Though there were no prizes or falling balloons, the state’s rapid transit bus system on Wednesday claimed its millionth rider.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker announced the milestone for CTfastrak at a press conference in Hartford.
The $570 million bus system, which benefits from a dedicated lane between New Britain and Hartford, launched March 28.
Officials said the weekday ridership averages 14,000 one-way passenger trips, while Saturdays and Sundays average 9,000 trips and 5,000 trips, respectively.
Automated equipment in each bus started counting passengers on April 6, when the buses began collecting fares, following a nine-day promotional period of free rides.
A trip is counted every time a rider boards a CTfastrak bus. If one person boards a CTfastrak bus two times in one day, it counts as two trips, officials said.
