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Lansing, Mich. — Local meteorologists are forecasting high heat index temperatures for Tuesday and Wednesday this week, prompting the Lansing Emergency Management Office to announce plans to open cooling centers in the morning. The Capital Area Transportation Authority committed to provide free transportation services to cooling centers for eligible residents.
 
"CATA can be counted on to contribute to efforts that ensure public health and safety," said Sandy Draggoo, CATA's CEO/Executive Director. "As we've done in past years, we are prepared to support the city's heat-relief program by offering free transportation to designated cooling centers for eligible residents who — due to financial or medical hardship — are unable to access our regularly scheduled bus routes."

To locate a nearby cooling center and determine eligibility for a free ride, residents should dial 2-1-1. Ingham County residents eligible for free transportation to a cooling center will be given instructions to schedule a ride. CATA will continue to assist the 2-1-1 Center with free rides to eligible residents throughout the heat-alert period, which is expected to last through Wednesday.