LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Tens of thousands of Las Vegas locals ride a Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) bus in the valley every day, and with the temperatures we've seen this week, that means most riders have to wait for the bus in extreme heat — sometimes at bus stops without shade.

RTC officials tell Channel 13 that hundreds of new shelters are on the way, though, to help make the wait a little more bearable during our scorching summers.

WATCH | Vegas bus riders discuss the need for shelters RTC adding shelters to more bus stops to help riders beat scorching summer heat

If you ride the bus daily like Lipa Ricks, you have to find some nifty ways to stay cool.

"Definitely bring cold water," Ricks said Thursday. "Make sure they're frozen first, keep them in your bag with maybe a pa

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