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Power outage pushes Access Lynx 30 minutes behind schedule
Orlando Sentinel - 8/17/2018
Aug. 17--A power outage, blamed on a construction project on John Young Parkway, has caused a 30-minute delay for Access Lynx, a door-to-door transportation service for people unable to use the regular bus service because of a disability or other limitations.
Lynx spokesman Matt Friedman said the public transportation service was aware of the delays, which he blamed on the loss of power to Lynx' main programming system.
Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel
An unidentified patient at the Central Florida Kidney Foundation dialysis center in Longwood arrives via an Access Lynx van.
An unidentified patient at the Central Florida Kidney Foundation dialysis center in Longwood arrives via an Access Lynx van. (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
He said power has been restored, but the service is not yet back on schedule.
"We are doing everything we can to get back on schedule," he said in an email.
The Access Lynx para-transit program provides more than 2,100 scheduled passenger trips each weekday, using a variety of vehicles equipped for individuals with various disabilities.
Demand for these special transit services is high, according to Lynx' website.
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