The new, high-tech buses that are being rolled out by The COMET bus system feature security cameras, UBS ports, free WiFi, an automated sound system that announces stops and smartphone-connected boxes to pay bus fares. 6/16/17
Tim Dominick
tdominick@thestate.com
The COMET bus system will be adding a route to Lexington and Batesburg-Leesville starting next week.
“ReFlex Route 97” will run between West Columbia to Batesburg-Leesville every Thursday and will cost $2 each way and $4 round trip, according to the organization’s website.
Lucas Daprile has been covering the University of South Carolina and higher education since March 2018. Before working for The State, he graduated from Ohio University and worked as an investigative reporter at TCPalm in Stuart, FL. Lucas received several awards from the S.C. Press Association, including for education beat reporting, series of articles and enterprise reporting.Support my work with a digital subscription
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