School buses in Denver were off to a hot start Tuesday morning, running a full schedule and on time after frigid temperatures hampered service Monday.
More than 300 Denver Public Schools buses were in service after mechanics, drivers and other staff showed up early or worked overnight to avoid a repeat of the frosty failures.
“All our buses are in operation and on time,” district spokesman Alex Sanchez said Tuesday.
On Monday, two dozen buses in Denver’s fleet wouldn’t start because of below-zero weather. Pickups for eight schools were delayed for up to an hour.
To make sure service ran on time Tuesday, DPS buses were started about 11 Monday night to warm up for a little while, and drivers and mechanics reported an hour early Tuesday, showing up at 4 a.m. instead of the usual 5 a.m., Sanchez said.
Other school districts in the metro area and along the Front Range, including Cherry Creek and Jefferson County, suffered in Monday’s extreme cold as well.
Tuesday morning, however, Cherry Creek and Jefferson County, like Denver, took extra measures to ensure that their buses would be on the move.
“It’s running like clockwork,” said Tustin Amole, a Cherry Creek spokeswoman.
“All buses are running on time,” said Jefferson County spokeswoman Lynn Setzer.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com
