DELAYED START FOR SPRINGFIELD MICROTRANSIT

Release Date: September 30, 2025

  SPRINGFIELD:  Southeast Vermont Transit (SEVT aka the MOOver) announces its Springfield Microtransit pilot start date has been delayed.

             Originally scheduled to start in early September, the project’s main funding grant agreement and a Notice to Proceed to spend grant funds has not been executed. The three-year $282,000 grant was awarded in July, but the grant paperwork has yet to be signed by the Grantor.

            As soon as the grant is signed and the Notice to Proceed is issued, SEVT will contract with HBSS Corporation to program the software that schedules the ride requests. This part of the project will take about a month or more to build and test before service can begin.

            “We are thinking at this point it will be around 60 days from now that we will start service,” said Randy Schoonmaker, SEVT CEO. “It may be more or it may less time, but the funding has to be available before we can proceed. The staffing, training, and marketing the system will be very quick as we have done this before in Windsor and Brattleboro,” he said.

            SEVT met with 15 groups in Springfield since July 11^th to introduce the concept and explain the microtransit operations plan. Brochures have been printed but not yet mailed to every household and business in Springfield.

            “We’re sorry that the program has not already started,” said Schoonmaker. “We’re very grateful for all the support that the Springfield Community has given us, and we look forward to starting service as soon as possible.”