CT Transit buses throughout Connecticut will soon be equipped with GPS devices via a $7 million allocation approved last month by the State Bond Commission.

The devices will provide real-time bus location information to the system’s approximately 42 million annual passengers.

"This is all part of transforming our systems. It’s good for residents, it’s good for businesses and it’s good for CT Transit. With real-time bus location information, it’s another step in our effort to take Connecticut into the future," Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said in a statement.  "We want the CT Transit experience to be easy and user-friendly, and the addition of this technology will make travel more convenient and reliable. This is a smart, strategic step in continuing the modernization of our infrastructure to move us towards a new era in economic growth that will support Connecticut families and businesses and create a best-in-class transportation system."

Similar GPS tracking information has already been successfully deployed on CT Fastrak buses in central Connecticut. 

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is encouraging riders to download apps that will utilize the GPS tracking information provided on the bus system. The installation of the new technology on buses is the next step in an ongoing multi-phase statewide tech-upgrading project.