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UTA drops mask requirement for trains and buses

Apr 19, 2022, 8:44 AM | Updated: Jun 20, 2022, 1:30 pm

Officials gather to celebrate the Utah Transit Authority's new TRAX airport station, marking the cu...

Officials gather to celebrate the Utah Transit Authority's new TRAX airport station, marking the culmination of 20 months of construction extending TRAX to the new airport terminal, in Salt Lake City on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. (Scott G. Winterton/Deseret News)

(Scott G. Winterton/Deseret News)

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Transit Authority announced passengers on all UTA trains and buses will no longer need to wear masks.

The announcement comes after a federal judge in Florida struck down the Biden administration’s national mask mandate on Monday.

“In response to the federal court ruling, UTA is no longer requiring masks to be worn on our system. We continue our enhanced cleaning and disinfecting measures, and will keep providing masks on our buses and trains for riders who wish to use them,” officials said in a tweet.

Several U.S. airlines and airports also announced masks are optional on their aircraft.

Among them is Salt Lake City International Airport, which said it will no longer enforce the mask mandate. Airports officials will continue to offer masks to those who request them.

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UTA drops mask requirement for trains and buses