District will close the right lane of northbound Interstate 75 between I-74 and Mitchell Avenue from 7 p.m. Saturday, November 19 to 6 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 20. 

If all work is not complete by 6 a.m. Sunday, crews will return at 7 p.m. Sunday to finish. 

Traffic control devices will be in place to alert motorists of the upcoming lane closure. 

To help ensure the safety of the construction workers as well as the traveling public, motorists should remain alert, reduce their speed and watch for stopped traffic while passing through the work zone. 

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