CapMetro Partners With Keolis as Fixed-Route Service Provider

The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro), Austin, TX, has awarded a three-year base-term contract with two one-year optional extensions to Keolis North America for maintenance and operations of the agency’s fixed-route bus service as well as high-frequency routes, UT Austin, cross-town, regional, night owl, local, and commuter routes. CapMetro will represent Keolis’ largest bus contract in the U.S.

“Keolis’ strong local leadership teams and commitments to our partnership have given us full confidence to ensure support and respect for our frontline staff,” said Dottie Watkins, CapMetro president & CEO. “CapMetro firmly believes this contract will help solidify the needs of team members employed by Keolis and allow them to continue focusing on delivering reliable service to Central Texans.”

“One of our key pillars at Keolis is partnership with our clients, and our agreement with CapMetro epitomizes what a partnership looks like,” said David Scorey, CEO, Keolis North America. “Together, we look forward to further improving the ability to identify efficiencies, implementing new energies, and making investments for the benefit of our passengers, like the expansion of the high-frequency bus network.”